What is the book you read most recently that you could not put down?
Joyce Kernan
TWELVE SHARP by Janet Evanovich. Like all her books, it kept me intrigued and laughing all the way through.
Teri Wilhelms
Two for the Road: Our Love Affair with American Food
JaneAnn
WHISKY ISLAND by Emilie Richards
HEY GOOD LOOKIN by Fern Michaels
Judy
That would be WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN by Lionel Shriver. Kevin Katchadourian committed a mass murder at his high school. Through his mother's letters to her estranged husband, we learn about Kevin's life from his birth to the terrible massacre. The mother, Eva, is trying to understand her son, and more importantly her part in making Kevin the way he was. The ending was shocking, and I don't think you will see it coming. Really couldn't put it down!!
Dodalodle
I read a lot of good books that are hard to put down, but the most recent was THE MORNING AFTER by Lisa Jackson.
William Weygandt
Dean Koontz's VELOCITY
Gail
THE GIRLS by Lori Lansens
Janice Gatewood
The Mermaid Chair
Jacqueline S. Klein
The best book I have read and
could not put down was ANGELS & DEMONS by Dan Brown This was a most fascinating story and the plot was unbelievable.
William Fredette
Mary, Mary
Jan Stephens
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen
Lyla Douce
SYMPTOMS OF WITHDRAWAL by Christopher Kennedy Lawford
Bridget Colontonio
THE RUINS by Scott Smith
M. Jones
1984 by George Orwell
Peggy
THE BLACK ORDER by James Rollins. It's an absolutely cutting-edge thriller and it is always a pleasure to see a new book by this man. It's a mystery, thriller, suspense, supernatural in some ways, and more.
Michelle Miller
The Devil Wears Prada
Melinda Jones
THE TENTH CIRCLE by Jodi PicouLt. Her books are always well researched and written about controversial subjects that make you think about all aspects of the story.
Randi Odierno
THE TRIBULATION FORCE by LaHaye and Jenkins. I am totally enthralled with the series thus far, although the most recent (2006) volume, THE RAPTURE, did not impress me like the first two of this series. I will begin the third, NICOLAE, shortly and am expecting it to be a page-turner as well!
L. Hann
ORCHID BEACH by Stuart Woods
Marge
The book I cannot put down is the one I'm reading now entitled THE GLASS LAKE by Mauve Binchy.
Gretchen Paul
THE VANISHED MAN by Jeffery Deaver kept me from doing anything else until I finished the book.
Cammie
THERE, WHERE THE PEPPER GROWS by Bem Le Hunte, a novel about a Jewish family living in Calcutta after having fled Poland during the Nazi occupation.
Born in Calcutta, presently living in Sydney Australia, this is Le Hunte's second novel. Her first is the THE SEDUCTION OF SILENCE, another novel that I couldn't put down.
Gina
A Million LIttle Pieces
Freda Mccallie
Beach Road
Teresa Steinert
I just finished GONE FOR GOOD by Harlan Coben. I read it in a day on the dock by a lake. It was an exciting and then disturbing read.
Betsy Beyler
The City of Falling Angels
Ray Palen
THE DEATH OF ACHILLES by Boris Akunin.
Wendy
DEAD BEAT by Jim Butcher (7th book in his Dresden Filesseries).
Nunu In Niagara
I would have to say the most recent book that kept me reading non stop was WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen.
Neda Maqsud
Nicholas Sparks's THE GUARDIAN
Linda S.
Itt was SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN by Lisa See. It was a beautiful story of friendship between two Chinese women from the time they are young girls and so much more!
Sue Beckley
MR. MONK GOES TO HAWAII by Lee Goldberg, is the second in a series of Monk books by one of the creators of the television series. The books are hilarious and well-crafted, and very Monk-ish!
Terri Cullen
SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN by Lisa See.
Judy s.
Gods in Alabama
Anne Edwards
STRANGE PIECE OF PARADISE by Terri Jentz (non-fiction)
Gale Zasada
THE PASSION OF MARY MAGDALEN by Elizabeth Cunningham
Arlene Freeman
CHASING THE DIME by Michael Connelly
Sheila Soloff
GUESTS OF THE AYATOLLAH by Mark Bowden.
Elaine Gutenstein
The book I have JUST finished, literally 10 minutes ago!, is THE NANNY DIARIES. I could not put it down and have had this book in my library since it came out. Imagine that! Very funny brain candy... It's a charming look at the other side of Mommyhood!
