Ladies, I need your help. I'm flying to Vegas next weekend for a wedding and I'm going to be traveling for more time than I'll actually be in Vegas. I really need a "good" book to keep me entertained. I want a page turner that I won't want to put down. I looked over some of the "favorite book" threads but I think I'm looking for something a little more mindless than most of the books that were suggested. I don't want completely trashy though, any suggestions are greatly appreciated. TIA!
but for an additional suggestion - if you're into historical fiction at all "the other boleyn girl" is awesome - i just reread it and it kept me up late b/c i couldn't stop! it's a total easy read- not tough to get through at all, and just fascinating to see the way things used to be.
Not sure where you're at on these, but have you read the Harry Potter books? I started reading them in an airport and they were so engrossing, I couldn't go to bed that night until I'd finished the first one. And then I bought the next three the next day. If you've ever thought about reading them, I highly recommend them for engrossing books that you won't want to put down but that don't require a lot of thought.
I read The Da Vinci Code between a round trip plane ride and it was PERFECT for passing time. I loved it so much I couldn't put it down even after my DH picked me up from the airport. I ignored him the whole car ride home because I was trying to finish the book (which I did a couple hours later).
It's really, really hard to put down, so if you haven't read it I highly reccommend it.
oooh ooooooooooooooooh YES - if you haven't read these, you must. impossible to put down. i may actually cry when i finish the last one ever.
blubirde wrote:
Not sure where you're at on these, but have you read the Harry Potter books? I started reading them in an airport and they were so engrossing, I couldn't go to bed that night until I'd finished the first one. And then I bought the next three the next day. If you've ever thought about reading them, I highly recommend them for engrossing books that you won't want to put down but that don't require a lot of thought.
Ok, you guys are obviously good at recommending because I loved all the books that you listed that I've already read and they're exactly what I'm looking for. The Other Boleyn Girl was one of my all time favs., I couldn't put down The Da Vinci Code, same with The Devil Wears, and I'm in love with Harry Potter. So, that leaves the Shopaholic series and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I'm going to order both becasue I'm always looking for good books. Thanks again for the help.
blubirde and Hermione - have you listened to Harry Potter on book tape? I read the whole series then listened to one of the book tapes and it was so good that I listened to the entire series again on tape. Jim Dale, the actor who reads on the tapes, is amazing. I think he even won an Academy Award for reading them.
really? that would be just the thing for when i'm going to sleep! silly, i know, but i like to have some noise and sometimes turning on a movie is too distracting (i stay awake to watch it)
really? that would be just the thing for when i'm going to sleep! silly, i know, but i like to have some noise and sometimes turning on a movie is too distracting (i stay awake to watch it)
I HIGHLY recommend them, but they're so good you might not ever fall asleep!
I just finished Confessions of a Slacker Wife by Muffy Mead-Ferro, and also just finished Lipstick Jungle by Candace Bushnell. Both were entertaining, easy reads.
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