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[venta]

Reading recommendations sought!

I am off to hospital on Monday, so am looking to stock my e-reader up with extremely lightweight reading matter. (I'm not opposed to proper books, of course, but during non mobile periods the simplicity of download vs. shop and clicking next vs. going to the bookshelf is quite appealing.)

So, what should I be reading?  I think, for mental bubblegum my tastes run rather more towards (say) YA sci-fi than they do towards chick-lit. Everyone keeps telling me I should be stocking up on T.V. boxed sets, but T.V. isn't really my thing.

I'm currently reading The Screaming Staircase and sadly finding it a little unsatisfying. I'm not sure what age range it's aimed at, but it does seem very simplistic. I loved the Bartimaeus books, but have been a bit underwhelmed by Lockwood & Co.

EditJust for clarity, I don't require YA sci-fi. It was intended as a frinstance, not a demand. Thanks for all suggestions!

Comments

[ringbark.livejournal.com]

I may have mentioned The Time Traveller's Wife to you in the past. If not, I'll mention it again. I think that makes for a paradox.
Also, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
I also suggest catching uo on stuff you meant to read but never got round to. Things that were on my list were things like A Christmas Carol, Alice, Lord of the Flies, To Kill A Mocking Bird.
If I mention Jeffrey Archer's short stories, you will point and laugh, but you shouldn't. The short story is all but lost as an art, and he is responsible at least in part for its resurrection. So is Stephen King. Try his short stories too.
You will note that my suggestions are all fairly short. Maybe your eyesight is better than mine.

[venta.livejournal.com]

I think the books I've never got round to reading are usually those that are (or are perceived by me to be) harder work. So exactly what I'm not after :) Is The Time Traveller's Wife a simple read? I don't think that was the impression I had of it.

[ringbark.livejournal.com]

All i can saybis that a combination of eyesight and not reading too much hard stuff when I was young means that it is rare fir me to get through a whole book if it is challenging, but I did get through TTW and enjoyed it. I have not seen the movie, but I have heard it is not that good.
Exactly the same comments can be made about Chocolat, by the way. Add that to the list too, or not.

[venta.livejournal.com]

Not, because I've already read Chocolat :) I haven't seen the film, though.

[shermarama]

I'd say that The Time Traveller's Wife is a very emotional sort of book, so once you get hooked you get really drawn into and carried along with it. I thus can't say whether it's a simple read, as I was too busy with All The Feels to think about how they were being achieved. (I am not the sort of person who believes in a Love Of Your Life, but I think I do for the duration of this book.)