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Just finished an amazing book. I need something just as good to follow.

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ihatethecold · 09/03/2014 13:37

Because of a recommendation on here I got a book called The Good Father by Noah Hawley.

I loved it.
I really need a new book to get into. I did start another on my kindle but its not grabbing me at all.

please help!

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JeanSeberg · 09/03/2014 16:59

I'm recommending The light between oceans to everyone at the moment! Have you read it?

MyNameIsKenAdams · 09/03/2014 17:03

The Life Of Pi - by Yan Martel

BikeRunSki · 09/03/2014 17:10

I really enjoyed "The Paris Wife" by Paula McGuinn

DuchessofMalfi · 09/03/2014 17:43

The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith aka J K Rowling
Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty
Light Between Oceans is lovely - read it last year
The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion
Love, Nina - Nina Stibbe (NF but very good - v.funny)

bishbashboosh · 09/03/2014 18:04

I adores perfect by Rachel Joyce and the shock of the fall

TiredNursey · 09/03/2014 18:12

Hate Life of Pi. just didnt get it.
Just finished The Rosie project. About a scientist who is on the Autistic spectrum but doesn't seem to realise exactly. The project is to get a girlfriend. its lovely, and funny and i couldn't put it down. kindle ed is currently 3.18.

ihatethecold · 09/03/2014 19:11

Thanks for your recommendations,

I have just downloaded
Life after life and A fine balance after reading the review page on the mumsnet site.

Will give them a go and report back..

A fine balance had about fifteen 5* reviews on here! hope it's good.

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pennyink · 10/03/2014 18:41

Oh A Fine Balance is the most perfect book. It's just amazing.

Laska42 · 10/03/2014 18:50

i've just finished Longbourn I dont usually read Jane Austen-related books as I'd fear being dissapointed . But Longbourn was really great , - not about the Bennett sisters and the others (they feature of course , but only in small ways ) but the servants and their lives ..

Kasey12 · 10/03/2014 18:51

Me before You by Jojo Moyes is one of my all time favourite books. Also another recommendation for The Light Between the Oceans.

Laska42 · 10/03/2014 18:51

Didnt like 'A Fine Balance' but its definately a book you dont forget ..

Ubik1 · 10/03/2014 18:53

Stoner is a great read.

The secret history Donna Tartt - I've tried her new one but am not getting on with it very well.

TeaAndALemonTart · 10/03/2014 18:57

I came on to recommend Me before you, it's a fantastic book.

storynanny · 10/03/2014 18:58

I loved light between the oceans too.
What I really like about reading on the kindle is that recommendations are made based on your reading history. This has opened my eyes to some books I might have not chosen in a normal real life library. Not that I have stopped using the library.
It might be worth asking in your library if they have lists of suggested authors for different genres. Hampshire libraries have them available.

PuppyMonkey · 10/03/2014 19:04

The Rosie Project and Life After Life, both great. Just reading Lonbourn now and loving it.

If you like something lighter, I loved Here's Looking at You by Mhairi McFarlane - funny!

Stockhausen · 10/03/2014 19:07

I loved the good father!

It's an oldie, but water for elephants was a stunning read.

I'm saving The Night Circus for a rainy day!

Stockhausen · 10/03/2014 19:07

I loved the good father!

It's an oldie, but water for elephants was a stunning read.

I'm saving The Night Circus for a rainy day!

WeAreDetective · 10/03/2014 19:10

And the mountains echoed by Khaled Hosseini

Wonderful book

ihatethecold · 10/03/2014 20:11

I am tempted by the new Khalid Hosseini book, his other 2 books were fantastic.
There is a book called The bookseller of Kabul which is also a great read if you liked his other books.

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LumpySpacePrincessOhMyGlob · 10/03/2014 20:54

Phil Rickman is a great author, start with Wine of Angels. I have just finished Some Kind of Fairytale which was very good, also The Rose Petal Beach.

Ladyflip · 10/03/2014 20:59

Just finished Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn which I can heartily recommend. I also second the vote for Apple tree yard by Louise Doughty, a really good book and both MN recommendations.

OldBeanbagz · 10/03/2014 21:03

Juts finished Life after Life which i loved.

Can also recommend 12 Years A Slave (i've not seen the movie) and The Accidental Apprentice (by the Slumdog Millionaire author)

Oh and i bought My Sister Lives on the The Mantlepiece for DD which i read in one sitting (and in tears at some parts).

ihatethecold · 10/03/2014 21:08

I tried to read gone girl so many times just can't get into it so I gave up.
Sam with One day, thought it was pants really.

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BertieBotts · 10/03/2014 21:11

I've just finished The Fault in Our Stars by John Green and it was fantastic. In fact I've started rereading it immediately, which I never do these days, but I just couldn't bear for it to be over and nothing else I started grabbed me.

Will check out the ideas on this thread :)

BertieBotts · 10/03/2014 21:12

I also liked When God Was A Rabbit.

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