The phrase "beach book" should conjure up certain images: a paperback novel, plot heavy and fun to read. A thriller, a comedy, a good mystery. Here are a few surefire books to get you through the hot days of summer.
THE LORDS OF DISCIPLINE by Pat Conroy. Conroy's breakout novel. Thrilling, passionate and impossible to put down.
ENDER'S GAME by Orson Scott Card. The great sci-fi novel for people who don't usually read sci-fi. Trust me, read this book.
EYE OF THE NEEDLE by Ken Follett. Simply put: one of the greatest thrillers ever written.
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO / THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST by Stieg Larsson. Two stunning crime novels featuring an unusual protagonist.
THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE by Douglas Adams. As close to the Bible of great reads as you can get.
HARRY POTTER SERIES by J. K. Rowling. Each volume is good, and each volume is better than the previous one.
THE STAND / SALEM'S LOT by Stephen King. The "King of beach reads."
WATCHERS / STRANGERS by Dean Koontz. The second "King of beach reads."
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee. It's not often that a "classic" is also a compelling beach book.
THE PRINCESS BRIDE by William Goldman. As the source material for the movie everybody loves, almost no one has read this delightful (and surprisingly rich and compelling) novel.
SKIN TIGHT /NATIVE TONGUE / SICK PUPPY by Carl Hiaasen. Master of the comic crime novel. Wacky and exciting.
A TOWN LIKE ALICE by Nevil Shute. THE romance book. Harrowing and sweet at the same time.
THE TOMB / LEGACIES / CONSPIRACIES by F. Paul Wilson. The end of the world is coming, so better start reading the Repairman Jack novels to get yourself up to speed. Here are the first three (of fifteen.)
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP by John Irving. Irving's masterpiece. We are all terminal cases.
TARA ROAD / QUENTINS by Maeve Binchey. A great Irish writer doing what she does best, telling stories of real people and their day-to-day lives.
THE SCARLET RUSE / THE GREEN RIPPER by John D. MacDonald. Two of the best of the "Travis McGee" mysteries.
REPLAY by Ken Grimwood. What if you could live your life over again, and over, and over?
CARRION COMFORT by Dan Simmons. Epic horror about psychic vampires. Stunning.
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THE LORDS OF DISCIPLINE by Pat Conroy. Conroy's breakout novel. Thrilling, passionate and impossible to put down.
ENDER'S GAME by Orson Scott Card. The great sci-fi novel for people who don't usually read sci-fi. Trust me, read this book.
EYE OF THE NEEDLE by Ken Follett. Simply put: one of the greatest thrillers ever written.
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO / THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST by Stieg Larsson. Two stunning crime novels featuring an unusual protagonist.
THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE by Douglas Adams. As close to the Bible of great reads as you can get.
HARRY POTTER SERIES by J. K. Rowling. Each volume is good, and each volume is better than the previous one.
THE STAND / SALEM'S LOT by Stephen King. The "King of beach reads."
WATCHERS / STRANGERS by Dean Koontz. The second "King of beach reads."
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee. It's not often that a "classic" is also a compelling beach book.
THE PRINCESS BRIDE by William Goldman. As the source material for the movie everybody loves, almost no one has read this delightful (and surprisingly rich and compelling) novel.
SKIN TIGHT /NATIVE TONGUE / SICK PUPPY by Carl Hiaasen. Master of the comic crime novel. Wacky and exciting.
A TOWN LIKE ALICE by Nevil Shute. THE romance book. Harrowing and sweet at the same time.
THE TOMB / LEGACIES / CONSPIRACIES by F. Paul Wilson. The end of the world is coming, so better start reading the Repairman Jack novels to get yourself up to speed. Here are the first three (of fifteen.)
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP by John Irving. Irving's masterpiece. We are all terminal cases.
TARA ROAD / QUENTINS by Maeve Binchey. A great Irish writer doing what she does best, telling stories of real people and their day-to-day lives.
THE SCARLET RUSE / THE GREEN RIPPER by John D. MacDonald. Two of the best of the "Travis McGee" mysteries.
REPLAY by Ken Grimwood. What if you could live your life over again, and over, and over?
CARRION COMFORT by Dan Simmons. Epic horror about psychic vampires. Stunning.
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