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Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? 00:36 - Oct 27 with 4334 views

Literary quality not essential (might be a bonus tho).


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Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 15:45 - Oct 29 by Churchman

My desert island book would be Clavell’s Shogun. A masterpiece.

Other favourites because I’m greedy:
Just about any Le Carre book
Winston Graham’s Poldark series
Lee Child’s Reacher series for a bit of escapism.
Bernard Cornwell’s Sharpe, Vagabond and Lost Kingdom series

Non-fiction:
Geoff Welham’s First Light (if you want to know what it’s like to learn to fly an aeroplane, this book will describe it perfectly for you)
James Holland’s Normandy 44
Alfred Lansing’s Endurance (the astonishing story of Shackleton’s trans-Antarctic expedition 2014-2016)

Classics:
The complete works of Dickens but just one? A Christmas Carol. One of the most important books ever written
Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo

Not quite what the OP asked for - apols

Edit: honourable mention to the Harry Potter books. Cleverly written and a good read.

[Post edited 29 Oct 15:47]

Did you read Brothers In Arms? The sherwoods clearly got right under his skin.

First Light is a great reccommendation too.

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Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 17:00 - Oct 30

brazil1982

Bill Bryson's travel books.
Misery by Stephen King

Most distracting, riveting, thrilling or hilarious un-put-downable books? on 23:10 - Oct 30

mellowblue

any spy drama by Len Deighton. Re-read them all and will re-read them again. More of a Better storyteller than Le Carre, though not as good a writer per see with his inate ability to create atmosphere and tension. Leighton is superior to Fleming as he delves into relationships and people more in depth than Fleming who merely tells the tale. Leighton 's three trilogy sets featuring Bernard Samson are very good as are the early ones, from the 1960s Ipcress File etc

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