Absolutely Unputdownable Books Part 2

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Hope nobody minds me setting up a new thread - other one very long.

Come on ladies - give me your ideas

I liked all Jeffery Archers books - relly easy to read sagas.
At the moment I am reading a new book by Jodi Picoult 'My sisters keeper'. As I took it out the library, the librarion commented they had just been discussing it. It's about a little girl ,genetically constructed, to match as a perfect donor for her sister with leukaemia, and how she gets fed up with invasion of her body, and takes her parents to court. I've not read much, but I am hooked.

All of Harlan Coben's books...Brill!

sansouci, i love the greengage summer. lots of her other ones are good too.

Another vote for Harlan Coben books, am just reading 'The Final Detail'

Sansouci - is the Time Traveller's Wife similar to the Outlander books?
I loved Greengage Summer too, and didn't she do the one about the nutty nuns - Black Narcissus or something like that? That was good.

Non-fiction and from an Australian perspective: Motherguilt by Ita Buttrose and Dr Penny Adams. It is on the Best Seller list here.

When I was a child, I loved The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe. I pratically rented it out of the library ever other week to read it.

When I was in my teans, I read The Catcher in The Rye by JD Salinger, and was so touched, I have read it loads of times since then.

For a "lighter" read, Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes is brilliant. My copy is so worn it is unbelieveable!

I'd recommend all three books highly, they sit in pride of place on my bookcase!

the best book i have read recentlyis the time travellers wife. couldnt put it down.

I found After You've gone - Maggie O'farrell really absorbing and very moving. Bit disappointed by her follow ups though.

The Famished Road by Ben Okri is utterly magical.

I found The secret history a bit pretentious - but I guess that was the point considering the totally unsympathetic nature of the characters!
Would love the time to read properly again - I remember the pre-baby days when I used to have the freedom to spend a whole day reading a new book, now it's a couple of pager before I collapse from exhaustion!

i posted this on a diff thread and copied it cos im lazy!!
i loved that after you had gone book too.a bit bleak,right up my street!

anybody read any Rachel Cusk?

she has written a few books but 'a country life 'was the one that blew me away...her description of summer was tangible.

her book on motherhood was brilliant too.i read it before i had ds,then again when he was a few months old and just recently.each time i read it i discover some aspect i has glossed over.shes great.

What is After You've Gone about?

SJ x

After you've gone is really hard to explain without giving too much away. It's about a woman who is run over and is mainly told in flashback about her childhood, her family and her husband. It's un-put-downable and has a major tragedy which reduced me to tears and kept me thinking for a long time afterwards.

well done babylily,
all i could remember was how it made me feel!

did anyone else read Prickly Heat by Louise Candlish? The descriptions of Sicily were amazing and it reminded me of pre-baby days when I had man troubles! Apparently her new one is set in Nappy Valley, so should be interesting...

probably repeating myself as I have posted an another thread but I loved The other boleyn girl by Phillipa Gregory.

Alson enjoyed lovely bones by alice sebold and her true story Lucky.

i love books that make me think about them afterwards!!!!

books on my shelf i read over and over again:

Cider With Rosie by Laurie Lee
Goodnight Mr Tom anyone know who wrote it? to my shame i can't remember( makes me cry every time)
Imajica by Clive Barker

i also found Lovely Bones really grabbed me.

am going to buy the Susan Hill book mentioned, i haven't read any of her work since i read an anthology of short stories when i was a student.

More votes here for Barbara Kingsolver, the mighty Jonathan Coe, Donna Tartt and Oliver Sacks. Also really enjoying Michael Chabon's back catalogue after Kavalier and Klay.
How are you doing with Robertson Davies spacedonkey? I find a bit of Jungian magical realism always perks me up
The Secret History is in "development hell" in Hollywood. I'm sure I read somewhere that Gwyneth Paltrow has it optioned. no doubt to delight us all with her Camilla

I can't stand the films of books that I've read, spent the entire film of Captain Corelli, muttering to dh "It wasn't like this in the book" and " why've they done that, they've missed out the best bit"

Another vote for Harlan Coben, good absorbing easy read,Dan Brown too, apparantely Tom Hanks is going to be Robert Langdon in the Hollywood crucifixion, sorry film of Da Vinci code!

One of my favourite books of all time has to be 'Wonderland Avenue' by the recently deceased Danny Sugarman, all about The Doors, bit of a thing about Jim Morrison you see.

Homer's Odyssey, the language is exquisite.

All of the Harry Potters. And for blokey thrills, Andy McNab.

Did you all know it's World Book Day tomorrow? You can vote for your favourite from more than 50 titles, plus there are postcards available so you can send recommendation to friends.

There's loads of great ideas here and I'm tempted to try the library/bookshop for one or two.

My favourite ever book is The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Its heart wrenching so will be giving it a miss whilst pregnant. Cried buckets reading it. Also loved Snow Falling on Cedars, The Regeneration Trilogy (Regeneration, the Ghost Road and the Eye in the Door), The Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman (aimed at teenagers but fab) Haven't read much for ages.

Could we start a mumsnetters Book Club?

My favourite books - Perfume - Patrick Süskind and Crime and Punishment - Dostoevsky.

Have just read...

What Mothers do - especially when it looks like nothing - Naomi Stadlen

Highly recommended for any mother!

Just got Perfume through Amazon this morning!! Can't wait to read it hope i wont be disappointed.

I would love a mumsnet bookclub although I have no idea about setting one up. Any other more knowledgable ladies interested??????

Marina - I so hope your gossip about Gwynnie and Secret History is wrong...yeeesh.

Has anyone read AL Kennedy? I love her books to bits but she never seems to get mentioned.

Another vote for Jonathan Coe - Rotter's Club is fab, but so is his earlier stuff - just reread What A Carve Up and enjoyed it so much. House of Sleep is good too.

As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann - brilliant.
Anything by David Sedaris - all his stuff is knicker-wettingly funny
Bodies - Jed Mercurio - the book that preceded the series - absolutely gripping

I would definitely be up for a proper MN book club - I need an excuse to start reading again.