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Absolutely Unputdownable Books

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spacemonkey · 27/02/2004 18:54

Just interested to know what books mumsnetters found absolutely impossible to put down ...

Here are some of mine:

  • Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
  • anything by Jane Austen
  • Villette - Charlotte Bronte
  • Diary of a Nobody - George & Weedon Grossmith
  • If This Is A Man - Primo Levi
  • His Dark Materials Trilogy - Philip Pullman
  • The Wrong Boy - Willy Russell
  • Moab is my Washpot - Stephen Fry
  • Things Can Only Get Better - John O'Farrell
  • The Consolations of Philosophy - Alain de Botton

and (ahem) all the Harry Potters

What are yours?

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suzywong · 27/02/2004 19:03

Are you coming in to the bar

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spacemonkey · 27/02/2004 19:03

No suzy, not read any of his other books, but I'll get hold of that one at the earliest opportunity!

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suzywong · 27/02/2004 19:01

OOh yes I agree with - Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro. Have you tried 'When we were Orphans'? It's harrowing but draws you right in.

collision · 27/02/2004 19:01

Everything by James Paterson......Squirmyworm, have you read these as they are tense murdery thrillers and fantastic! I love them and stay up all night to finish one!

Freckle · 27/02/2004 19:01

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde. Brilliant. As well as the 2 sequels. The Cross-Stitch books - no they're not about sewing - by Diana Gabaldon, although they are not the sort of books to pass on to your mum unless you're comfortable with her reading about sex (or knowing that you've read about it)!!

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spacemonkey · 27/02/2004 19:00

oo yeah I forgot Bridget Jones!

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squirmyworm · 27/02/2004 18:58

I love gory crime stuff and tense scary thrillers. Greg Iles's latest is fab - can't remember its name and all of Tess Gerritsen's have been excellent 'late into the night' stuff. I also comfort read and all the Jilly Cooper 'Prudence', 'Imogen' etc books are great as 'sit in the bath and read them in a sitting until you are all dry and pruney and surrounded by twirl bar wrappers' stuff

Angeliz · 27/02/2004 18:57

Celestine Prophecies-James Redfeild
Wuthering Heights-Emily Bronte
Bridget Jones(both)-Helen Feilding

hmb · 27/02/2004 18:57

The Red Tent, which was recomended by Jimjams. I was still reading at 2 in the morning, even though I knew that I would be up at 6!

I also loved Things can only get Better.