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Just finished an amazing book. I need something just as good to follow.

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ihatethecold · 09/03/2014 13:37

Because of a recommendation on here I got a book called The Good Father by Noah Hawley.

I loved it.
I really need a new book to get into. I did start another on my kindle but its not grabbing me at all.

please help!

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KurriKurri · 22/03/2014 12:01

I imagine I am the last person in the world to have read it but just in case I'm not Grin I recommend The Hunger Games - couldn't put it down (and am just about to start the next one Catching Fire)

I've also recently enjoyed 'The Help', and I love 'Headlong' by Martin Frayn.

JeanSeberg · 12/03/2014 22:11

What about Catcher in the Rye, I could never get tired of reading it ?

nutcasenan · 12/03/2014 21:37

Favourite read this year is Tale For the Time Being. Has so much in it. At the end I knew I had to keep it for re reading. It was short listed for the Booker prize. Loved the young Japanese girl and her story which leads you into a different world. You learn so much.

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ihatethecold · 12/03/2014 12:32

I did buy WNTTAK. But just couldn't get into it.
I did think the film was very good though.

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SarahAndFuck · 11/03/2014 18:02

I liked American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld when I read that.

It's about a woman named Alice and tells the story of her life from being a young girl growing up in Wisconsin to her position as America's First Lady when her husband becomes President.

It's loosely based on the real life of Laura Bush, and was actually quite gripping and interesting. Her other books are interesting too, but this was my favourite.

It might fit in with having read A Good Father, which I enjoyed as well when I read it, having a Presidential theme. Or perhaps if you haven't already read it, We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver, which deals with a parent coping with the aftermath of her son committing murder as well.

Caught11 · 11/03/2014 14:23

Loved, when god was a rabbit, and life after life, but the best was doctor sleep!
Just finished the goldfinch, didn't enjoy it , kept reading thinking it would get better!

BertieBotts · 10/03/2014 21:12

I also liked When God Was A Rabbit.

BertieBotts · 10/03/2014 21:11

I've just finished The Fault in Our Stars by John Green and it was fantastic. In fact I've started rereading it immediately, which I never do these days, but I just couldn't bear for it to be over and nothing else I started grabbed me.

Will check out the ideas on this thread :)

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ihatethecold · 10/03/2014 21:08

I tried to read gone girl so many times just can't get into it so I gave up.
Sam with One day, thought it was pants really.

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OldBeanbagz · 10/03/2014 21:03

Juts finished Life after Life which i loved.

Can also recommend 12 Years A Slave (i've not seen the movie) and The Accidental Apprentice (by the Slumdog Millionaire author)

Oh and i bought My Sister Lives on the The Mantlepiece for DD which i read in one sitting (and in tears at some parts).

Ladyflip · 10/03/2014 20:59

Just finished Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn which I can heartily recommend. I also second the vote for Apple tree yard by Louise Doughty, a really good book and both MN recommendations.

LumpySpacePrincessOhMyGlob · 10/03/2014 20:54

Phil Rickman is a great author, start with Wine of Angels. I have just finished Some Kind of Fairytale which was very good, also The Rose Petal Beach.

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ihatethecold · 10/03/2014 20:11

I am tempted by the new Khalid Hosseini book, his other 2 books were fantastic.
There is a book called The bookseller of Kabul which is also a great read if you liked his other books.

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WeAreDetective · 10/03/2014 19:10

And the mountains echoed by Khaled Hosseini

Wonderful book

Stockhausen · 10/03/2014 19:07

I loved the good father!

It's an oldie, but water for elephants was a stunning read.

I'm saving The Night Circus for a rainy day!

Stockhausen · 10/03/2014 19:07

I loved the good father!

It's an oldie, but water for elephants was a stunning read.

I'm saving The Night Circus for a rainy day!

PuppyMonkey · 10/03/2014 19:04

The Rosie Project and Life After Life, both great. Just reading Lonbourn now and loving it.

If you like something lighter, I loved Here's Looking at You by Mhairi McFarlane - funny!

storynanny · 10/03/2014 18:58

I loved light between the oceans too.
What I really like about reading on the kindle is that recommendations are made based on your reading history. This has opened my eyes to some books I might have not chosen in a normal real life library. Not that I have stopped using the library.
It might be worth asking in your library if they have lists of suggested authors for different genres. Hampshire libraries have them available.

TeaAndALemonTart · 10/03/2014 18:57

I came on to recommend Me before you, it's a fantastic book.

Ubik1 · 10/03/2014 18:53

Stoner is a great read.

The secret history Donna Tartt - I've tried her new one but am not getting on with it very well.

Laska42 · 10/03/2014 18:51

Didnt like 'A Fine Balance' but its definately a book you dont forget ..

Kasey12 · 10/03/2014 18:51

Me before You by Jojo Moyes is one of my all time favourite books. Also another recommendation for The Light Between the Oceans.

Laska42 · 10/03/2014 18:50

i've just finished Longbourn I dont usually read Jane Austen-related books as I'd fear being dissapointed . But Longbourn was really great , - not about the Bennett sisters and the others (they feature of course , but only in small ways ) but the servants and their lives ..

pennyink · 10/03/2014 18:41

Oh A Fine Balance is the most perfect book. It's just amazing.

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ihatethecold · 09/03/2014 19:11

Thanks for your recommendations,

I have just downloaded
Life after life and A fine balance after reading the review page on the mumsnet site.

Will give them a go and report back..

A fine balance had about fifteen 5* reviews on here! hope it's good.

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