books?

[ladybirdkiller]

I'm almost done reading my book (The Dome by Stephen King.) Can anyone recommend a new one? I'm not into heavy Scifi or fantasy (shocking, I know) but there are occasional exceptions to that rule.

Suggest away!

Comments

[kitlizzy]

"Feed" by Mira Grant (Borders etc has it in paperback right now). Neat, fun, geeky suspense novel about what the world would be like 20 years after a zombie outbreak, and how people live in/with a virus-and-zombie-infested planet. I was up until 1:30 finishing it last night and it's awesome. (Kleenex advisory, though, it totally made me cry in parts.)

(I would KILL to see Joss Whedon take this book to the screen, it's right up his alley.)

[ladybirdkiller]

cool. I'm all about the kindle right now. =) A lot easier to haul to the doc's office then a real book.

[kitlizzy]

Hmm....I should think about getting a Kindle. I still have trouble with drinking while I'm reading.(Can't trust my left hand with a glass of wine, can't hold a book open with it either!) :P

[ladybirdkiller]

I like it a lot more then I thought. It's very easy to hold in your left or right hand and hit the page button with your thumb.

[caoilfhionn]

I loved The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson.

[ladybirdkiller]

I was thinking about The Girl... but wasn't sure. I will add that to my list for sure. What's The Thirteenth Tale about?

[caoilfhionn]

Girl is long and violent at times, but I found it and its sequel impossible to put down.

Thirteenth Tale (described as a "gothic suspense novel") is about a woman who is hired to write the biography of a reclusive novelist known for telling hundreds of conflicting stories about her past. The writer uncovers a mystery between the lines of the author's evasive account of her life. It references Jane Eyre quite a bit and tries to evoke the brooding atmosphere of that era.

[socair]

I loved Thirteenth Tale. I cannot recall now where or why I read it, but I couldn't put it down.

[spot1111]

The Girl in the Glass by Jeffrey Ford was something I was compelled to read, and I'm not even sure I like it. Set in the depression and the main characters are all con artists. The Endicott Studios Reading Group on GoodReads is reading it this month. Interestingly developed characters and a couple of twists.

[rufinia]

The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne. It's regency espionage romance- fanTAStic. And if you like that one, she has a bunch of other romances within the same setting.

[ladymurmur]

Fixing my earlier HTML-fail:

My first thought was Sorcery & Cecilia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot, which is about THE most delightful thing I have read in the last couple of years - but it is sadly not available for Kindle.

For recs that ARE Kindle-able:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
The Westing Game