HarpHarp Posted September 5, 2009 #676 Share Posted September 5, 2009 For anyone leaving for a cruise from Seattle try Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo for a Med cruise, and for a Caribbean cruise Don't Stop The Carnival by Herman Wouk. If you like Janet Evanovich and haven't read Finger Lickin Fifteen yet it's a must. If you have read that try any of the Carlotta Carlyle book by Linda Barnes Cindy the Librarian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynnAB Posted September 5, 2009 #677 Share Posted September 5, 2009 For anyone leaving for a cruise from Seattle try Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo for a Med cruise, and for a Caribbean cruise Don't Stop The Carnival by Herman Wouk.If you like Janet Evanovich and haven't read Finger Lickin Fifteen yet it's a must. If you have read that try any of the Carlotta Carlyle book by Linda Barnes Cindy the Librarian Hi, again,. Cindy, Do you have any other recommendations for Caribbean cruising type books? I love, love, love books like that. Thanks, Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiiergirl Posted September 6, 2009 #678 Share Posted September 6, 2009 For those of you that have the Kindle or Sony E-reader....how do you like them? I am trying to talk Mr. Ski in to getting one. I have to take 8 books for him on a 7 night cruise and 16 books for him on a 14 night cruise. This is a lot of weight in our luggage. Therefore I thought the "gadget" would be good. However he says "I like to flip the pages". Please tell me the pros and cons (your likes and dislikes) of whatever gadget you have (compared to actually "holding" a "book"). Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarpHarp Posted September 6, 2009 #679 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Hi, again,. Cindy, Do you have any other recommendations for Caribbean cruising type books? I love, love, love books like that. Thanks, Lynn Have you read the Jaine Austen myteries by Laura Levine? The latest is Killer Cruise. Dick Francis's book Second Wind is about a meteorologist, a small island and a hurricane. I know we both know about those:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynnAB Posted September 6, 2009 #680 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Have you read the Jaine Austen myteries by Laura Levine? The latest is Killer Cruise. Dick Francis's book Second Wind is about a meteorologist, a small island and a hurricane. I know we both know about those:eek: Yes, I've read Killer Cruise. We definitely think along the same lines <g>. Thank you for the recommendation of Second Wind. I didn't know about that one in particular. It sounds really GOOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capncarp Posted September 6, 2009 #681 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt adventures involve water-based mysteries (Raise the Titanic, Vixen O3, and a host of others) are always intriguing, with a bit of dry humor added, and they lead you through a lot of twisty plot turns that generally have a great resolution. Oh, and Clive often shows up in a brief cameo in the storyline; watch for the description of the silver-bearded older gent who provides an occasional bit of Deus-ex-machina.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookish Angel Posted September 6, 2009 #682 Share Posted September 6, 2009 A woman's memoir of growing up in Liberia during its civil war. The author is now a journalist and that makes the writing crisp and engaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXCruzer Posted September 7, 2009 #683 Share Posted September 7, 2009 For those of you that have the Kindle or Sony E-reader....how do you like them? I am trying to talk Mr. Ski in to getting one. I have to take 8 books for him on a 7 night cruise and 16 books for him on a 14 night cruise. This is a lot of weight in our luggage. Therefore I thought the "gadget" would be good. However he says "I like to flip the pages". Please tell me the pros and cons (your likes and dislikes) of whatever gadget you have (compared to actually "holding" a "book"). Thanks! I've had my Kindle since May. I love it!!! I like that I can get a book anytime I want, even at 1am when I've just finished another one. I love that I can read a huge hardback book and only have to hold my lightweight Kindle. I love that I can take as many books as I want with me and they dont take up tons of space or weight. I love that I always have a dictionary with me to look up those unfamiliar words. I love that you can get a free sample of books, so I can see if I like them, or because I sometimes forget titles of books I've read and that way I dont buy them twice. You probably can't tell yet, but I kind of like my Kindle. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiiergirl Posted September 7, 2009 #684 Share Posted September 7, 2009 I've had my Kindle since May. I love it!!! I like that I can get a book anytime I want, even at 1am when I've just finished another one. I love that I can read a huge hardback book and only have to hold my lightweight Kindle. I love that I can take as many books as I want with me and they dont take up tons of space or weight. I love that I always have a dictionary with me to look up those unfamiliar words. I love that you can get a free sample of books, so I can see if I like them, or because I sometimes forget titles of books I've read and that way I dont buy them twice. You probably can't tell yet, but I kind of like my Kindle. :) Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocap Posted September 7, 2009 #685 Share Posted September 7, 2009 (edited) I think these are reads for women: Eva Ibbotson-A Company of Swans. Her books win awards for teens, but they can be quite deep, as she is a Jew who escaped Austria. Sally Vickers- Miss Garnet's Angels- a lonely woman retires to Venice. Maeve Binchy- any of her books, all with an Irish twinkle! Penny Vincenzi- The Best of Times- a split second on a motorway changes lives for ever. I can't put it down!