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Post by ~summer~ on Jun 6, 2019 3:40:51 GMT
We are leaving soon on a two week trip: long plane rides and part of the time there will be no wifi and we will be very remote (the arctic!) - obviously I need some good reading material. Just curious what others bring. I'll have a couple of my New Yorker magazines and I'm also in the middle of a couple of novels but want to grab either some paperbacks or load up my kindle before we go. I guess usually I like page turners on plane rides... so if anyone has any recommendations  Just curious what others like to read. Thanks! |
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Post by birukitty on Jun 6, 2019 3:52:26 GMT
Travel books on where I am going and at least one huge novel, or two, paperbacks that I know I'll like. Last time my trip was for 28 days in Europe so I packed Diana Gabaldon novels in the Outlander series. I don't read ebooks (I know, I know) yet. It's still all paper for me. I have them all in hardback but I bought the cheap paperback versions (2 of them) and packed 1 in my suitcase (in case I finished one) and one in my carry-on. When I got to Poland I actually ended up cutting this huge novel in two (Rick Steve's suggestion for his travel books) and using masking tape to bind the edges. That way I could pack the half I wasn't reading in my suitcase and the half I was in my carry-on while on the trains-it was much lighter that way. Again, I know it would have been much easier with an ebook system but this worked very well for me, surprisingly well and the paperback cost me very little. I did cringe quite a bit inside cutting a book in half that way-you know destroying a precious book. I still have both pieces. I simply cannot throw away books-that's sacrilegious. As far as needing reading suggestions-if you need those you can always check out our weekly reading thread. I get great suggestions on what books to read from there, or you can post a thread asking for what great books Peas have read recently. |
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Post by StephDRebel on Jun 6, 2019 3:55:31 GMT
I like to read books that are set in the areas I'm traveling.
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Post by SockMonkey on Jun 6, 2019 4:10:11 GMT
We are leaving soon on a two week trip: long plane rides and part of the time there will be no wifi and we will be very remote (the arctic!) - obviously I need some good reading material. Just curious what others bring. I'll have a couple of my New Yorker magazines and I'm also in the middle of a couple of novels but want to grab either some paperbacks or load up my kindle before we go. I guess usually I like page turners on plane rides... so if anyone has any recommendations Just curious what others like to read. Thanks! I always bring a couple of New Yorkers for the plane, too! I load up my kindle as well. Recently, I read The Dreamers which was really good. |
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Post by mimima on Jun 6, 2019 4:18:06 GMT
I like a big, fat saga for traveling
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Post by ~summer~ on Jun 6, 2019 4:23:49 GMT
I also usually like books set in where we are traveling, which is usually easy: I read John Muir when we are in Yosemite, Elin Hildebrand when we are at the beach etc, but this one is too hard for that . |
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Post by birukitty on Jun 6, 2019 4:30:36 GMT
I also usually like books set in where we are traveling, which is usually easy: I read John Muir when we are in Yosemite, Elin Hildebrand when we are at the beach etc, but this one is too hard for that . Why? Where in the arctic are you going? If you post this question to the Reading Peas my bet is you'll get some suggestions |
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Post by ~summer~ on Jun 6, 2019 4:39:56 GMT
I also usually like books set in where we are traveling, which is usually easy: I read John Muir when we are in Yosemite, Elin Hildebrand when we are at the beach etc, but this one is too hard for that . Why? Where in the arctic are you going? If you post this question to the Reading Peas my bet is you'll get some suggestions Svalbard . But also Copenhagen and Southern Norway. A book like The Great Alone (loved that) would be good.... |
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Post by birukitty on Jun 6, 2019 4:56:36 GMT
I went to Goodreads and in Listopia and entered "Books set in Norway" and there was a small list. Here is what came up-the books that showed up written in English.
The Snowman by Jo Nesbo
The Body in the Fjord by Katherine Hall Page
Valkyrie Rising by Ingrid Paulson
The Butterfly Effect by Pernille Rygg
As far as the arctic goes you can go to goodreads.com and put in the search engine "arctic" and over 4,000 titles come up. You can search through the titles (if you hover over one with your mouse the summery of the book comes up so you can see what it's about), and hopefully find something there that interests you.
I hope you find something you like.
