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Can you recommend an unputdownable book?

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Seemslikethat · 25/08/2024 19:47

As the title says really…

I enjoy reading fiction and non-fiction. Fiction - some books I’ve really enjoyed are…
Penance -Eliza Clark
All the broken pieces -John Boyne
The day Shelley Woodhouse woke up - Laura Pearson
Wrong Time Wrong Place - Gillian McAllister
Tell Me How This Ends - Jo Leevers
The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah
The Satsuma Complex -Bob Mortimer
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
Five People you meet in heaven - Mitch Albom
The Stand -Steven King
Catch 22 -Joseph Heller
The Time Traveller’s Wife

I've also read quite a lot by Michael Connelly, Harlen Coben, Joanna Cannon, Jodi Picoult, Lisa Jewell, Hazel Prior, Rachel Joyce, Mike Gayle, Fredrick Bachman and Matt Haig. I hated the Crawdads book and wasn’t keen on the Thursday Murder Club.

Non-fiction - I like people’s travel tales or when they do ‘challenges’ eg Tony Hawks Round Ireland with a Fridge or the George Mahood books. I also like insights into people’s work eg Adam Kay or other medical people or people who work in police / prisons / courts etc. I read a good one about someone who was a disaster victim identification specialist.

Looking forward to your recommendations!

OP posts:
Henleylady · 25/08/2024 21:15

I gave up on Demon Copperhead - when does it get good?

Begsthequestion · 25/08/2024 21:11

Delayed Rays of a Star by Amanda Lee Koe

Historical fiction about Marlene Dietrich, Anna May Wong, and Leni Riefenstahl.

Pocketfullofdogtreats · 25/08/2024 21:10

My favourite recent book is Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. It's a terrific book.

Pocketfullofdogtreats · 25/08/2024 21:09

Min133 · 25/08/2024 20:10

Another vote for The Hearts Invisible Furies and Demon Copperhead

Thirded. I loved them both.

LolaCrapola · 25/08/2024 21:08

Anything by Elizabeth Strout… the Lucy Barton books were so unputdownable that I read them quickly first time round and re-read them again shortly after just to savour them a bit more!

IlovePond · 25/08/2024 21:07

A Thousand Splendid Suns: Khaled Hosseini - imo it’s many times better than The Kite Runner.

I picked it up from a hotel bookshelf on holiday one night, started reading it whilst sitting on the end of the bed clutching my toothbrush and was still reading it, (and finishing it), at 5am the next morning. I cried pretty much all the way through and looked like death the next day!

Despite that, I highly recommend it!

mauvish · 25/08/2024 21:06

My daughter loves the Time Travellers wife too though I wasn't so keen. I think her favourite book is The Unbearable Lightness of Being.

I found the Goldfinch such hard work that if put me off reading anything for a few weeks! I'm also the only person in the world (FWIW) who didn't like Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow.

So you might not rate my suggestions (though I didn't think the Crawdads or Thurs Murder Club were much cop either!) - but here they are:
The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock
Piranesi (oh god I love this book)
Wuthering Heights

Mydahliasareshit · 25/08/2024 21:06

If you liked The Satsuma Complex then Bob's follow up The Hotel Avocado continues I believe with the same characters.

SheilaFentiman · 25/08/2024 21:05

Bill Bryson for travel stories

LaBelleSauvage123 · 25/08/2024 21:04

Strange Sally Diamond had me gripped but I absolutely hated the ending.

ElGoliath · 25/08/2024 21:03

Another vote for Demon Copperhead and the incredibly long version of The Stand. Also Project Hail Mary.

DisplayPurposesOnly · 25/08/2024 21:02

The Searchers - Robert Sackville West

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wakeboarder · 25/08/2024 20:59

I second The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Also The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King are excellent , actually anything by Stephen King is usually very good.

MapleTreeValley · 25/08/2024 20:58

I recently loved Half of a Yellow Sun

Wildehorses · 25/08/2024 20:57

also recommend American Dirt and A Little Life (but the latter has plenty of haters) Demon Copperhead and Poisonwood Bible both excellent too

Tiredforfive45 · 25/08/2024 20:56

The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo

The Echo Man

funniestpersonyouknow · 25/08/2024 20:54

Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin - loved it

BG2015 · 25/08/2024 20:45

Strange Sally Diamond
Frank & Red
Swimming for Beginners
Cara Hunter series
Lessons in Chemistry

KevinDeBrioche · 25/08/2024 20:29

I love Lisa Jewell for a page turner

LaBelleSauvage123 · 25/08/2024 20:11

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah had me reading until 2am!

Xanadu58 · 25/08/2024 20:11

Weyward by Emilia Hart

Min133 · 25/08/2024 20:10

Another vote for The Hearts Invisible Furies and Demon Copperhead

BlessedBeTheFruitCake · 25/08/2024 20:06

The Last Thing to Burn by Will Dean had me gripped.

Turnitoffnonagain · 25/08/2024 20:05

I've just finished Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and it was really good, would recommend.

Willthiswork78 · 25/08/2024 20:05

Erin kelly is a very good recommendation.

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