Kathleen Ryzewski
Peace Like a River
Bob
Holy Bible
Clarissa Higdon
Stephen King's CELL
Vicki T.
TELL NO ONE by Harlan Coben
There was not one boring moment in this entire book --- excellent.
Jimmy R. Coleman
I have read most of John D. McDonald's books, but have just come into a pile of his books. The good thing about old age is reading the same books over and feeling like it's the first time.
Linda M. Johnson
THE BOOKWOMAN'S LAST FLING by John Dunning
Tensy in Kansas City
NEVER LET ME GO by Kazuo Ishiguro
Kathy Chiocca
The Girls Who Went Away
Candace
THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL by Phillipa Gregory
Stephanie
I recently read NEVERWHERE by Neil Gaiman. It was one of those books I took every free five minutes of my day to read. A real pick-me-up book --- I suggest everyone read it!
Dawn Torvik-Wahba
HOW TO BE LOST by Amanda Eyre Ward
Robin Myers
When books are in a series or trilogy, I usually collect them all before I read so I can get to one right after the other. I spent sleepless nights this week with Nora Roberts and her Key Trilogy, followed by the In the Garden Trilogy.
Jennifer McGibbon
BLUE SMOKE by Nora Roberts
Ken Einhorn
Joseph Finder's KILLER INSTINCT
Don Siwicki
THE SECRET SUPPER by Javier Sierra
Jocelyn Pearce
BEFORE I GO by Riley Weston. If I could have, I'd have read it in one sitting!
Veronica Earley
THE MOONLIT CAGE by Linda Holeman
Jeanne Sheats
Angels & Demons
Judy Goldsmith
A WIDOW FOR ONE YEAR by John Irving
Ann
WITH NO ONE AS WITNESS by Elizabeth George. I'm addicted to Ms. George. She is an excellent writer.
Nancy Venters
TWELVE SHARP by Janet Evanovich
Jen
I cannot put down Erica Spindler's new book, COPYCAT. It is a riveting thriller and I think her best book so far.
Ronna Lord
BLACK ORDERS by James Rollins. Even though it reminded me of two other books that thrilled me, THREE DAYS TO NEVER by Tim Powers and COMES A HORSEMAN by Robert Liparulo, it held its own interest for me. They were all excellent!!!
Edward Garea
Berlin 1945
Diana Abshire
THE HIGHEST TIDE by Jim Lynch
Lynn
THE VANISHING POINT by Mary Sharratt
Amanda
ASPECTS OF THE NOVEL by E. M. Forster
Vee
S IS FOR SILENCE by Sue Grafton
Pam Kelly
SINGLE IN SUBURBIA by Wendy Wax.
Dianne Gordonn
KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL by Anthony Bourdain
Katharine Phenix
MARLEY & ME - I read it in one day.
Sheila
I read THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak last week --- excellent book! I loved it. It was well written, captivating, sad, and hard to put down. It's another one of those books classified as young adult/teen that is a great adult read as well.
Linda M. Williams
JUDGE & JURY by James Patterson
Katie Dean
THE PRINCESS BRIDE by William Goldman
Janet Martin
A FIELD OF DARKNESS by Cornelia Read
Corinne White
MIRACLES ON THE WATER by Tom Nagorski --- a true story about the will to survive during World War II.
Julie
The Kite Runner
Sarah Granville
TOUCHING DARKNESS by Scott Westerfeld
Rosalie Altmark
THE WHOLE WORLD OVER by Julia Glass
Veronica Earley
Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral
Rosalie Sambuco
WILD GINGER by Anchee Min
This story is about 1960s-70s China during the time of the Cultural Revolution with Chairman Mao. I could not put it down until I finished it at 2 AM. It is worth losing sleep to finish reading.
Rosalie Sambuco
A GOOD YEAR by Peter Mayle
A very good, light, summer read about the vinyards of France.
Cecilia Doyle
THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER and BLINDNESS
They were very interesting and hard to put down. I would recommend both of them.
Jean Hackett
THE PACT by Jodi Picoult was a real page turner. I read it over a weekend.
Gail Peck
My Friend Leonard
Catherine Lee
THE ITALIAN SECRETARY by Caleb Carr
Brenda Keller
SLEEPING BEAUTY by Phillip Margolin
Donna Marton
SPEAKS THE SONGBIRD vol. II by Robert McCammon. After reading this 1600's novel of a wronged witch, lost treasure, and her unassuming champion, I Must get vol. I. This book has more twists and turns than a midwestern corn maze!
