Give me a good read

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Mytwopenceworth · 04/01/2006 23:00

Any recommendations? I HATE mushy stuff! Love sci-fi, twist in the tale, afterlife-ish or funny. Hate over-weepies, but love a good sad bit!!

Anything interesting??

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mummytosteven · 04/01/2006 23:01

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Attwood.
Brave New World by Alduous Huxley.

Gillian76 · 04/01/2006 23:01

Just finished My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult) at 2.35am yesterday! Thought it was pretty good.

Don't know what to go for next though...

Flamesparrow · 04/01/2006 23:03

Sci fi scfi or fantasy type things?

For fantasy type, I loved the Robin Hobb Assassins trilogy (beware though, it is 3 sets of trilogies, so can take a while ).

Hmmm... brain gone completely blank right now. Do you want books you can really get into, or an easy read?

Flamesparrow · 04/01/2006 23:04

Oooh, an old one, but one I love - The Chrysalids... John Wyndham.

mummytosteven · 04/01/2006 23:05

oooh yes Chrysalids and Midwich Cuckoo by John Wyndham are fab.

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Mytwopenceworth · 04/01/2006 23:06

ta for suggestions.

Flame I prefer scifi. i like both types of book- an easy read is good for the nightstand - read a few pages every night! but it is also lovely to sink into a book and read from cover to cover (I get lost - its like i jump into that world iyswim)!

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mummytosteven · 04/01/2006 23:12

Small Island by Andrea Levy is very good if you've not already read that.

Flamesparrow · 04/01/2006 23:18

DH is much better at the sci fi suggestions, and he's gone out (Bloody inconsiderate when I want to ask him questions for people he doesn't know )

christie1 · 11/01/2006 02:36

The Mists of Avalon-Marion Zimmer Bradley

Alipiggie · 11/01/2006 03:36

Susan Cooper "The dark is rising"

NotQuiteCockney · 11/01/2006 07:42

My2pw, what sort of scifi have you enjoyed before? Name some authors, and I should be able to make recommendations.

(Eg. Ian M. Banks? James Tiptree Jr? Neal Stephenson?)

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