- jocap. Edited September 7, 2009 by jocap wrong word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFParrtHd Posted September 7, 2009 #686 Share Posted September 7, 2009 For those of you that have the Kindle or Sony E-reader....how do you like them? I am trying to talk Mr. Ski in to getting one. I have to take 8 books for him on a 7 night cruise and 16 books for him on a 14 night cruise. This is a lot of weight in our luggage. Therefore I thought the "gadget" would be good. However he says "I like to flip the pages". Please tell me the pros and cons (your likes and dislikes) of whatever gadget you have (compared to actually "holding" a "book"). Thanks! Ski - I LOVE my Kindle too. Like Mr. Ski, I took alot of books on cruises/vacations. I always tried to figure out "which books to take?. DH got me a Kindle for my birthday in June. To be honest, I didn't think I would like it. There is just something wonderful holding the book and turning the pages. It took me about 10 pages into my 1st book to get used to it and now I am hooked. I read faster, retain more (tough as you get older) and there is no glare what so ever. I do miss the pretty covers as the Kindle is only black and white. I download some papers for DH and he likes it to - in fact he read & finished "Cruise Confidential" on the Kindle and he is not a reader. I can read books that have just been released and pay only $9.99and have read some books I may have not gotten. I still have a huge supply of paperbacks, so I go back and forth. Best part is they have come down in price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiiergirl Posted September 8, 2009 #687 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Ski - I LOVE my Kindle too. Like Mr. Ski, I took alot of books on cruises/vacations. I always tried to figure out "which books to take?. DH got me a Kindle for my birthday in June. To be honest, I didn't think I would like it. There is just something wonderful holding the book and turning the pages. It took me about 10 pages into my 1st book to get used to it and now I am hooked. I read faster, retain more (tough as you get older) and there is no glare what so ever. I do miss the pretty covers as the Kindle is only black and white. I download some papers for DH and he likes it to - in fact he read & finished "Cruise Confidential" on the Kindle and he is not a reader. I can read books that have just been released and pay only $9.99and have read some books I may have not gotten. I still have a huge supply of paperbacks, so I go back and forth. Best part is they have come down in price. Thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangomonkey Posted September 9, 2009 #688 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Another good suggestion is anything by Danny Wallace... Especially "Join Me". He is hilarious, and lovely, and Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFParrtHd Posted September 9, 2009 #689 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Finished Solomon vs Lord and really enjoyed it. First in the series. It was recommended on this thread, so thank you ;) Now reading Criuse Confidential - entertaining and a fast read so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodgord2 Posted September 11, 2009 #690 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I have read most of Jodi's novels and loved them. Which has been your favorite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benolathe Posted September 11, 2009 #691 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I have read most of Jodi's novels and loved them. Which has been your favorite? My favorite Jodi Picoult book is definitely Nineteen Minutes. Sounds like a morbid topic - a high school shooting. But she covers such different points of view that it is certainly a thought-provoking book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise Girl Forever Posted September 26, 2009 #692 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Thanks to all of you who have posted. I now have a list of books recommended here I wish to read. Here is a list of books I have read which are my favorites: Time Is a River by Mary Alice Monroe Chasing the Dime by Michail Connelly Sam's Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson Along Came a Spider by James Patterson The Tomb by F. Paul Wilson Witching hour by Ann Rice It by Stephen King Remember me by Mary Higgins Clark If I were Not Upon the Sea By Joyce Gleeson-Adamidis (A cruise ship captains wife) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncosFan2010 Posted September 28, 2009 #693 Share Posted September 28, 2009 The New Dan Brown: The Last Symbol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2vacation Posted September 28, 2009 #694 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I just finished "Burn" by Linda Howard. The main setting for the mystery is a cruise ship. I recommend the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traval Posted September 28, 2009 #695 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I am re-reading Angels and Demons as we have two days in Rome prior to our cruise.I shall also take with me a book I found in a second hand book shop called 'The Captain's Log' by cruise captain Hans Mateboer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFParrtHd Posted September 28, 2009 #696 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I am reading The Winter Rose, the 2nd in the Tea Rose series. They are big books, so maybe not good for a cruise - I have them on my Kindle. Very good, I loved the Tea Rose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackEyes Posted October 1, 2009 #697 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I have just finished reading several of Dan Brown's book - Angels and Demons, The Da Vinci Code, and Deception Point. All were interesting and hard to put down. I would highly recommend them. Have you read Dan Brown's new book..If i'm not mistaken it's "The Lost Symbol".. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2vacation Posted October 1, 2009 #698 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Have you read it? Was it good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackEyes Posted October 2, 2009 #699 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Have you read it? Was it good? I'm still looking for it on the bookstore..But don't worry if i already read it i will share it to you..I think that latest book of Dan Brown will be as good as his other books.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise Girl Forever Posted October 2, 2009 #700 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Because of the recommendations on this thread I purchased skinny dip by Carl Hiaasen. Loved it light, funny, keeps you interested. So thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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