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tell me a really really gripping unputdownable read....

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DimpledThighs · 18/02/2007 22:53

I need it for a long haul flight to stop me being scared (see here

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janeite · 21/02/2007 18:27

"The Kite Runner" superb, but probably not for a plane if you're likely to be feeling worried/upset anyway, as it's heart-rending.

Have you read "The Time Traveller's Wife" already, because that would be good, although again, it's pretty wrenching in places.

One of my favourites is "The Ninth Life Of Louis Drax" - a superb book about a rather strange child and his rather strange mother! "The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas" is certainly gripping but very short, so wouldn't last you the whole journey by any means.

bubbles2904 · 20/02/2007 16:20

i am reading "goodbye, dearest Holly" about holly wells who was murdered in soham. i can't put it down, and although i know how it all ended, it's disgusting to read how the families were treated by the police.
For a lighthearted read i recommend anything by sophie kinsella, and jodi picoult is fantastic too.

Molesworth · 19/02/2007 22:38

ooh yes We Need To Talk About Kevin was really gripping, although many report finding it hard to get into

EddieMonsoon · 19/02/2007 22:32

I agree, Douglas Kennedy is great. I loved The Island by Victoria Hislop. If you like historical novels then the Philippa Gregory books are great, especially The Other Boleyn Girl and The Boleyn Inheritance.

ArcticRoll · 19/02/2007 22:28

Just remembered Douglas Kennedy-The Big Picture, A Special Relationship, The Pursuit of Happiness, not great literature but good page turners (the covers are naff though)

BadHair · 19/02/2007 22:27

Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkins was the last book that gave me very late nights.
Agree with Molesworth about Toast, Curious Incident of the Dog and Anna Karenina (though I'm still going on the latter).
Memoirs of a Geisha, but you probably know that inside out by now.

ShinyHappyPeopleHoldingHands · 19/02/2007 22:18

Yes Notes on a Scandal also unputdownable. Disturbing but compelling.. read it in one night.. all night.. [bleary eyed emoticon]

Aloha · 19/02/2007 22:17

I loved Notes on A Scandal too. Must read The Red Tent.

ShinyHappyPeopleHoldingHands · 19/02/2007 22:15

Here

Totally unputdownable I promise...

ShinyHappyPeopleHoldingHands · 19/02/2007 22:13

Of the top of my head too... a really good thriller someone gave me called Baggage.. can't remember the author; lent it to a friend.. but honestly I couldn't put it DOWN!!

Will try and find it on Amazon...

ArcticRoll · 19/02/2007 22:08

Ooh off the top of my head
Fingersmith Sarah Waters
The Kite Runner
We Need to Talk About Kevin (a pretty gruelling read but will keep your mind off flying)

shonaspurtle · 19/02/2007 21:59

Ooh - The red tent is fab! (dh still refers to af as being "in the red tent" [hmm[)

Definitely an unputdownable read.

Blandmum · 19/02/2007 16:46

The red tent.

Recomended to me by Jimjams and I had to stay up till 2 one night to finish it!

3andnomore · 19/02/2007 16:44

Another book I read recently, and found unputtdownable is "Little Face" by Sophie Hannah

Whoooosh · 19/02/2007 16:43

Tell No One-Harlan Coben-fantastic read-had me gripped from beginning to end.

3andnomore · 19/02/2007 16:41

Anything from Toery Hayden...just finished her Ghost Girl, and it was an amzing read!
Maeve Binchy is a good writer, imo...

kidsrus · 18/02/2007 23:13

i enjoyed "the rise and fall of a yummy mummy" by polly williams.
i had a good laugh and couldn't put it down as i wanted to know what she was going to do next. ohh how the other half live.lol

bran · 18/02/2007 23:10

I've been reading some of the Robin Hudson series by Sparkle Hayter and I've embarassed myself by snickering on the tube and on Friday I was so absorbed I missed my stop.

first book

hotandbothered · 18/02/2007 23:06

I hated Shadow of the Wind too
I loved: The Kite Runner
The Island (easy reading)
Rebecca
My mind has gone blank now!

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mummytosteven · 18/02/2007 23:04

yes, yes, yes to Handmaid's Tale and Remains of the Day. Have to say I thoroughly loathed shadow of the wind.

Molesworth · 18/02/2007 23:01

Difficult because unputdownability is so subjective isn't it?

My unputdownables might not be yours, however I couldn't put down:

The Remains of the Day
Toast (Nigel Slater)
Curious Incident of Dog in the Night Time
Woman in White
Pride and Prejudice/Persuasion
The Quincunx (Charles Palliser)
Anna Karenina
(dare I say it) Notes on a Scandal
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Reader (Bernhard Schlink)
The Wrong Boy (Willy Russell)

dressedupnowheretogo · 18/02/2007 23:01

shadows in the wind its about barcelona and its a spanish book thats been translated

my bf bought it me coz we were going to barca

mummytosteven · 18/02/2007 22:59

what sort of books do you normally like?

shonaspurtle · 18/02/2007 22:57

It's still in hardback but might be one of those books that is available in a special softback airport edition.

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