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Books you finished in a "one-r"

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whatausername · 30/12/2024 15:30

I can't remember the last time I obsessively read a book in one sitting (obv with breaks for basic bodily needs). I long for that all-consuming desire again. I'm sure it will come again with a book I least expect. Meanwhile, what were the books that wholly consumed your waking hours?

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Pillarsofsalt · 30/12/2024 20:40

Anything by Lisa Jewell/Lucy Foley/Liz Nugent

DemBonesDemBones · 30/12/2024 23:01

Weyward, by Emilia Hart.

MissBattleaxe · 30/12/2024 23:43

DemBonesDemBones · 30/12/2024 23:01

Weyward, by Emilia Hart.

I absolutely loved Weyward.

SanFranBear · 30/12/2024 23:50

Completely lowering the tone but all Sweet Valley High is on Kindle so I've been gently making my way though them - absolutely dreadful but in a compelling way!

They're all about 100 pages and can be read in about two hours - perfect for pure escapism!

stayathomer · 30/12/2024 23:52

Anything by Kathryn croft, Andrea Mara, Lisa Jewell or Fiona Gibson. I remember rereading one of the shopaholic books and had the most enjoyable night up!

NSCat · 31/12/2024 10:31

The Murder Game by Tom Hindle. A little predictable but such an easy and enjoyable read!

RubyDarke · 31/12/2024 15:20

MissRoseDurward · 30/12/2024 20:24

I spent the whole of yesterday reading a Golden Age WWII murder mystery-Green for Danger by Christianna Brand.

There was a b&w film of that. Alastair Sim, I think. Used to turn up on tv quite often. Try YouTube, a lot of old films on there.

Thanks I will do! I love old films and struggle to find where they are available.

tobee · 10/01/2025 03:48

RubyDarke · 30/12/2024 20:12

I spent the whole of yesterday reading a Golden Age WWII murder mystery-Green for Danger by Christianna Brand. I loved the wartime medical setting and small cast of suspects and it is very well plotted- I usually work the solution out early on but was thoroughly deceived by some excellent red herrings.

Have you seen the film? It's good fun but I don't know if it's that similar to the book.

tobee · 10/01/2025 03:49

Ooh I see I'm not the first to say this!

tobee · 10/01/2025 03:50

tobee · 10/01/2025 03:49

Ooh I see I'm not the first to say this!

Re the thread first tobee!!

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whatausername · 10/01/2025 04:37

tobee · 10/01/2025 03:50

Re the thread first tobee!!

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Nowt wrong with sharing the same thought as someone else!

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LunaNorth · 10/01/2025 05:51

I’ve just read Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Stroud pretty much in one go. Perhaps one of the best books I’ve ever read.

flatsevenup · 10/01/2025 08:12

Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent was the one book I couldn't put down.

AMurderofMurderingCrows · 10/01/2025 08:19

flatsevenup · 10/01/2025 08:12

Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent was the one book I couldn't put down.

I loved that book too

akissbeforebed · 10/01/2025 08:39

Before the Coffee gets Cold - very short book but so readable.
Where the Crawdads Sing - read during a three day power cut so very little else to do.

leafybrew · 12/01/2025 07:16

flatsevenup · 10/01/2025 08:12

Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent was the one book I couldn't put down.

I am reading this on Borrowbox (as of yesterday) on the strength of recommendations here.

So just to confirm ...

Yep - I'll probably finish today as over halfway through in an afternoon. Thanks all 😀. It's always nice to find a new author too - so will be on the lookout for other books by her.

Devilsmommy · 12/01/2025 07:18

SheilaFentiman · 30/12/2024 19:41

Karin Slaughter books

3 authors I always read in one sitting. Stephen King, Karin Slaughter and Lee Child.

Tare · 12/01/2025 07:22

In Memoriam by Alice Winn
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny
Everyone is Still Alive by Cathy Rentzenbrink

leafybrew · 12/01/2025 07:28

Also love a Stephen King book. Best one for quick read - Misery

and a lot longer - The Stand - but some parts of that still think of now...creepy

I've reserved The Bee Sting by Paul Murray but won't get it until end of January.

Tarquinthecat · 28/02/2025 16:50

Robots' Rebellion by David Icke.

And when I reached the end, I turned back to page 1 and read it through again.

Frangywangywoowah · 01/03/2025 00:12

Today.
Fire by John Boyne. What a read!

MedusaAndHerFavourites · 01/03/2025 00:14

Very recently- The Safe-Keep was compulsive reading.

Crichel · 01/03/2025 00:18

MissRoseDurward · 30/12/2024 20:17

Dorothy Dunnett, Checkmate. Spent a whole day reading it when it came out, desperate to know how it all ended.

And the last Harry Potter when it was first published, because I was going to be travelling the next day and was afraid I might overhear people on the train or in a cafe talking about it, with spoilers. Otherwise I probably would have taken more time.

I can’t remember which of the later Harry Potters it was, but I’d happened to be passing a Waterstones that had opened late to sell it, picked up a copy and told the entire (slightly pissed) carriage in the last Victoria line tube that JKR had killed off Hagrid.

MissBattleaxe · 01/03/2025 00:32

Crichel · 01/03/2025 00:18

I can’t remember which of the later Harry Potters it was, but I’d happened to be passing a Waterstones that had opened late to sell it, picked up a copy and told the entire (slightly pissed) carriage in the last Victoria line tube that JKR had killed off Hagrid.

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You devil!

MissBattleaxe · 01/03/2025 00:34

I know Dan Brown gets a bad press but his books are like heroin! So pacy and addictive! I also love anything Clare Douglas writes.