I do remember now that when I was going to Poland and Germany on that trip my father handed me a copy of "The Kommandant's Girl" by Pam Jenoff that took place in Krakow, Poland and especially in the castle in Krakow called Wawel Castle. My father had been there previously on a trip with my mother and he'd just finished reading the book. He wanted me to read that book before I reached the castle. I did and it made the castle come alive.
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Post by finaledition on Jun 6, 2019 5:00:37 GMT
I like my books light (as in fluff) and light (as in on my kindle). I also like book that are somehow related to where we travel. And I’m pretty sure Wherr’d You. Go Bernadette has some travel to the attic.
(ETA I just looked and it is Antarctica that is part of this book. And it’s also coming out as a movie this summer).
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Post by Gennifer on Jun 6, 2019 5:15:19 GMT
I took five on my recent vacation... just got home yesterday. - The Obsession by Nora Roberts: Decent enough, and she's one of my go-to authors. Not one of my favorites by her, but she's a solid writer, and I know what I'm getting. I liked that it was a one-and-done book, instead of her formulaic trilogies. Another good one by her that's newish (within the last few years) is Shelter in Place.
- I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella: Easily one of my favorite authors, but this wasn't quite as laugh-out-loud funny as her usual. I don't love her Shopaholic series, but a lot of her others are my all-time favorite chick-lit reads! (Can You Keep a Secret?, Undomestic Goddess, I've Got Your Number, My (Not So) Perfect Life, and Remember Me? are all fun, light ones if you haven't read them.)
- Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan: Meh. This has been on my "to read" list for a couple of years, but I had to slog through it. It took me 3-4 days to read, which is a long time for me! Glad I didn't buy the whole trilogy.
- Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman: I really got into this one. Suspenseful and intriguing! Would definitely read more by this author.
- Beach House for Rent by Mary Alice Monroe: A bit boring. I didn't realize this was the fourth book in a series, but her characters just seemed... flat? And not really believable male voices, if that makes sense. Wouldn't recommend.
ETA: I forgot I also read an e-book on the flight home. I think it was a Kindle First choice at some point in the last few months, but it wasn't bad... kept my attention well! It was called I'm Fine and Neither Are You by Camille Pagán.
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Post by milocat on Jun 6, 2019 5:20:04 GMT
I just read whatever I'm feeling next since we have often visited the same place a few or numerous times (as we do in the summer).
Some good suggestions already. You could try At The Mountain's Edge by Genevieve Graham it's about the Klondike Gold Rush. So not quite Alaska since you're cruising and not driving, but pretty close. Some of the gold rush made it's way to Alaska eventually, so their journey would have been further.
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Post by flanz on Jun 6, 2019 6:35:05 GMT
- Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman: I really got into this one. Suspenseful and intriguing! Would definitely read more by this author.
Thanks so much for this rec. Just bought it for my trip next week! |
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Post by farmgirl on Jun 6, 2019 14:14:21 GMT
I started reading these replies and had to laugh at myself. I always gravitate toward trashy romances, crotch novels, or spy/suspense novels, aka Dan Brown, David Baldacci... OR Self help, motivational, personal growth.  The paradox is not lost on me. I usually buy second hand paperbacks to take with me and leave somewhere for someone to find if I'm going to the beach, otherwise I load my kindle up so I have a nice selection to choose from. |
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Post by ntsf on Jun 6, 2019 14:26:32 GMT
I just read Guns of August by Tuchman on vacation and loved it... you will love swalbad. if you go to longyearbyen. I found lovely little art pieces by sale by local artists..
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Post by hutchfan on Jun 6, 2019 14:46:09 GMT
I have really stopped carrying books with me most of the time now. I try to make it a point to hit a bookstore where ever I am vacationing at. I find I am usually to busy doing tourist things that I never have time to read.
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Post by pierkiss on Jun 6, 2019 15:10:16 GMT
Fluffy summery beach fiction books. Books with a fantastic plot thatsuck me in and I can’t wait to devour them. Nothing too dark or overly serious. No history books. No biographies. Sometimes photography related books/magazines.
