Zoe|1371155971|3465271 said:packrat|1370659418|3461327 said:Zoe, Jonathan Kellerman (Alex Delaware is his character) and John Sanford (Lucas Davenport) do detective novels. Also look at Robert B Parker, his Sunny Randall is a female private investigator like Grafton's Kinsey, and his Jesse Stone is a police chief.
Thanks for the recommendations, Packrat! I'll check them out. I know my mom reads Robert B. Parker and possibly Jonathan Kellerman, and since we like a lot of the same authors/books, I'll see if she has any I can borrow.
violet3|1371273250|3466325 said:I just finished "Book Thief" by Markus Zusak - LOVED IT!!!!
aviastar|1371316416|3466509 said:violet3|1371273250|3466325 said:I just finished "Book Thief" by Markus Zusak - LOVED IT!!!!
Oh, violet- this book...this book! It's another soul-burrower. One of my very favorites.
babs23r|1372035074|3471093 said:Anyone have a favorite to suggest? Love historical fiction, or a good drama.
Thank you! Will check it out.AGBF|1372038342|3471117 said:babs23r|1372035074|3471093 said:Anyone have a favorite to suggest? Love historical fiction, or a good drama.
I don't generally read historical fiction, although I read a great deal of fiction set in the past. However, I do, highly, recommend Nicholas & Alexandra by Robert K. Massie if you have not yet read it. I found it absolutely compelling!
PS-I, also, loved Prince of Tides.
Deb/AGBF
AGBF|1370896804|3462877 said:MC|1370890951|3462792 said:What Grisham would you recommend? I want to grab a paperback for my trip.
I was going to recommend The Testament, but I won't. I went and refreshed my memory with some Amazon Book reviews. There may be faster paced Grisham books than The Last Juror, but I think it combines a fast pace with some meaning. If you like it, you can always find other quickie reads that are just for fun. If anyone wants a really thoughtful read or is Christian...or an alcoholic...he might enjoy The Testament. Some readers on Amazon hated it. Others, like me, found it deeply moving.
Deb/AGBF
Zoe|1370980334|3463609 said:VRBeauty, I'll have to check out Jan Karon's books.
MC, probably my favorite John Grisham book is The Firm. I'm not sure if it was his first book but it was the first book I read (a long, long time ago).
babs23r|1372035074|3471093 said:Anyone have a favorite to suggest? Love historical fiction, or a good drama.
VRBeauty|1372055319|3471199 said:babs23r|1372035074|3471093 said:Anyone have a favorite to suggest? Love historical fiction, or a good drama.
Devil in the White City - not historical fiction but history - told in a riveting manner. You'll wish it had been a fictional account.
AGBF|1372069217|3471219 said:VRBeauty|1372055319|3471199 said:babs23r|1372035074|3471093 said:Anyone have a favorite to suggest? Love historical fiction, or a good drama.
Devil in the White City - not historical fiction but history - told in a riveting manner. You'll wish it had been a fictional account.
When I read your recommendation, VRBeauty, I realized I had one other recommendation, a similar book to the one you recommended. The book which I am recommending is not similar in setting or plot, but Is similar in being non-fiction rather than fiction. Mine took place in the recent past, however. The book is, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt. It was recommended to me when I was planning a trip to Savannah, Georgia with my daughter a number of years ago and I have to admit that it is highly evocative of Savannah as well as an exciting story!
Now I am hooked on the idea of reading Devil in the White City. I can't believe I never heard of it before! Thanks for the heads up!
Deb/AGBF
babs23r|1372035074|3471093 said:Anyone have a favorite to suggest? Love historical fiction, or a good drama.
babs23r|1372104031|3471486 said:I love all time periods if the book is well written. I love Richard Yates with his commentaries on the state of relationships in the 1950''s, as well as turn of the century novels such as American Eve by Paula Uruburu, which is the story of Evelyn Nesbit and her relationship with Sanford White. Read tons of books on the Elizabethan Era. I'm up for anything good!!!!
Yes, I have read those books and enjoyed them!aviastar|1372111109|3471584 said:babs23r|1372104031|3471486 said:I love all time periods if the book is well written. I love Richard Yates with his commentaries on the state of relationships in the 1950''s, as well as turn of the century novels such as American Eve by Paula Uruburu, which is the story of Evelyn Nesbit and her relationship with Sanford White. Read tons of books on the Elizabethan Era. I'm up for anything good!!!!
They're pretty popular standbys but have you read the Ken Follet Pillars of the Earth duo or any Phillipa Gregory?
babs23r|1372113817|3471608 said:Yes, I have read those books and enjoyed them!aviastar|1372111109|3471584 said:babs23r|1372104031|3471486 said:I love all time periods if the book is well written. I love Richard Yates with his commentaries on the state of relationships in the 1950''s, as well as turn of the century novels such as American Eve by Paula Uruburu, which is the story of Evelyn Nesbit and her relationship with Sanford White. Read tons of books on the Elizabethan Era. I'm up for anything good!!!!
They're pretty popular standbys but have you read the Ken Follet Pillars of the Earth duo or any Phillipa Gregory?
Zoe|1372376041|3473452 said:For those who read David Baldacci's books, is there a certain order they should be read? I've never read his books but I noticed that there are a few series with different characters. I'd like to read each series in order but I'm not sure which books come first.
AGBF|1372378818|3473475 said:Zoe|1372376041|3473452 said:For those who read David Baldacci's books, is there a certain order they should be read? I've never read his books but I noticed that there are a few series with different characters. I'd like to read each series in order but I'm not sure which books come first.
I think I have read all his books, but I'd have to go to Amazon and look up people's book lists if I wanted to try to keep all the many threads of books straight! He isn't someone like James Lee Burke or John Sandford who has two or three protagonists; he has a huge collection of 'em! There's the Camel Club crowd; King and Maxwell; the new sniper who has taken up with a teenage girl. Forgive me if I don't want to get in over my head. I mean, I'm already in over my head and I just finished one of the books! They're entertaining, but I guess not memorable. At least I don't seem to remember most of them!
Deb/AGBF
Zoe|1372442186|3473812 said:AGBF|1372378818|3473475 said:Zoe|1372376041|3473452 said:For those who read David Baldacci's books, is there a certain order they should be read? I've never read his books but I noticed that there are a few series with different characters. I'd like to read each series in order but I'm not sure which books come first.
I think I have read all his books, but I'd have to go to Amazon and look up people's book lists if I wanted to try to keep all the many threads of books straight! He isn't someone like James Lee Burke or John Sandford who has two or three protagonists; he has a huge collection of 'em! There's the Camel Club crowd; King and Maxwell; the new sniper who has taken up with a teenage girl. Forgive me if I don't want to get in over my head. I mean, I'm already in over my head and I just finished one of the books! They're entertaining, but I guess not memorable. At least I don't seem to remember most of them!
Ok, thanks, Deb. I thought there were just a couple of protagonists. I saw books about King and Maxwell and another series about Will Robie. I guess I'll just dive in when I'm finished what I'm reading now. I'll also look elsewhere online and see if I can figure out which book is first in the King and Maxwell and the Will Robie series.