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Offline cindoh

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Adult book recommendations
« on: August 14, 2012, 11:29 PM »
I'm going on vacation in a few days and need some good adult fiction recommendations (my reading list for MG and YA is a mile long so I'm all set there.)
I'm reading Gone Girl for my book club, but am looking for a couple more titles. To give you an idea of my taste, my favorite adult book of the year is Vanessa Diffenbaugh's The Language of Flowers.

Thanks, everybody!
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Re: Adult book recommendations
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2012, 12:17 AM »
Any of Sarah Addison Allen, I believe her latest is The Peach Keeper.  I also enjoy Dorothea Benton Frank, I believe her latest is Porch Lights.
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Re: Adult book recommendations
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2012, 10:49 AM »
Thank you! I just ordered Frank's Sullivan's Island because it looked like the perfect beach read.
Any other recommendations from anyone?
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Re: Adult book recommendations
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2012, 10:54 AM »
I really liked "Bloodroot" by Amy Greene.
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Re: Adult book recommendations
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2012, 10:57 AM »
Was Gone Girl good? I keep hearing so much about it, but it didn't seem like the kind of book I wanted to read.

I really like Laura Griffin for some light thriller/romance adult reading.
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Re: Adult book recommendations
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2012, 11:00 AM »
Well, I think our tastes are pretty different, but I like Mary Stewart's classics or Linda Howard (in case you want ideas overall).  Enjoy your trip!
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Re: Adult book recommendations
« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2012, 02:21 PM »
Read The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey recently. Loved it.
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Re: Adult book recommendations
« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2012, 02:31 PM »
I recently enjoyed The Next Best Thing, by Jennifer Weiner. Screenwriter finally gets a TV show accepted, difficulties ensue, and oh, yes, she has a Big Personal Thing to deal with. Totally a beach book, very well done.
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Re: Adult book recommendations
« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2012, 02:53 PM »
Anything by Lee Child :)
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Re: Adult book recommendations
« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2012, 02:55 PM »
Lots to check out... thanks, everybody!
(Robin, I just PM'd you about something on the board that I can't figure out.)
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Re: Adult book recommendations
« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2012, 03:06 PM »
Cindy - I just asked the other mods about it - I'll get back to you as soon as *I* figure it out! :)
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Re: Adult book recommendations
« Reply #11 on: August 15, 2012, 04:05 PM »
I just read Ann Patchett's STATE OF WONDER, which I highly recommend. I'm currently reading a slow-paced but beautfully written novel, MAJOR PETTIGREW'S LAST STAND, by Helen Simonson.

For light reading, you can't beat Alexander McCall Smith's NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY series. Easy read & deeply satisfying.
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Re: Adult book recommendations
« Reply #12 on: August 15, 2012, 06:52 PM »
Oh, I *loved* Major Pettigrew's Last Stand! Also, I just ordered May the Road Rise Up to Meet You and can't wait for it to get here...
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Re: Adult book recommendations
« Reply #13 on: August 15, 2012, 07:17 PM »
I second Mary Stewart, and pretty much anything by Agatha Christie.
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