If I enjoyed these books, what else might I like?

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BeetRooster · 03/06/2014 11:44

I'm looking for reading material for our summer holiday and would love some suggestions. I want to find books where you feel like a different person once you've finished it.

Previously I have enjoyed:

All Khaled Hosseini
The History of Love (Nicole Krauss)
The Book Thief
Shantaram
The Help
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
This Book Will Save Your Life
Ketchup Clouds
Before I Go To Sleep
John Grisham
Then We Came To The End
All Jo Nesbo books (have been saving Police for this trip)
Girl With Dragon Tattoo etc
The House At Riverton

I dislike:

Dystopian/disaster books
Misery lit
Historical books (e.g. Bring Up The Bodies)
War Fiction
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Instructions For A Heatwave or generally books involving a large dysfunctional Irish family.

Any suggestions?

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Secretsquirrel13 · 03/06/2014 14:27

The secret keeper
My dear I wanted to tell you
One moment- Douglas Kennedy
Rachel Hore any of hers
Winter in Madrid
Penny Vincenzi wrote one about a motorway crash was v good
Katherine Webb a forgotten song
Some of the titles may be slightly wrong but you'll find them with google.

DuchessofMalfi · 03/06/2014 14:14

I see you've read This Book Will Save Your Life - have you read May We Be Forgiven, also by A M Homes? I like her quirky novels. They are intelligent and humorous. This one made me laugh quite a lot.

If you like thrillers also, try Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes, or The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (J K Rowling). I'm currently reading Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris, which I'm enjoying very much - deliciously sinister. Also recommended - One Night in Winter by Simon Sebag Montefiore - it's very long, complex and a thoroughly satisfying read, but may not fit the bill as it's historical (but not far back - Stalinist Russia).

MillionPramMiles · 03/06/2014 14:13

A Fine Balance is very well written but really quite depressing. I kept hoping for some redeeming positive event but it was one tragedy after another.
Agree with Bel Canto though.
Recently enjoyed Snowdrops (A D Miller) - its a few years old though.

But you might want to ignore me as I loved Wolf Hall!

highlandcoo · 03/06/2014 13:27

Have a look at:

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Earth and Heaven by Sue Gee

All well-written, involving novels that make you reflect .. I think that's what you're after?

upupupandaway · 03/06/2014 12:07

Joe R Lansdale. The Hap and Leonard series are hugely entertaining.

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