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Post by workingclassdog on Jun 6, 2019 15:17:56 GMT
I started reading these replies and had to laugh at myself. I always gravitate toward trashy romances, crotch novels, or spy/suspense novels, aka Dan Brown, David Baldacci... OR Self help, motivational, personal growth. The paradox is not lost on me. I usually buy second hand paperbacks to take with me and leave somewhere for someone to find if I'm going to the beach, otherwise I load my kindle up so I have a nice selection to choose from. I'll laugh along with you.. I do the same... I call it my fluff reading... mainly romances... I never even respond to these threads hahaha |
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Post by hop2 on Jun 6, 2019 15:20:15 GMT
Inexpensive books from a used book sale so I don’t mind if I loose it or it gets ruined somehow. Other than that anything atcall
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Post by GiantsFan on Jun 6, 2019 15:45:51 GMT
For vacations I like easy to put down and pick up again chick-lit romancy fluff.
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Post by freecharlie on Jun 6, 2019 15:57:17 GMT
I like crime mysteries that require little thinking so...
James Patterson
Kathy Reichs
Jefferson Bass
And others like them
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Post by ~summer~ on Jun 6, 2019 16:13:18 GMT
I just read Guns of August by Tuchman on vacation and loved it... you will love swalbad. if you go to longyearbyen. I found lovely little art pieces by sale by local artists.. how did your dad do on the trip? Yes we are excited for Longyearbyen- and art would be a great find! |
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Post by ~summer~ on Jun 6, 2019 16:14:46 GMT
- Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman: I really got into this one. Suspenseful and intriguing! Would definitely read more by this author.
Thanks so much for this rec. Just bought it for my trip next week! I read this one on a previous plane ride! |
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Post by monklady123 on Jun 6, 2019 16:17:28 GMT
When we go to the beach I always bring "chick lit" type books, or mysteries...easy reading stuff like that. I go to the book sale section of our library, and I go by all the Little Free Libraries in my neighborhood, and pull out a few. Since we drive to the beach I'm not worried about book weight, plus I like a real book when sitting on the beach. One summer I tried to start reading book 1 of Game of Thrones... oy. That lasted about two chapters. By then I was so confused by all the characters and who was who that I stopped (and have never picked it up again, lol). Clearly I need beach books where I don't have to think much.  For flying I do bring my Kindle... and I have so many different types of books on there that I just read whatever appeals to me at the moment. When dd and I went to Israel I thought I'd finally make a dent in some of the Kindle books. lol. Nope. I watched movies on the plane, and The Handmaid's Tale, and once we got there we were either running around doing things, and going to activities in the evening, and sleeping. lol. I think I read maybe a total of ten pages the whole time. |
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Post by peano on Jun 6, 2019 16:45:16 GMT
We usually do a beach vacation and I like to read humor—essays, memoirs—anything that makes me laugh.
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Post by Gennifer on Jun 6, 2019 17:21:50 GMT
I started reading these replies and had to laugh at myself. I always gravitate toward trashy romances, crotch novels, or spy/suspense novels, aka Dan Brown, David Baldacci... OR Self help, motivational, personal growth. The paradox is not lost on me. I usually buy second hand paperbacks to take with me and leave somewhere for someone to find if I'm going to the beach, otherwise I load my kindle up so I have a nice selection to choose from. I'm all about the light reads. It's my escape... I don't want anything too serious! |
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Post by maryland on Jun 6, 2019 17:59:06 GMT
Why? Where in the arctic are you going? If you post this question to the Reading Peas my bet is you'll get some suggestions Svalbard . But also Copenhagen and Southern Norway. A book like The Great Alone (loved that) would be good.... I read A Boy at the Door by Alex Dahl and it takes place in Norway! |
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Post by scrapmaven on Jun 6, 2019 18:01:07 GMT
Fluff. Chick Lit. Nothing that requires working brain cells. Did I mention Fluff?
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Post by colleen on Jun 6, 2019 18:08:23 GMT
How about The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware? It’s set on a arctic cruise ship. I read it when we cruised Norway. If you’re going to Sweden how about The Girl Ith the Dragon Tattoo?
Have a swell time!
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Post by ~summer~ on Jun 6, 2019 18:39:38 GMT
How about The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware? It’s set on a arctic cruise ship. I read it when we cruised Norway. If you’re going to Sweden how about The Girl Ith the Dragon Tattoo? Have a swell time! I read that! Also on a plane when we were flying home from Wisconsin to visit schools I thought it was great - another one like that would be good ETA: I meant I read the woman in cabin 10 - but I’ve never read the girl with the dragon tattoo... |
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Just curious what others like to read. Thanks!
