Help - which of these bought but unread/un-got-into books should I make the effort with?

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BalloonSlayer · 09/12/2010 13:02

I have been enjoying lots of books lately but am now a bit stuck. Don't want to buy anything new so I thought I ought to read some of the books I have bought but not got into (or even opened) over the past few years:

Can anyone recommend any of these:

I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith
How Mumbo Jumbo Conquered the World - Francis Wheen
A Tale of Two Cities - Dickens
Dear Fatty - Dawn French
Angels and Demons - Dan Brown
The First Casualty - Ben Elton
Eleanor of Aquitane - Alison Weir

I am happy to try to do the same for anyone else if I have read anything on their "meh" pile.

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seeker · 19/12/2010 07:19

Skip the Dickens, the Elton, the Brown and the French.

Read Castle, MumboJumbo, and Eleanor in that order. Then take the first 4 to a charity shop and buy another 4. Then I'll put them in order for you too!

werewolf · 19/12/2010 07:25

I'd recommend A Tale of Two Cities.

Only read Angels and Demons out of the others. It's not a favourite, but I did finish it. Unlike some of the books I 'read' for my book group.

TiraMissYou · 19/12/2010 07:33

If you are in a reading rut I'd definitely go for Mumbo Jumbo - a witty fast read, refreshing.

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