To ask you to name a book you couldn't put down?

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I've started getting into reading again and now looking for book recommendations. I don't know if it's just me not enjoying reading as much as I used to, but some of the titles I've read/attempted to recently just don't seem to grab my attention and I struggle to get through them.

I'm currently reading People Like Her by Ellery Lloyd. It's ok, but a bit slow.

I prefer mysteries and thrillers.

Please give me some ideas!

The number of times I taught 'My Last Duchess'.... I used to love seeing the penny drop when the kids read it.

Random selection coming up:

Still life
We start at the end- Chris whittaker.
The dry
Yy to Taylor Reid. They're like reading glossy magazines. Perfect on a plane.
The it girl
Really good actually
The bandit queens
Pat barker troy trilogy
The madeline Miller greek books
The great circle
Magpie
Weyward
Platform 7
The hunted- properly bonkers this one!

A Bit of a Stretch, Chris Atkins.
About the author’s own prison experience and more generally the UK prison system and its failings. Very interesting and hard to put down.

How could I forget the brilliant
How to Kill Your Family

And Demon Copperhead. I didn't want it to end.

Agreed 👍

Yellowface!
It's a recently released novel and is brilliant!! I couldn't put down.

You might like them read to you, instead? Audio? I did find that the late Hilary assumed we would follow the narrative sometimes, I couldn't work out who was saying what in a few instances.

Flowers for Algernon

A Day late and a dollar short - Terry McMillan.

Loved I Am Pilgrim, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, the Undead series (and the Extracted series by the same author but is only three books!), the Rivers of London series, and ACOTAR.

Couldn't get on at all with Wolf Hall (yes, I know it's historically accurate but they all seem to be called Thomas and it did my head in), or Crawdads.

The Thirteen Tribe by Arthur Koestler.

Wuthering Heights but it took me about four attempts to pass the first 30ish pages then I was absolutely hooked

The Shinning

The Kite Runner

Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine

I really also enjoyed Big Little Lies

I let you go by clare Mackintosh. Great twist!

I highly recommend Penance by Eliza Clark, totally gripping.

Good thread 👏

Alchemist by Peter James is excellent!!!

The Goldfinch

A Suitable Boy.
I was gutted when I turned the last page.

I was going to say Strange Sally Diamond too, I enjoyed it so much I've just ordered 3 others by Liz Nugent!

Sorry I haven't read all the replies so not sure if they've been previously mentioned but for me: -B.A Paris' earlier books (behind closed doors, the breakdown ).

• Ashley Audrain (The Whispers and The Push)
• Rebecca Witney (The Liars chair)

-The Housemaid (Freida McFadden)

These are all domestic noir/psychological thrillers if you like that genre. I find 'high brow' reads are quite often recommended, but they're not an easy or enjoyable read for me. Happy reading! 😀

Er no, it really isn't. I think that's the fourth in the series.

1. Case Histories
2. One Good Turn
3. When Will There Be Good News
4. Started Early Took My Dog
5. Big Sky
6. Death at the Sign of the Rook (this has only just come out, bought it to read on holiday)

Demon Copperhead was like book heroin.

Lessons in Chemistry

The Change

Thursday Murder Club Series

Rivers of London Series

Pride and Prejudice

I Capture The Castle

Great idea for a thread...loving all the suggestions.

Also....

Behind The Scenes at the Museum

Life after Life

A God in Ruins

...I'm having a moment for Kate Atkinson!

Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes. Classic.