Need a good entertaining read please:)

cupcakecarnivore
cupcakecarnivore Posts: 267
edited October 2 in Chit-Chat
I'm looking for a good book or two to bring with me on my trip to Thailand:) Mainly looking for a book that will keep me entertained for a good portion of the longest part of the flight (a god awful 13 hours!). So need suggestions for an epic entertaining read (not like pillars of the earth;) Any suggestions?

Edited to add that I love pretty much everything although sort of over the vampire craze that has been going around;) favorite books are anything by Jodi piccolt, hunger games series, intensity by dean koontz, Tuesday's with morrie, life of pi and a child called it.
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  • sagetracey
    sagetracey Posts: 607 Member
    I'm reading some Ruth Rendell books at the moment. Always thought they were a bit old fashioned but am finding them quite entertaining. Have you got an eReader (Kobo, Kindle etc)? Makes it so much easier to carry plenty of books without the weight.
  • avaloneternal
    avaloneternal Posts: 216
    Anything by Jodi Picoult. She is my absolute favorite author. My favorite is My Sister's Keeper (don't be misled if you watched the movie, the book is a million times better, they changed the ending in the movie).
  • merrillfoster
    merrillfoster Posts: 855 Member
    Lamb, by Christopher Moore, had me falling off the couch laughing. About 200ish pages (not sure if that will last the flight or not) but well worth it. Unless you are seriously religious, in which case you will likely be offended, as it is very irreverent.

    Also, the Sigma Force series by James Rollins is a real page turner. There are about 8ish books in it, which should be enough to last a flight, even a long one. And you're so entertained you don't even notice a couple of hours going by.
  • dovesgate
    dovesgate Posts: 894 Member
    What sort of book do you like to read? Your favorite author?

    I totally second "Lamb" as it is pretty hilarious.
  • estceleste
    estceleste Posts: 4
    Have you read Shantaram? Such an awesome read! HUGE book but worth it!
  • joehempel
    joehempel Posts: 1,543 Member
    A Game of Thrones - George RR Martin
    The Stand - Stephen King

    Both awesome and long!
  • winterjade
    winterjade Posts: 55 Member
    OOO I just started a book, detective series, the first one (the one I am reading) is The Killing Floor - Author Lee Child. I am about 1/4 way through already and I started on Tuesday! Its just grabbed me in and such a great read, I would recommend to everyone!
  • karenx30
    karenx30 Posts: 90
    "Me Talk Pretty One Day" By David Sedaris is Hi-larious . Well, anything by him is a riot.
  • cupcakecarnivore
    cupcakecarnivore Posts: 267
    A Game of Thrones - George RR Martin
    The Stand - Stephen King

    Both awesome and long!

    Too funny about The Stand.....I'm going through books in my basement and just realized I bought the stand years ago but never read it because it seemed way to long! Seems promising though:)
  • LuluGirl140
    LuluGirl140 Posts: 364 Member
    Anything by Jodi Picoult. She is my absolute favorite author. My favorite is My Sister's Keeper (don't be misled if you watched the movie, the book is a million times better, they changed the ending in the movie).

    Love her!! I've read a bunch of her books, and I also thought the book ended SO much better than the movie!!!
  • cupcakecarnivore
    cupcakecarnivore Posts: 267
    Lamb, by Christopher Moore, had me falling off the couch laughing. About 200ish pages (not sure if that will last the flight or not) but well worth it. Unless you are seriously religious, in which case you will likely be offended, as it is very irreverent.

    Also, the Sigma Force series by James Rollins is a real page turner. There are about 8ish books in it, which should be enough to last a flight, even a long one. And you're so entertained you don't even notice a couple of hours going by.

    Hmmmmm both those will definitely be purchased:) I do have a kindle, so keep the suggestions coming:)
  • dovesgate
    dovesgate Posts: 894 Member
    If you like sci-fi/fantasty, Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. It's my fave and extremely long (13th book comes out in 2 months).
  • MelC2564
    MelC2564 Posts: 182 Member
    Anything by Dennis Lehane!
  • smileyk003
    smileyk003 Posts: 33 Member
    I loved "Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns" By Khaled Hussein - Not exactly wamr fuzzy books but really good reads.
    I have heard that "The Help" By Kathryn Stockett is good but have no yet read myself
    "The Bronze Horseman" (Author forgotton sorry) is a gorgeous book, but quite a big read.

    Kylie.
  • brianward81
    brianward81 Posts: 217 Member
    The Stand is VERY long, but very good too.

    I also enjoy books by Kurt Vonnegut. His books are weird, funny and thought provoking to say the least.

    Or Chuck Palahniuk; he wrote Fight Club (what the movie is based on) plus some other disturbing but great books such as Haunted and Choke. These are smaller books but very entertaining.