Dorothy Halligan
THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER by Kim Edwards
Debbie
THE MARCH by E.L. Doctorow. Excellent book --- I highly recommend it.
Peggy Jebavy
TWELVE SHARP by Janet Evanovich
Edie Manning
Sleeping with Fear
Mike Charles
SHADOW MAN by Cody McFadyen
A first novel by this writer, which focused on the exploits of a female FBI agent who specializes in tracking and nabbing serial killers. This saga deals with the investigation and eventual capture of a heinous but briliant killer who fancies himself a modern-day Jack the Ripper.
Gina M
I am reading KRISTIN LAVRANSDATTER by Sigrid Undset. It is a hefty volume (1,124 pages) and I have been toting it everywhere. I hate for this book to end!
Patricia Soule
MARCH by Geraldine Brooks
Sarah T.
CLOUD ATLAS by David Mitchell
Leslie Johnston
The Glass Castle
Jamille
FALSE IMPRESSION by Jeffrey Archer
Vera
MIDNIGHT AT THE DRAGON CAFE by Judy Fong Bates
Heather Murdock
I loved LITTLE EARTHQUAKES by Jennifer Weiner.
Lashell
SUZANNE'S DIARY FOR NICHOLAS by James Patterson
Marion
TALES OF A FEMALE NOMAD by Rita Golden Gelman
Marilyn Shoemaker
FLIRTING WITH FORTY by Jane Porter
Loretta Sanford
BEACH ROAD by James Patterson
Josephine
THE STOLEN CHILD by Keith Donohue
Susan Anderson
The Secret Life of Bees
Stefanie
Lisa Jackson's COLD BLOODED
Gail
Cody McFayden's SHADOW MAN
Sarah
NEVER LET ME GO by Kazuo Ishiguro. Even though the plot was made obvious by reviewers and/or the writing itself, I couldn't stop reading the prose and got really caught up in the narrative's eerie "ambience."
Linda Johnson
THE 4th Of JULY by James Patterson
Emily
SHANTARAM by G.D. Roberts
Joan Litke
THE SUSPECT by Michael Robotham
Pam from Kentucky
USER I. D. by Jenefer Shute. Great, fast-paced read and so timely too!
Joanne Pons
Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
Anu
The Kite Runner
Kellie
PEACHTREE ROAD by Anne Rivers Siddons
Ashley
HOUSE by Ted Dekker
Stewart Munroe
W.E.B. Griffin and his son William Butterworth's new book, THE SABOTEURS.
Dolores Garnica
NIGHT OF THE JAGUAR by Michael Gruber
Sandra Furlotte
FALLEN GODS by Quintin Jardine
Terri Loeffler
LABYRINTH by Kate Mosse
Marilyn Ward
I really liked A LONG WAY DOWN by Nick Hornby --- it was funny and sad at the same time.
Susan Anderson
The Kite Runner
Sue
CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO HEAVEN by Fannie Flagg
Mariko Kawamoto
BENEATH A MARBLE SKY: This amazing new novel retells the story behind the building of the Taj Mahal. It's been years since I so enjoyed a book. I was moved to tears by its beauty, and my fingers couldn't turn the pages fast enough!
P.R. Crawford
MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND by M. William Phelps: I hear about crimes on the news, but to read the background is shocking and so so sad.
LaDonna Carrington
THE CONSTANT GARDENER by John le Carre
Noreen
To Kill A Mockingbird
Diane
THE PRESIDENT'S ASSASSIN by Brian Haig
Diana McCormick
THE KITE RUNNER and THE HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG
Linda Guthrie
The Clockmaker
Robin Kall
SWEET RUIN by Cathi Hanauer
Maureen
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen. A very interesting story about the circus in the 1930s.
Beth Crowley
SPEAK OF THE DEVIL by Richard Hawke
Leslie Madigan
Kill Me
Mary Dropkin
RUSSKA by Edward Rutherfurd --- My summer goal is to finish reading all of his books. I have two left, LONDON and THE FOREST.
Mary Ward
CAGE OF STARS by Jacquelyn Mitchard pulled me in from the first page and didn't let go even after I finished it. Amazing book!
