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Help Me Choose.....
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08-04-2008 12:45
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Post ID: 386,189
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paula1


- Joined on 05-23-2007
- Posts 2,933
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my holiday reads. Although this is quite a long list (obviously I won't read them all on holiday!) I will endeavour to make the majority of these books my next reads for the next few months. I'll take the 5 books with the majority of votes on holiday with me and read the rest later on, although I'm not sure which order I will read them in.
I've gone through my tbr and picked out some of the titles that have been in my mind for a while, plus a few others that are part of a series that I want to get on with. I'm not going away for a couple of weeks so plenty of time to vote!
Your votes would be appreciated, as would any comments.
help me pick what to take on holidaySleepyhead Mark Billingham (0%) The Boy in Striped Pyjamas John Boyne (20%) The Food of Love Anthony Capella (8.6%) The Shakespeare Secret J L Carrell (0%) Deal Breaker Harlan Coben (0%) The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters G W Dahlquist (2.9%) A Quiet Belief in Angels R J Ellory (2.9%) Final Jeopardy Linda Fairstein (0%) Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett (8.6%) The Safe House Nicci French (0%) Notes from an Exhibition Patrick Gale (0%) The Perfect Husband Lisa Gardner (5.7%) The Surgeon Tess Gerritsen (8.6%) The Lake of Dead Languages Carol Goodman (2.9%) The Observations Jane Harris (0%) Ashes to Ashes Tami Hoag (0%) Retribution Jilliane Hoffman (0%) A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini (8.6%) Mister Pip Lloyd Jones (2.9%) A Perfect Evil Alex Kava (0%) The Tommyknockers Stephen King (0%) Odd Thomas Dean Koontz (0%) A Short History of Tractors in the Ukrainian Marina Lewycka (8.6%) The Sunday Philosophy Club Alexander McCall Smith (0%) The House at Riverton Kate Morton (0%) Labyrinth Kate Mosse (0%) The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox Maggie O'Farrell (5.7%) My Sister's Keeper Jodi Picoult (5.7%) Northern Lights Philip Pullman (5.7%) Deja Dead Kathy Reichs (0%) The Halo Effect M J Rose (0%) Dissolution C J Sansom (0%) The Thirteenth Tale Diane Setterfield (2.9%) Big Stone Gap Adriana Trigiani (0%) The Night Watch Sarah Waters (0%)
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loopylisa


- Joined on 05-04-2007
- North Kent
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It wasn't a hard choice for me - I went for the Pillars of the Earth as it is a fantastic read - I started it just before going on holiday a few years ago and finished it in about 3 days on holiday - it was like it was glued to my hand. In fact I have read it twice and may read it again very soon.
My second choice on that list is the Surgeon - I've just read that and I'm going to take The Apprentice on holiday with me :-)
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rozzy1967


- Joined on 05-11-2007
- N. Ireland
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I voted for A quiet belief in angels as I really enjoyed this one.
I also loved The Surgeon it was a great read, a good fast paced thriller. And I also really enjoyed Sleepyhead. So it depends how many books you are planning to take with you, if you are taking 3 I would pick these ones.
Currently reading :Fractured by Karin Slaughter My SwapsMy Wishlist
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MissMuppet


- Joined on 05-04-2007
- Folkestone, Kent
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Oh blimey Paula... I can only vote once! 
Dissolution and The 13th Tale are also great reads...
Currently Reading: Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett "True friends stab you in the front..." - Oscar Wilde 
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kaydee23


- Joined on 12-16-2007
- Essex
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I voted for the Perfect Husband by Lisa Gardner - an excellent read - a real page turner
Have also read The Surgeon, Retribution, and My Sister's Keeper - enjoyed all of them and would take any of these
Labyrinth - although it was good, I found it really hard to get into
Karen
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sarah5


- Joined on 05-04-2007
- Bristol
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Many excellent books there - but I went for a short history... as I read this recently and would be a quick,light read. Very amusing in places butoriginal as well.
Also love 13th tale, observations and boy in striped pyjamas but was difficult to choose as so many are very good books!
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count


- Joined on 07-03-2007
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natsplatt


- Joined on 04-18-2008
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I went for Short History cos it's a nice quick light read, but also recommend Boy in the Striped PJ's and Thousadn Splendid Suns, both fab reads! Nat
Currently reading "First Among Sequels" by Jasper Fforde. Books read in Oct: 6 Books read in Sept: 3 Books read in Aug: 9 Books read in July: 10 Books read in June:10 Books read in May:8
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lovelytreez


- Joined on 05-04-2007
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Ooh, I thought the list would be visible when I replied, but from memory...I would recommend, The Food of Love, The Observations, A Thousand Splendid Suns. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, most definitely the Thirteenth Tale, I enjoyed Mr Pip too. Will now dash back to original post and see if I missed any!
edited to add, the Night Watch, Northern Lights (loved this series) and Big Stone Gap - am a great fan of Adriana Trigiani - there are others but I'll leave you in peace now...
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