I usually read suspense/mystery/thriller books and need something different. Any suggestions?
Hi all! I’ve been in a reading lull and it’s really starting to bug me. I think I need a palate cleanser. I usually ready suspense/mystery/thriller books and need something different. Any suggestions? I’m open to anything!
Epic fantasy: A Song of Ice and Fire, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Dark Tower, etc. For one offs I like Replay by Ken Grimwood or Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin. Some of the classics as well such as The Sorrows of Young Werther, Candide, Heart of Darkness, Siddhartha, Zorba the Greek, Jekyll and Hyde. I’ve found all of those to be great. If you want to get weird, The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart.
I’ve felt like that before after reading some heavy material for awhile and read the Percy Jackson series because it is so light, fun, and easy. Something like that may be what you are searching for. I like Greek mythology so it worked out well.
The blood of Eden trilogy
Lady Julia Grey series is what I use as a palette cleanser.
When I hit that point , I turn to young adult fiction. Right now I’m reading Wonder and loving it!!
I agree with using YA to reboot. I just finished Tell Me Three Things and now I’m ready to dive back into that nonfiction book that slows me down so!
I love YA! I just finished Illuminae – maybe I’ll hit Wonder next…
@Jodi, I just finished Wonder, loved it!!
@Diane: It just arrived in my free book order at work, so it’s moved up the list!
Following. ?
Lacy Eye by Jessica Treadway
The 13th tale by Diane Setterfield? Or a fun fluffy easy read reset might be City of Ember.
? light fluff maybe? Janet Evonovich – Stephanie Plum series is perfect and fun, like beach reading.
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls was amazing.
The Atomic Weight of Love
Anything by Sophie Kinsella especially Undomesticated Goddess or the Shopaholic series. She is my go to author when I need something light hearted
Read a quick, trashy romance. Nice fast way to jazz things up, with little effort.
I just finished Truth or Beard – hilariously trashy romance, and I now have a crush on a fictional man named Cletus, LOL
The Rosie Project
Moon Called- it’s good summer crack.
Moby dick.
The Name of the rose
Watership downs
Non fiction:
The grey eminence
The devils of loudun
Sure.you are.joking Mr. Feynman
Just read No Biking in the House Without a Helmet by Melissa Green. True story, lots of fun, well written
Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson. Highly recommended!! Uplifting but not at all saccharine or trashy.
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore. So weird but cool, I was on the edge of my seat, and also laughed out loud.
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch is fast-paced, thought-provoking, page-turner love story…read it!
Glad to hear, it’s on my list
Loved this one!
In a dark, dark wood by Ruth ware.
I just finished it and it was awesome!
I loved the format of Illuminae by Aime Kaufman and Jay Kristoff – science fiction presented via emails, documents, instant message conversations, etc. I’ve been reading it for a while, because my e-ink reader wouldn’t open it, and reading it on my phone sucked. Once I got the physical book, I finished it in two days!
Now I’m trying to decide what’s next…
Mr Holmes, by Mitch Cullin although it involves some crime solving, it’s mostly about Holmes as an old man and his friendship to a young boy
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its odd how this happens me too so reading shorrt stories always my go to when feeling jaded