Absolutely Unputdownable Books Part 2

Touching The Void (joe simpson)
Beloved (Toni Morrison) stunning, moving book
Fugitive Pieces (Anne Michaels)loved it
Lovely Bones (great in parts but yes I agree with another post - a little too schmaltz in parts)
David Copperfield
Great Expectations
Oliver Twist (all three truly wonderful books)
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters) so so so good
Stasiland (Anna Funder)wonderful about the stasi in East Germany
Jane Eyre read it three times at least
The Woman In White (Wilkie Collins)read it three times one of the few books I've read this many times
The Secret History (Donna Tartt?) loved it in 1987
Pride and Prejudice love it always
Sons and Lovers (was my watershed fiction book but might hate it now)
The Woman In Black (Susan Hill) scariest book ever - totally scared me out of my wits

No don't! - I read I capture the Castle recently, and that's quite lovely too. It shouldn't take long, and you can keep looking forward to the snow.

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I love the snow. It gives real atmosphere to the story. It's very well written, which makes it easy to read, and the story is captivating too. I can't really explain why I like it soooo much - we just buy copies for people who haven't read it yet for their birthday. Must have bought about 8 copies over the years.

In a nutshell, Dior, put it on the top of your pile, and let me know what you think!

The Woman In Black..by Susan Hill(tres scary do not read on your own)Anything by Margaret Forster..particularly Shadow Baby.
Jane Eyre
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier and also My Cousin Rachel by her.
Phillippa Gregory's books are fun if you like historical stuff.Rather like a modern day Jean Plaidy.
All the Harry Potter books(totally obsessed).
Riders,Rivals,Polo,The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous and there is another one in the series.Great for escapism.

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which one?

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I've just read Angels and Demons by Dan Brown (the da Vinci code) which dh was given for Christmas. I couldn't put it down. Fantastic. Am going to start the da vinci code tonight.

My all time favourite is David Guterson's Snow Falling on Cedars, which I've recommended for our book group. Must have read it at least 5 times.

Angelas Ashes, Frank Mccourt,i read it over and over, love it.

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I am in a minority of really enjoying The Little Friend by Donna Tartt.

Yorkie, you can borrow my copy. Have CATed you

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Oooh... can't wait to watch the Rotters Club on TV this week. The book was great although I didn't realise there was a sequel. I really like Jonathan Coe. All his books are so different.... "The House of Sleep" and "What a Carve Up" are fantastic.

Its an old one, but To Kill a Mockingbird is wonderful.

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foxinsocks - have you read any of Jonathan Coe's other books? I read one 2 or 3 years ago, loved it so much and have since read everything he's written (except the closed circle which is waiting on my bedside table to be started next)

Will think about other unputdownables and get back to you later.

The Rotters Club by Jonathan Coe - not normally my cup of tea but I absolutely loved it. Have just finished reading the sequel, The Closed Circle which I thought was good (but not as good as the first one). They are both great reads and I could hardly think of anything else in the days that I was reading them!

Ian MacEwan - The Child in Time
in fact anything by him

I have just finished Unless by Carol Shields and it was "unputdownable".

I recall enjoying The Secret History but it was years ago and can't remember it very well now so maybe it wasn't all that amazing!
Really loved Captain Corelli's Mandolin but have never re-read it. If you enjoyed that you will will really like Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude which is much better. Louis de Bernier's earlier books were very good too - and less romantic which can be a good thing:
The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts
Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord
The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman
Completely different but very unputdownable is Perfume by Patrick Suskind.
My favourite books for re-reading are Nancy Mitford: The Pursuit of Love, Love in a Cold Climate and Don't Tell Alfred. Have just discovered The Blessing by her which am about to read.
If you want something that's light and easy to read (ie for when you're knackered and don't want anything too demanding) which isn't chick lit try Agatha Christie. I always read these in the later months of pregnancy and early months of babydom when I couldn't think straight. Good, cleverish who-dunnits without any gore. I particularly recommend:
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
The Seven Dials Mystery
The Thirteeen Problems