Anonymous
Post 08/02/2013 15:19     Subject: Re:What's the "Gone Girl" for Summer 2013?
I haven't read it yet, but I heard the author of My Education (Susan Choi) on Diane Rehm the other week and the book sounds fascinating.
Anonymous
Post 08/02/2013 01:32     Subject: What's the "Gone Girl" for Summer 2013?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Off to the beach! Looking for a page turner with some integrity. Fiction preferred but non will do too.


Gone girl was so boring, I gave up after the first 40 pages.



I listened to the Gone Girl audiobook while on maternity leave. Maybe hearing it told in actor's voices changes the overall experience, but it seemed so boring and obvious to me.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2013 23:38     Subject: Re:What's the "Gone Girl" for Summer 2013?
Anonymous wrote:I second Where'd you go Bernadette by Maria Semple. It's very funny, especially if you've ever lived in Seattle and/or send your child to a private school.


+3--very enjoyable
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2013 22:47     Subject: What's the "Gone Girl" for Summer 2013?
Anonymous wrote:Off to the beach! Looking for a page turner with some integrity. Fiction preferred but non will do too.


Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. It's been around awhile, but I finally got to it this spring. Amazing book!!! An incredible true story -- a well-written page turner wtih lots of depth.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2013 21:55     Subject: What's the "Gone Girl" for Summer 2013?
Anonymous wrote:Off to the beach! Looking for a page turner with some integrity. Fiction preferred but non will do too.


Gone girl was so boring, I gave up after the first 40 pages.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2013 21:35     Subject: What's the "Gone Girl" for Summer 2013?
Gillian Flynn's other two books were so much better Sharp Objects and Dark Places. They were so good and much better than Gone Girls.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2013 21:22     Subject: What's the "Gone Girl" for Summer 2013?
Anonymous wrote:
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Just finished this and I really hated it


+1! I read online passages and they were enough to put me off it. Sample on Amazon online before buying. Caveat emptor!
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2013 21:18     Subject: What's the "Gone Girl" for Summer 2013?
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Anonymous wrote:I started the Interestings in June (love her writing style) but couldn't stick with through the slow beginning. Should I perservere?


I'd say no. It isn't a horrible or boring book but it never rose to good either.


I am so glad I'm not the only one who thought this book wasn't as good as the hype.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2013 21:17     Subject: What's the "Gone Girl" for Summer 2013?
Anonymous wrote:Yonahalsee riding camp for girls


Just finished this and I really hated it
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2013 21:08     Subject: What's the "Gone Girl" for Summer 2013?
Into The Darkest Corner... a page-turner...suspenseful...disturbing.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2013 20:37     Subject: Re:What's the "Gone Girl" for Summer 2013?
i just read Tell The Wolves I'm Home (which may be last summer's beach read) and enjoyed it. Especially good for mid-40 somethings who remember the mid 80s.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2013 20:26     Subject: What's the "Gone Girl" for Summer 2013?
Have you read Bossypants, by Tina Fey? I loved it. Bonus points if you can download the MP3 and just listen with earphones while throwing back rum drinks! (TF reads it, which adds to the funny.)
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2013 20:20     Subject: What's the "Gone Girl" for Summer 2013?
Anonymous wrote:Where'd you go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple.

A Seattle architect & agoraphobic, who doesn't fit in with the other upper class Boho private school moms, disappears and her husband and teen daughter try to figure out what happened. Funny and hard to put down.


I liked this a lot!
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2013 15:56     Subject: What's the "Gone Girl" for Summer 2013?
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Anonymous wrote:I enjoyed Elizabeth Strout's new book, The Burgess Boys.


Same here. Preferred it to Gone Girl, actually, which I found a little too slick.


I found Gone Girl a compelling page-turner, but after I finished it, it seemed stupid in retrospect.


I'm the OP and I totally agree! But it was still hard to put down which is something I value in a beach read. Otherwise, those piña coladas get the priority status.

Thanks for the leads. Looks like I have a solid list to work off of!



OP, I have a recommendation with respect to the pina coladas. Mix coconut rum and pineapple juice instead of using the coconut cream. Same flavors, very tropical, less filling, fewer calories. Win-Win.


I love it! All these books and booze tips are getting me super excited for next weeks. Thanks everyone!
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2013 15:35     Subject: What's the "Gone Girl" for Summer 2013?
Anonymous wrote:I know this may not fall into your interest category but World War Z was a quick and remarkably good read.


+1. World War Z was fun