Silvia Rocha
A Wedding in December
Aarti
THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak - Amazing, amazing, amazing.
Karen Barnett
LOST LAKE by Phillip Margolin
Ann Marie Feitt
MERCY by Jodi Picoult
Angela
BONE THIEF by Thomas O' Callaghan
Brenda Broadway
THE HUSBAND by Dean Koontz
Rosalie Ciardullo
RANDOM WINDS by Belva Plain
Steve Kellepouris
Velocity
Lori Dorman
THE KITE RUNNER ... awesome!
Dana Wales
I am rereading all of Laurell K Hamilton's Anita Blake books. I am on OBSIDIAN BUTTERLFY, which I loved and had not read before. I can't wait to get to the newest.
Toni Savchuck
Women of the Silk
Heidi Freedman
ACTS OF FAITH by Philip Caputo
Dodalodle
I just finished reading COPYCAT by Erica Spindler and it was another great book that was hard to put down.
Dodalodle
I recently read SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY by Jill Barnet.
Dawn Torvik-Wahba
I couldn't put down THE KITE RUNNER. What a great read! It's both a plot-driven and character-driven book. I'll be reading that one again.
Lorraine
WHITE GHOST GIRLS by Alice Greenway -- it is one of those books when the author leads you to the end result in the beginning but you read to find out how they got there in the first place!
Donna Alspach
LET THERE BE BLOOD by Jane Jakeman
Judy
The Kite Runner
Gloria
THE HALO EFFECT by M. J. Rose
Larena Wirum
THE COVE by Catherine Coulter
Danny
It doesn't happen to me too often, but I recently read WITNESS TO MYSELF by Seymour Shubin and found it very hard to put down.
Ronna Lord
BLACK ORDERS by James Rollins
Margaret Franson
BREAK NO BONES by Kathy Reichs
Another great forensics thriller from Reichs, this one set in South Carolina and dealing with the murderous trade in human organs.
Bengt Heurlin
Stieg Larsson's FLICKAN SOM LEKTE MED DÖDEN ("The Girl Who Played With Death") This is the second book in a trilogy. I hope it will be translated into English.
SM
Phillipa Gregory's THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
Gwen
ORIGIN IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
Jennifer Morrell
I could not put DEAD AND LOVING IT down, and I couldn't stop blushing when I was in public.
Norma Filler
Abide With Me
Norma Filler
The Space Between Us
Judy Moomaugh
Sara Gruen's WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Norma Filler
Any Bitter Thing
Marla Kallin
The Girl From Charnelle
Elizabeth Padgett
SHY BOY by Monty Roberts
Patty Shively
BLUE WATER by A. Manette Ansay
Cathy Neil
MY SISTER'S KEEPER by Jodi Picoult
Sandra Stevens
ANGELS FALL by Nora Roberts
Corinne Bridges
THE DAYS OF SUMMER by Jill Barnett
Corinne Bridges
WHEN LIGHT BREAKS by Patti Callahan Henry
Debbie Moore
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Mickie Young
The Virgin of Small Plains
Cathy Doyle
I just recently read WIDDERSHINS, Charles DeLint's most recentNewford Novel. This was hard to put down since I love his modern fantasies and it tied up some threads in the continuing story.
Barb Broberg
THE BOOK OF THE DEAD by Llincoln Child and Douglas Preston
Margaret Nance
THE KING OF LIES by John Hart: This was a book I could not put down until I had turned the last page! It is riveting. This is a great beach read. I hope there will be a second book by this author soon.
Mary Ellen Haney
THE WRONG HOSTAGE by Elizabeth Lowell - A great read that moves quickly and is very suspenseful.
Kathy Evers
THE MOTIVE by John Lescroart
Joanne Fisher
The Husband
Beth Cummings
Marley & Me
Janis
SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN by Lisa See
Marilyn Shoemaker
Roxanne St. Claire's THRILL ME TO DEATH, which will be released in July.
L. Gettle
CHILL OF FEAR by Kay Hooper
Nancy Venters
1) FULL OF GRACE by Dorthea Benton Frank
2) BREAK NO BONES by Kathy Reichs
Roberta Solmundson
Digging to America
Rita
THE CAMEL CLUB by David Baldacci
Bob Runyon
Janet Evanovich's TWEVE SHARP
Ellen Hudock
JEWEL by Brett Lott
Lisa Langcake
COMING HOME by Nora Roberts
Patricia Barton
TRUTH AND BEAUTY by Ann Pratchett
Kathy Evers
THE GLASS CASTLE by Jeannette Walls. It was touching, funny and painfully true.
