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dorkman
dorkman aka jeff chamberlain is a 43.99 year old boy, has been a member since January 16, 2007, has scored 12620 submissions, giving an average score of 2.07.
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  Jul 31 '08 by dorkman        21 Comments        Watch this      Share:  Share on facebook    Share on delicious    Share on digg    Share on MySpace    Tweet this    Stumble this    Share this on Kaboodle   
I need recomendations for beach reading
Yep. I'm going to the beach for 10 day, to re-create myself.

What should I read?

I like:
literary fiction (and would love to find someone new)
crime stories/mystery fiction (but not tripe)
humor (like David Sedaris)

Please advise.

smitten kitten
smitten kitten on Jul 31 '08 at 4:48pm
For mystery fiction I love the author Harlan Coben stand alone novels:

Hold Tight
The Woods
The Innocent
Just One Look
No Second Chance
Gone for Good
Tell No One

His books are easy and entertaining reading, I finish them quickly cos I can't put them down.
dorkman
dorkman on Jul 31 '08 at 4:50pm
I do like Coben, and I've only read the last three on your list.

I would love to read a new Preston and Child, but there isn't one yet.
dorkman
dorkman on Jul 31 '08 at 4:50pm
Thanks, by the way!
smitten kitten
smitten kitten on Jul 31 '08 at 4:51pm
Have you tried Jeffery Deaver? I got hooked on his Lincoln Ryhme series.
dorkman
dorkman on Jul 31 '08 at 4:52pm
hm. Never heard of him. I'll look it up now...
smitten kitten
smitten kitten on Jul 31 '08 at 4:53pm
I also like Brad Meltzer.
dorkman
dorkman on Jul 31 '08 at 4:54pm
ah, he wrote the bone collector. Saw the movie and liked it...
smitten kitten
smitten kitten on Jul 31 '08 at 4:55pm
Oh no! the movie was horrible compaired to the book. Worst translation ever!

haha, I have strong oppions about that one.
smitten kitten
smitten kitten on Jul 31 '08 at 4:55pm
*opinions
dorkman
dorkman on Jul 31 '08 at 4:55pm
I read a couple Meltzer books, a long time ago. I liked 'em.

Excellent! That's two authors to peruse in the Borders tonight.
dorkman
dorkman on Jul 31 '08 at 4:56pm
Not having read the book probably helped me with that one.

I did think it was funny how Denzel didn't look anything like a quadrapalegic.
smitten kitten
smitten kitten on Jul 31 '08 at 4:56pm
that and the main character isn't black.
shirtflirt
shirtflirt on Jul 31 '08 at 4:56pm
aldous huxley's "island"
juliejeremiah
juliejeremiah on Jul 31 '08 at 4:59pm
Get The Zodiac by Robert Graysmith....I found it very hard to put down.
dorkman
dorkman on Jul 31 '08 at 5:00pm
sweet! more recommendations

I leave tomorrow. Do they have bookstores in Florida?
Nymeria
Nymeria on Jul 31 '08 at 5:08pm
I'd recommend anything by Nick Hornby, like 'a long way down'. Also maybe something by Murakami, 'after dark' is a very good book.
shirtflirt
shirtflirt on Jul 31 '08 at 5:11pm
they only have old retired people in florida

get yer books now!
FionaB
FionaB on Jul 31 '08 at 6:06pm
liiikkeee TOTALLY the Twilight series
LOLZwtf
dorkman
dorkman on Jul 31 '08 at 8:14pm
wow, nice intertube-speak Fiona.
WarDrobeInSpareOom
WarDrobeInSpareOom on Jul 31 '08 at 8:16pm
AHAHA at bookstores in Florida.
little miss shortie.
little miss shortie. on Jul 31 '08 at 8:17pm
kevin brooks = amazing
really good mystery author
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