Recommend a good page turner?

[GTaudiophile]

I will be going on vacation soon. Any suggestions for an entertaining book?

Nothing too serious.

 

[MoPHo]

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. It's a comedy about the apocalypse.

 

[zinfamous]

Ulysses.

Well it's a page-turner for me, anyway.

 

[Nik]

Rogue Squadron

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

The Horatio Hornblower series.

 

[MotF Bane]

Vertical Run, by Joseph Garber. Won't even take a full day though.

 

[Glitchny]

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

just finished it earlier today, couldn't put it down. Loved the story and premise.

 

[GTaudiophile]

So are these action? Thrillers? Dramas?

 

[GTaudiophile]

I must admit I enjoyed Dan Brown's stuff...like the techno-thriller...in terms entertainment value at least...until I figured out his plot lines were all the same.

 

[cronos]

If you like sci-fi, I highly recommend the Old Man's War trilogy by John Scalzi.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Well, not too sci-fi. Not like Star Trek/Wars books.

I meant like techno-thrillers...well researched.

Like "Night Fall" by Nelson DeMille.

 

[Peelback79]

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
The Horatio Hornblower series.

Best....porn....ever. But seriously, I'm into Clive Cussler novels. Action/adventure based around his more popular character Dirk Pitt and one of my favorite but lesser know characters; Juan Cabrillo. He's a pretty good author, his books don't keep me riveted, and they can be a little predictable, but they ain't bad.

-Peelback

Edit: Found this page turner. Right here at AT forums. Some good 'ol boys just necro'd a 3 year old thread on where to buy bulk beef online. Epic, simply epic.

 

[natto fire]

Since you mentioned DeMille, his cold war books Charm School and Talbot Odyssey were hard for me to put down when I read them. I also was that way with quite a few Crichton books, Prey Airframe and Disclosure come to mind. This doesn't really fit your genre, but Cormac McCarthy's books have all been "page turners" IMO.

 

[TruePaige]

I always use my fingers.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Originally posted by: Peelback79

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
The Horatio Hornblower series.

Best....porn....ever. But seriously, I'm into Clive Cussler novels. Action/adventure based around his more popular character Dirk Pitt and one of my favorite but lesser know characters; Juan Cabrillo. He's a pretty good author, his books don't keep me riveted, and they can be a little predictable, but they ain't bad.

-Peelback

Edit: Found this page turner. Right here at AT forums. Some good 'ol boys just necro'd a 3 year old thread on where to buy bulk beef online. Epic, simply epic.

I second the Clive Cussler novels but, I like old school. 🙂

 

[nageov3t]

Who Censored Roger Rabbit

really nothing like the movie at all.

 

[CallMeJoe]

Originally posted by: TruePaige
I always use my fingers.

I like to employ midgets. They don't block the text.

 

[SlitheryDee]

I thought Ilium by Dan Simmons was pretty engaging. I recently read "The Mist" by Stephen King and it was quick and easy to read, if not his best work.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Read about Bill Hicks.

wikipedia page

In short, he was America's most famous unknown comic. He was a true comics comic. Truely one of the best. Sadly, he was not known because he would not water down his act to be on Carson and Leterman.

Seriously, best comic ever. And his biography was a wonderful read:
American Scream: The Bill Hicks Story