What book couldn't you put down? Non high brow!

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DollyDaydreamss · 12/01/2020 17:27

Any suggestions for something gripping but not all high brow or literary? I know there's another thread sharing unputdownable books but I honestly don't feel tempted by Lincoln in the bardo or the Iliad ...

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Fieldings15 · 12/01/2020 18:25

As per @wishing4sun his dark materials are a great read. Also the new series (the book of dust) although only the first two are published!

Angie6868 · 12/01/2020 18:05

Another vote for Stuart McBride

lastqueenofscotland · 12/01/2020 18:03

A thousand splendid suns and the kite runner both had me having to know what happened

Good omens is so funny and readable.

little fires everywhere

In preparation for the next life

wishing4sun · 12/01/2020 18:03

I'm reading the dark materials (Philip Pullman) series am on the second one really enjoying them as much as I liked the tv series.

Shosha1 · 12/01/2020 17:58

Anything by Stuart McBride. I love a good detective story. I listened to the whole series on audible. The Narrator was brilliant.

Pumpkintopf · 12/01/2020 17:55

Btw I have also read Lincoln in the Bardo and it's a lovely read, not at all highbrow. The Iliad on the other hand..!

Pumpkintopf · 12/01/2020 17:54

The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances. Maybe because I'm the mother of a son but I found it absolutely terrifying.

Thankssomuch · 12/01/2020 17:53

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (can’t remember the author) - really good.

Mandarinfish · 12/01/2020 17:52

Black Water by Louise Doughty. She also wrote Apple Tree Yard but I thought this was much better!

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