Can you help me find a book to read?

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry might work for you.
Or:
The Unliekly Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

or:
Something by Rumer Godden such as Greengage Summer.

or:

Have you read Pride and Prejudice?

Have you read Pillars of the Earth? I just re-read it.

Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand is a novel that you might enjoy.

I’ll second Pillars of the Earth. SO emotional – you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll cheer and boo. It’s a great read.

Glad you enjoyed The Brief History of the Dead!

Anything by Terry Pratchett.

The Martian by Andy Weir

The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende

Anything of Amy Tans

Dragon Riders of Pern series.

The Girl who saved the King of Sweden. It’s a hilarious rollicking good yarn

Ready, Player One.

Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Dragons of Winter Night
Dragons of Spring Dawning

I’ve tremendously enjoyed the Christopher Moore books that I’ve read:

Lamb: The Story of Biff, Christ’s Childhood Buddy
Coyote Blue
You Suck!
The Serpent of Venice

They’re humorous without being silly. Great beach / fireside reads.

You want some fantasy? How about trying the Chrestomanci series? It’s sort of like Harry Porter but a bit complicated. At least it’s a good read if you want something to spend the night with.

Go to the public library and wander the stacks. Pull a random book off the shelf and see what it’s about. Look at the book next to it. Turn around and pull a book off the shelf behind you. Walk around the corner and do it again. I have found some remarkably good stuff that way, books that nobody would ever have suggested to me.

Thanks, all. You people are very dependable. I looked around and picked a bunch, choosing the ones which would arrive on time for my holiday (I order on abebooks). I’m looking forward to ten days of reading in France!

@Seek So much! I loved some of the ideas. I feel like I’ll have to read it again, I bet I missed a ton of the stuff I could have discovered!

@janbb Yep, I have, but thanks for the other suggestions. I ordered both A.J. Fikry and Harold Fry.

@rojo I haven’t. Thanks!

@longgone Kin i come too? I’ll bring more books!

^ “Kin i come”....Are you sure you can read, penguin? ;)

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Aww – just trying to be cute and lovable so you’d take me with…

I’d take you in a heartbeat. Come on over! You can join me for quiet reading time, French food, and hikes with dogs. Just be careful Wilson doesn’t eat you.

It’s a plan!

Come and see me too, you two! Lots of holiday reading books in my French house

@Stinley We could have a blast together, the three of us!

A fabulous French Fluther friend fest and feast

Oh, that sounds amazing. Two bookies at my service! :)

Here is but a wee smattering of some of the best books I’ve read in the last couple of years.

The Last Anniversary by Lianne Moriarty

Anything from the Elm Creek Quilts Series by Jennifer Chiaverini. I’ve read “The Quilters Apprentice” and “The Cross Country Quilters” and “The Quilter’s Legacy” and loved all of them. They are inter-related, but it doesn’t really matter what order you read them in.

Death by Cashmere by Sally Goldenbaum. This is part of a series too, but I just discovered this book and haven’t yet read any of the others. Looking forward to it though.

And one of my favorite books of all time, Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher, or pretty much anything else by her, but this one is one of my favorite books by any author.

^ Thank you. I’ll come back to this when I’ve finished all the other ones.