Mably Posted March 22, 2007 #1 Share Posted March 22, 2007 OK..I am heading out on the Mariner for the April 8th Easter Cruise and would love to take some good reading material with me! I am looking for something light and comedic if possible. I love Janet Evanovich but have read everything she has published. Does anyone have any great authors or titles they can recommend....expecailly with a cruise theme? Thanks so much, Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickleo Posted March 22, 2007 #2 Share Posted March 22, 2007 I plan to get the book titled, Sisters, by Danielle Steel (I think). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixCruiser Posted March 22, 2007 #3 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen is a good book to read while cruising :) ### Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHCruisin Posted March 22, 2007 #4 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Try Sara Strohmeyer. She's very similar to Janet Evanovitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauren0309 Posted March 22, 2007 #5 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Cruise Ship Diaries, forgot who the author was but you can look it up on Amazon. A very light reading love story on the seas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzymama Posted March 22, 2007 #6 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Dressed to Keel by Candy Calvert Light humorous cruise ship mystery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marti2282 Posted March 22, 2007 #7 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Second vote for Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginadice Posted March 22, 2007 #8 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Hi If you are a Janet E fan then I would highly recommend Sarah Stromeyer's Bubbles series. It is very funny and an easy read. The series is set in the Leigh Valley of Pennsylvania - Bubbles is an over the top character that just makes you laugh. Enjoy your trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincicruisers Posted March 22, 2007 #9 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Jennifer Cruise books are good cruise reads. I am into Jodi Picoult right now and finished all of her books that are in print, they are great, but not comedy, more real life stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrSeuss Posted March 22, 2007 #10 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Hi Jen - I have just finished Sisters by D Steel. It was a nice light book typically Danielle Steel. It was quite short so if you are a quick reader like me take a few books. Have you tried Jodi Picoult - she wrote My Sisters Keeper? Happy Cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilPony Posted March 22, 2007 #11 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Hi - If you like Janet E - try Carol Higgins CLark - she has a sassy character, reagan reilly who solves mysteries - there are several so far so you can grab a couple - they are fast reading Enjoy !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickleo Posted March 23, 2007 #12 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Hi Jen - I have just finished Sisters by D Steel. It was a nice light book typically Danielle Steel. It was quite short so if you are a quick reader like me take a few books. Have you tried Jodi Picoult - she wrote My Sisters Keeper? Happy Cruise Thanks for that review. I only read fast if I'm interested in it. I'm thinking of also reading the book, Curise Diaries, that someone mentioned in an earlier thread. I haven't read, My Sisters Keeper, may try that one too. Thanks again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeofus Posted March 23, 2007 #13 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Hi Jen - I have just finished Sisters by D Steel. It was a nice light book typically Danielle Steel. It was quite short so if you are a quick reader like me take a few books. Have you tried Jodi Picoult - she wrote My Sisters Keeper? Happy Cruise By the same author - The Plain Truth Also...anything by Elizabeth Berg - nice light sweet stories. Have lots of fun!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navel1ring Posted March 23, 2007 #14 Share Posted March 23, 2007 "Salty Piece of Land" by Jimmy Buffett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mably Posted March 24, 2007 Author #15 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Thanks for all the help! I am off to Barnes and Noble.....lol Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveScotland Posted March 24, 2007 #16 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Two recommendations as I just read them both while on vacation at the beach: Everywhere that Mary Went by Lisa Scottoline - easy read. Hannibal Rising - not easy but engrossing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORANGEinINDY Posted March 24, 2007 #17 Share Posted March 24, 2007 These are older books, but... "The end of the road" by Tom Bodett ("Motel 6" guy) "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney" and "... and more by Andy Rooney" Then there are a couple by Paul Harvey with may of his "rest of the story" (He writes under a different name for some reason) All of these re short stories that can be read without trying to remember and follow along with the story. Tom Bodett's are related stories, but all are stories by them self. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aprille Posted March 24, 2007 #18 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen is a good book to read while cruising :) Second vote for Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen!! Third vote for Skinny Dip. Took it on one of my Alaska cruises by recommendation from these boards (because of the "cruise" theme :p ;)) and got totally hooked on Carl Hiaasen. Hysterical characters and storylines. :D He's got quite a few books out (maybe 10??) so if you like Skinny Dip that gives you a whole series of books to plow through. :) I'm also a big Janet Evanovich fan so I'm off to check out Sara Strohmeyer after reading this thread. I've only got a couple more Hiaasen books left to read so I'll be ready to move on soon. I always find it kind of sad when I finish the last book available by a favorite author so I'm really glad to find a new lead. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveScotland Posted March 24, 2007 #19 Share Posted March 24, 2007 A couple of other thoughts: Have you read the Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency and the rest of that series? And I just started the Sunday Philosophers Club by the same guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QTMichele Posted March 24, 2007 #20 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Stay away from My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult if you want a humourous, light novel. I cried. My sister cried. And my mother cried. It's a great book though! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon12 Posted March 24, 2007 #21 Share Posted March 24, 2007 I plan to get the book titled, Sisters, by Danielle Steel (I think). I don't usually read her books but I actually just picked this up the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon12 Posted March 24, 2007 #22 Share Posted March 24, 2007 "Salty Piece of Land" by Jimmy Buffett I was just going to post this too. great cruise reading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachBumMama Posted March 24, 2007 #23 Share Posted March 24, 2007 I always recommend Alisa Allan's cruise novels. Very light and easy and the bonus is all 6 books she has out right now feature a cruise:p . Most of the islands in them I've been to or are going so it makes it extra cool. She has a website www.AlisaAllan.com to check the titles out and you can get them online or at bookstore. I have Marley and Me as a read and I must be the only one in the world that hasn't read the Janet Evanovich series but I plan to this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORANGEinINDY Posted March 24, 2007 #24 Share Posted March 24, 2007 I think almost everyone has rad this ... but "Marly and Me" (about the author's dog) was a faulous book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixCruiser Posted March 25, 2007 #25 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Third vote for Skinny Dip. Took it on one of my Alaska cruises by recommendation from these boards (because of the "cruise" theme :p ;)) and got totally hooked on Carl Hiaasen. Hysterical characters and storylines. :D He's got quite a few books out (maybe 10??) so if you like Skinny Dip that gives you a whole series of books to plow through. :) I'm also a big Janet Evanovich fan so I'm off to check out Sara Strohmeyer after reading this thread. I've only got a couple more Hiaasen books left to read so I'll be ready to move on soon. I always find it kind of sad when I finish the last book available by a favorite author so I'm really glad to find a new lead. Thanks! I didn't realize Carl had other books! Thanks for the suggestions I need a new book for my trip to Denver on Wednesday :D ### Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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