| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? 00:36 - Oct 27 with 2238 views | Ryorry |
Literary quality not essential (might be a bonus tho). |  |
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| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 05:34 - Oct 27 with 1281 views | LegendofthePhoenix |
The Lewis Man (and trilogy)
Enduring Love
The Name of the Rose
All the Light We Cannot See
Edit:
honourable mentions for
Affinity (Sarah Waters)
The Lincoln Lawyer (Michael Connelly)
Playing for Pizza (John Grisham) [Post edited 27 Oct 6:17]
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| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 06:56 - Oct 27 with 1197 views | BrianTablet |
I Am Pilgrim |  |
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| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 07:26 - Oct 27 with 1134 views | NthQldITFC |
Wolf Hall trilogy
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bryson)
Boudicca tetralogy (Manda Scott)
Warlord trilogy (Bernard Cornwell)
Watership Down |  |
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| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 07:57 - Oct 27 with 1084 views | itfcjoe |
Just finished the latest David McCloskey one, London Station, and very much fits in with this
His others are excellent, although I don’t love The Persian, and as a spy writer he must be up there with some of the best ever already |  |
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| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 08:17 - Oct 27 with 1018 views | Keno |
Mr John by Mel Henderson needs a mention
If you like detective books I'm enjoying the Hidden Norfolk series set in North Norfolk by J M Dalgliesh
Also one of those totally implausible buy entertaining sweeping WW2 family series starting with After Dunkirk by Lee Jackson
Shogun has always been a favourite of mine |  |
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| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 08:25 - Oct 27 with 1001 views | WeWereZombies |
The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks - proper weird
The Country Girls trilogy by Edna O'Brien
The Terracotta Dog by Andrea Camilleri
Any Human Heart by William Boyd |  |
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| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 08:32 - Oct 27 with 976 views | DJR |
The Magus: John Fowles
Poor Things: Alasdair Gray |  | | |
| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 08:53 - Oct 27 with 929 views | Ryorry |
| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 08:25 - Oct 27 by WeWereZombies |
The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks - proper weird
The Country Girls trilogy by Edna O'Brien
The Terracotta Dog by Andrea Camilleri
Any Human Heart by William Boyd |
I read TWF years ago - proper weird indeed!
Read Boyd's 'Stars and Bars' about 30 years ago, split sides laughing, so 'Any Human Heart' is defo on the list 👍 | |
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| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 08:55 - Oct 27 with 919 views | Ryorry |
| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 07:26 - Oct 27 by NthQldITFC |
Wolf Hall trilogy
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bryson)
Boudicca tetralogy (Manda Scott)
Warlord trilogy (Bernard Cornwell)
Watership Down |
Is Watership Down a rabbit potboiler? 🤔 | |
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| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 08:58 - Oct 27 with 909 views | Ryorry |
| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 08:32 - Oct 27 by DJR |
The Magus: John Fowles
Poor Things: Alasdair Gray |
Was fascinated by The Magus in my 20s, defo due a re-read 👍 | |
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| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 09:00 - Oct 27 with 904 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
Yes Man, by Danny Wallace.
Literally laugh-out-loud funny.
A Swim In A Pond In The Rain, by George Saunders.
For people who fancy being writers, really, but great in its own right. He basically decontructs the short stories of famous Russian writers - so you get the pleasure of reading the short stories, and also get to read why they're so great/the clever techniques they use. So it's interesting, fascinating and enjoyable on many levels (and he writes, himself, in a very witty and accessible tone).
Between The Lines, by Martin Jeyes
The irreverent poetry of Ipswich Town, 2025-26 promotion season. Probably the best Ipswich Town match report poetry book ever written.
Available on Amazon  |  |
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| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 09:01 - Oct 27 with 902 views | SomethingBlue |
Underworld by Don DeLillo. Every sentence a masterpiece. |  |
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| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 09:04 - Oct 27 with 897 views | vilanovablue |
Christopher Brookmyre is always entertaining. |  | | |
| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 09:09 - Oct 27 with 881 views | DJR |
| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 08:58 - Oct 27 by Ryorry |
Was fascinated by The Magus in my 20s, defo due a re-read 👍 |
It is an astonishing book, and I read it in my 20s too.
Fowles wrote some great other novels but sadly he appears to have gone somewhat out of fashion, a bit like Iris Murdoch. | | | |
| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 09:14 - Oct 27 with 857 views | Papillon64 |
Papillon
Burning Shield-Jason Schechterle. |  | | |
| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 09:24 - Oct 27 with 833 views | pedrail |
Summit by Harry Farthing |  | | |
| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 09:29 - Oct 27 with 818 views | DJR |
A couple of lesser known works but which are probably my favourites of theirs.
Keep the Aspidistra Flying: George Orwell.
The Man Within: Graham Greene. | | | |
| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 09:36 - Oct 27 with 794 views | DarkBrandon |
The Metamorphosis |  | | |
| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 09:37 - Oct 27 with 793 views | BognorJuniors |
The Nix - Nathan Hill
The Bee Sting - Paul Murray
Freedom - Jonathan Franzen |  | | |
| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 09:40 - Oct 27 with 783 views | bluefunk |
The City is Ours - Don Winslow (plus the others 8n the trilogy)
The Black Echo - Michael Connelly
Hard Revolution - George Pelecarnos |  | | |
| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 09:41 - Oct 27 with 782 views | nodge_blue |
| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 08:32 - Oct 27 by DJR |
The Magus: John Fowles
Poor Things: Alasdair Gray |
I read the magus this year. It was certainly a different book. But I had a real problem with who was worse - the main character or the people conducting their moraiity experiments. But I guess it left an impression. |  |
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| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 09:51 - Oct 27 with 752 views | BlueBadger |
Leviathan Wakes by James SA Corey.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0
The first book of the Expanse series. Basically a noir thriller set in space in a near-ish future solar system. All 9(plus novellas) are generally good reads but this is where it all starts and snowballs from there.
Something considerably gentler but equally gripping in its own own - 'The Postal Paths' by Alan Cleaver.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Posta
A fascinating read about the lives of rural postal workers and a much overlooked piece of social history. With some rather lovely sounding walks chucked in for good measure, too. |  |
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| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 10:03 - Oct 27 with 705 views | Whos_blue |
Not everyone's cup of tea but I enjoy the Thursday Murder Club books.
Nothing too taxing and an easy read.
For something a little deeper, The bee keeper of Alepo is a stunning read though often heartbreaking.
I would always give The ragged trousered philanthropist a read too. Captures the hardship of pre unionised workers trying to make a living around the turn of the last century. |  |
| "Look, I don't wanna be the same as everybody else. That's why I'm a Mod, see?" |
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| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 10:09 - Oct 27 with 679 views | pistolpete |
The Rotters' Club - Jonathan Coe
All The Pretty Horses - Cormac McCarthy
any of the Slough House (Slow Horses) book series by Mick Herron |  | | |
| Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 10:24 - Oct 27 with 645 views | ZapatasMoustache |
Too many to mention but for the literal un-put-downable quality, I once more-or-less ruined a lovely day out on a paddle steamer in spectacular rural Oregon by not looking up from John Krakauer's Into Thin Air (the events in the book were the basis of the film Everest though Krakauer distanced himself from the movie). Truly extraordinary and horrifying story. |  | | |
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