Please recommend a really engrossing book
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I second Where’d You Go, Bernadette. Funny and uplifting.
I also LOVED: Cutting for Stone and Half Broke Horses |
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These aren't novels but I find myself really engrossed in Bill Bryson's work.
Especially his "walking" books - he takes you along for his journey, both inside and outside his mind. A good dollop of humor, too. |
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Where'd You Go Bernadette is so fun and funny and smart.
Writers and Lovers by Lily King is beautifully written, and also gentle and sweet. Felt like a balm. I really loved Olive Kittridge -- Like really, really loved it. Braided short stories, some of which are more overlapping than others. I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai is very engrossing. A Serial-type podcaster returns to her 1980s (?) boarding school to try to unravel a long-ago murder. Braiding Sweetgrass if you want a series of short, beautiful meditations about nature, and seeing. And OP, don't underestimate the joy of well-written children's literature in moments like these. A good children's novel can be beautiful and engrossing, all the best parts of a story distilled into a small form. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead, anything by Kate DiCamillo. The Secret Garden, though there's some extremely colonialist language that you'll have to look past. Anne of Green Gables. Wishing you the best. |
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Another shout out for Where'd You Go Bernadette? Recently read and adored:
-Still Life by Sarah Winman -The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne (great as an audiobook) -The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon |
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Americanah
Kite Runner Cutting for Stone Best wishes, OP. |
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| Outlander |
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Could not get into it, and never completed it |
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I hope your treatment is going well, Op. I have to say your post has brought a terrific list of books. So diverse. All the ones I recognize are books I enjoyed, and lots of new suggestions.
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Hope you’re doing well, OP!
I loved “The Husbands” and friends tell me they have appreciated the recommendation. I also read my first Agatha Christie this year (the murder of Roger Ackroyd) and found it engaging. |
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Recent books I enjoyed and listened to or read quickly include:
American Dirt Wild Dark Shore The Lion Women of Tehran Lady Tan's Circle of Women The Vanishing Half Annie Bot The Women Tomorrow, and Tomorrow and Tomorrow Hello Beautiful Oona Out of Order Project Hail Mary The Midnight Library |
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Sending good vibes too!
Anxious People Fredrick Backman Olive Kittridge Elizabeth Strout Black cake Mrs Tom Thumb Melanie Benjamin Night watch Jayne Anne Phillips The Lost Bookshop Anything by Ruth ware or Lisa Jewel if you like psychological mysteries |
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| Another vote for American Dirt. I could not put it down. I think I held my breath for several chapters. |
Anonymous
+1 Hello Beautiful |