ISO book recommendations for a long flight
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I thought Hosseinis books were cheesy and poorly written. The historian was great until the last 1/4 of the book which was confusing and ridiculous. The blind asssassin looks awesome. Definitely getting it. |
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| Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine |
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Dumplin' (also Puddin') The Innocents (if you're up for a retelling of an Edith Wharton) Grant (Ron Chernow, it's LONG) Any of Helen Rappaport's nonfiction (mostly about the Romanovs) Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder The Nightingale The Royal We Any of Lisa See's books Maybe check out Sarah Pekkanen's books if you like Sophie Kinsella -- the last one (The Ever After) wasn't good but all her previous ones have been good |
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Love in the time of cholera
Things fall apart Snow falling on cedars Life of Pi |
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The Nightingale is pretty heavy, but I really enjoyed it. The Royal We is fluffy and perfection, especially if you have even the slightest interest in the UK's royalty. |
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+1 for Royal We and Crazy Rich Asians
Also Laura David and Catherine McKenzie - hen lit The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss if you are in the mood for something different Based on some of literature’s horror and science fiction classics, this “tour de force of reclaiming the narrative, executed with impressive wit and insight” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) debut is the story of a remarkable group of women who come together to solve the mystery of a series of gruesome murders—and the bigger mystery of their own origins. A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent by Marie Brennan All the world, from Scirland to the farthest reaches of Eriga, know Isabella, Lady Trent, to be the world's preeminent dragon naturalist. She is the remarkable woman who brought the study of dragons out of the misty shadows of myth and misunderstanding into the clear light of modern science. But before she became the illustrious figure we know today, there was a bookish young woman whose passion for learning, natural history, and, yes, dragons defied the stifling conventions of her day Rachel Aaron is also an entertaining author - Eli Monpress is talented. He's charming. And he's a thief. But not just any thief. He's the greatest thief of the age - and he's also a wizard. And with the help of his partners - a swordsman with the most powerful magic sword in the world but no magical ability of his own, and a demonseed who can step through shadows and punch through walls - he's going to put his plan into effect. |
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| Where are you going? I often enjoy reading books related (even tangentially) to where I'm going. It matters, a bit, whether the trip is for work or pleasure, though. |
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If you enjoy fairy tales and historical fiction, which are some of my favorite genres, here are some recommendations
-Bitter Greens (based on Rapunzel) -The Bear and the Nightingale (based on Russian folklore) -The Wrath and the Dawn (based on 1001 Nights) -A Court of Thorns & Roses series (loosely based on Tamlin and Beauty & the Beast) The Golem & the Jinni (based on Yiddish & Middle Eastern folklore) Anything by Robin McKinley |
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| DH laughed out loud while reading "The 100 year old man who climbed out the window and disappeared. " He said it was kind of like Forrest Gump. |
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Based on your love of Marquez, how about Isabel allende? I love house of spirits and Eva Luna.
Though for long plane rides I like Dan Brown books. |
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The Great Alone
Lululemons Educated Nightingale |
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I just read and loved "The Alice Network"!
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| If you like sci-fi/dystopian books, I highly highly recommend the Broken Earth trilogy. Beautiful writing and excellent plot. Books one and 2 won the Hugo award and the third book is nominated as well. I was sad to finish the third book. |
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| A Gentleman in Moscow |
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OP here- I LOVE the royal we!! |