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Need book recommendations. Where are all the good summer reads?

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Windsock · 05/08/2012 17:39

Loved goon squad captain John emmet, defending Jacob , the submission , night waking ,col gadaffis hat

Don't like chick lit dead babies wolf hall.

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PomBearWithAnOFRS · 05/08/2012 19:20

Have you tried The Passage by thingy Cronin? It's supernatural, but the way it's written means it reads like a thriller. Think Stephen King and how he handles his more complex ones iyswim. It's huge so lasts a nice long time and is pretty exciting with several strands to the plot that all come together. I enjoyed it.
Water for Elephants is brilliant, much better than the film, it's meticulously researched and the little details just make it so real, it's wonderful.

Windsock · 05/08/2012 19:30

Water for elephants looks so crap. Is it really good?

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PomBearWithAnOFRS · 05/08/2012 20:29

I loved it - that said, it is fairly specific subject matter as far as the setting goes. It's a bit "fried green tomatoes" as the main character is in a nursing home as an old man, telling his story of when he "ran away and joined the circus" so to speak. I loved FGT and "Big Fish" and loved Elephants.

Alameda · 05/08/2012 20:35

Do they have to be new books? Am mainly reading Sicily themed books at the moment but if you haven't read The Leopard (Tomasi di Lampedusa) that could be a treat.

ninjanurse · 06/08/2012 17:03

Have you read Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes. Tis a great thriller, made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck...
I also read The Language of Flowers on holiday, a very good emotional read.

CoteDAzur · 06/08/2012 18:27

Before I Go To Sleep?

Water For Elephants was OK, nothing exceptional.

Alameda · 06/08/2012 18:31

argh just reading the reviews for into the darkest corner has made me feel sick and cold

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