    And I can vouch for the first 3 Wheel of Time books, awesome. I'll eventually get around to reading more but wanted a change from the fantasy genre for a while.
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    The Help was actually really good, also The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" trilogy is also very good. Um....animal farm, but read it all the way to the end, the last paragraph is fantastic. Same with Life of Pi, I freakin' love those books. Oh man I could go on forever. Inbox me if you want more suggestions.
  • JujiBean
    JujiBean Posts: 187
    Bump. I'm always looking for a good read for my Kindle, but I have strange tastes. (Sci fi and killing both rate right up there!)

    And, if Oprah recommends it, I avoid it!
  • StrengthIDidntKnow
    StrengthIDidntKnow Posts: 543 Member
    The Ugly Series by Scott Westerfeld (Young Adult)

    Anything by Richelle Mead. The Georgina Kincaid series is about the every day adventures of a succubus and The Dark Swan series is about a Shaman. Her young adult series was good but based on vampires.
  • maryzcontrary
    maryzcontrary Posts: 70
    Lonesome Dove (really!), Big Girl by Danielle Steel (short, fun read), The Stand (did we already say that? haha - it's Kings best book, I think), any of Phillipa Gregory's --- Diary of Cleopatra, by Margaret George (her books are super long and interesting), Honolulu (can't remember the author).....
  • goatruns
    goatruns Posts: 61
    Lamb, by Christopher Moore, had me falling off the couch laughing. About 200ish pages (not sure if that will last the flight or not) but well worth it. Unless you are seriously religious, in which case you will likely be offended, as it is very irreverent.

    Also, the Sigma Force series by James Rollins is a real page turner. There are about 8ish books in it, which should be enough to last a flight, even a long one. And you're so entertained you don't even notice a couple of hours going by.

    Oh! Have you read A Dirty Job? ALL his books are funny, Fool is fantastic.

    Also I Am Not A Serial Killer and the two after. They are about a fifteen year old sociopath who is trying not to become a serial killer, very wry and Koontz like with the random weirdness but not so heavy on the God.
  • cdstadt
    cdstadt Posts: 311 Member
    Sick Puppy and Skinny Dip by Carl Hiassen
    They're both really interesting and funny. Quirky.

    Chuck Palahniuk's books are good. Funny but with a sick twist. Rant was my least favorite and I still liked it. Can't vouch for Snuff yet.

    Augusten Burroughs has amazing books. Magical Thinking, Running with Scissors, And Possible Side Effects are my favorites. I also liked Dry a lot but it's more serious and sad.


    I listened to Stephen King's Duma Key on Cd, but I absolutely loved it. So. Good.

    An of course-- Harry Potter!
  • goatruns
    goatruns Posts: 61
    Don't forget audio books., Running WIth Scissors is a great audio.
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,716 Member
    World War Z by Max Brooks. A book written as a series of interviews with survivors of a zombie apocalypse. It may sound silly but it's VERY well done. They're about to make a movie out of it with Brad Pitt.

    I've recommended this book to a lot of people and everyone of them really loved it. Enjoy your trip!
  • cgavin77
    cgavin77 Posts: 219
    suggestions for an epic entertaining read (not like pillars of the earth;) Any suggestions?

    Edited to add that I love pretty much everything although sort of over the vampire craze that has been going around;) favorite books are anything by Jodi piccolt, hunger games series, intensity by dean koontz, Tuesday's with morrie, life of pi and a child called it.

    Love & have read all the books you mentioned. If you are looking for a series the Tea Rose (1st book) and Winter Rose (2nd book) (soon to be a 3rd book called Wild Rose) By Jennifer Donnelly or one longer great book is The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton.

    Currently reading The Passage by Justin Cronin. GREAT book. (over 600 pages so would be perfect for those 13 hr.)

    .
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    hunger games trilogy, and the strain trilogy (only first two books are out though)
  • Mairgheal
    Mairgheal Posts: 385 Member
    I just finished Blue Monday by Nicci French. I really enjoyed it!
  • TripleJ3
    TripleJ3 Posts: 945 Member
    hunger games trilogy, and the strain trilogy (only first two books are out though)


    Yes I second The Hunger Games Trilogy!! You won't regret reading those and need all three because you won't want to stop reading them.
  • run_momma_run
    run_momma_run Posts: 319
    The Mortal Instruments Trilogy was good.

    There's another series that's a pretty quick read. The Alchemist, The Magician, The Sorceress, The Warlock. I can't recall the author right now or the actual series name. Story about Nicholas Flamel and his wife being alive still and they are guardians for a magical book. Two teenagers become involved in helping them, and each book is centered around a different character. I like them!
  • JulieSD
    JulieSD Posts: 567
    If you like sci-fi/fantasty, Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. It's my fave and extremely long (13th book comes out in 2 months).

    OMG! I read them ^^...and now I'm reading the The Belgariad/The Malloreon series by David Eddings.... I'm on book 4 (or book 9 if you count them as 1 series like me lol). I love them. I recommend both authors (Jordan/Eddings)
  • jbug100
    jbug100 Posts: 406 Member
    I like historical fiction. I'm reading "The BookThief". A little heavy... About WWII nazi Germany, but excellent. Also "Unbroken". Also WWII setting. Amazing true story!
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