Linda Kreisle
BEACH ROAD by James Patterson
Elizabeth Saurer
TRIANGLE: it held me from the first page until the end. What a woman! I don't want to give too much away.
Shellie
SHIVER by Lisa Jackson
Pat
TONIGHT I SAY GOODBYE by Michael Koryta
Jan Stephens
COVER THE BUTTER by Carrie Kabak
Rema Comras
The Book Thief
Dolora
The Kite Flyer
April Lemesh
Without a doubt, it was THE DEATH OF A PRESIDENT by William Manchester. I was a little late to the game, but all the detail was so much more interesting to me now as an adult than the 16 year old I was at the time.
Nina
A MILLION LITTLE PIECES by James Frey
Whether this was truth, fiction, or fictionalized truth, I found it to be a fascinating glimpse inside a world that I never hope to visit. This should be a "must read" for all High School students. Taking this journey from addiction to recovery was a life-changing experience that has forever altered my views on addiction and recovery.
LaDonna Carrington
THE CONSTANT GARDENER by John le Carre
M-E Wiggins
TRACE by Patricia Cornwell
J.R. Monahan
SALEM FALLS by Jodi Picoult
Dorothy Distefano
THE BOOK OF THE DEAD by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Matthew Eng
4th OF JULY by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
Anna Robinson
THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL by Phillippa Gregory. I read it in two days!!
John Smit
THE STRANGER HOUSE by Reginald Hill
NE Smith
THE HUSBAND by Dean Koontz
Sharon Thompson
The Secret Life of Bees
Trish
OVER THE LINE by Cindy Gerard
Rita Carter
CREEPERS was a page turner for me.
Shannon Leonetti
THE SPACE BETWEEN US by Thrity Umigar
Kris Jodon
The Birth of Venus
Robert Page
YEAR OF WONDERS by Geraldine Brooks
A story of devastation and heartbreak told in an enthralling and most descriptive manner.
Heather
I love SOMETHING BORROWED by Emily Giffin! I read the book in one day and went and got SOMETHING BLUE and BABY PROOF the next day!
Diana Lekus
I am rereading Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe's Regiment. I would encourage everyone to read all the books in this series.
Susan Fichter
EYE OF VENGEANCE by Jonathon King
Clair Lambright
LEFT TO TELL by Imaculee Ilibagiza
Arianna Hawkins
AIN'T SHE SWEET? by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. This is NOT your normal romance story --- it's that and better!
Lynn Ketelsen
THE TENTH CIRCLE by Jodi Piccoult
Valerie Giambona
THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini. I loved it and couldn't put it down.
Elaine
In The Company of Liars
Kathy Vieira
We just read THE PROBLEM WITH MURMUR LEE by Connie May Fowler for our book group. We actually won the books and an author chat, which was incredible! The book was fascinating and written with an original twist. A delightful read and a delightful author!
Roxie
AFTER YOU'D GONE by Maggie O'Farrell
Paula Hess
THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak
Sue Johnson
TALK TALK by T. C. Boyle --- In his usual dazzling prose, Boyle tracks a deaf woman's pursuit (along with her hearing boyfriend) of an unscrupulous and dangerous thief who has stolen her identity.
Vicki Simon
There were three so far this summer: PICTURE PERFECT by Jodi Picoult, THE LAST SONG OF DUSK by Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi, and WICKED by Gregory Maguire
Robin Coker
WARNING SIGNS by Stephen White, which is several years old.
Christine Thomson
First Person Plural
Corky Mayo
COLD MOON by Jeffery Deaver
Corky Mayo
KILLER DREAMS by Iris Johansen
Melissa Holland
CRUMPLED PAPER DOLLS: A NEW ORLEANS POET --- a book of poetry, prose, and journals by Matthew Nolan. It is dark, disturbing, honest, and beautifully written.
Marilyn Shoemaker
IRRESISTIBLE by Susan Mallery, a July HQN release.
Jodi
HOUSE by Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker
Dina
The Fountainhead
Dia
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Ashley
MY SISTER'S KEEPER by Jodi Picoult
Bernice
THE ROCK WALL by Paula Wall
Christy
THE DARK TOWER by Stephen King.
