Re: Book recommendations

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, by Mark Haddon. I
hardly ever read fiction any more - or at least I haven't been reading
fiction lately - but I opted to read this one. High-functioning
autistic boy discovers neighbor's dog dead one night and decides to
solve the murder, discovering the truth about his own family in the
process. It's told by the boy, so his quirks show in the writing; I
loved the numbering of the chapters. There's some pretty heavy math
stuff in it, but that's part of the boy's character; he's a math whiz.
Just a bit over 200 pages.

The Other Kim
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"Margie" <nomoremargiesjunk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I'm one of those people who really only reads while on vacation. I'm
looking for a book to take to Italy -- but strictly for reading on the
plane. My criteria: Fiction, not too heavy subject matter,
page-turner that grabs you on page 1 and doesn't let go, and nothing
over 300 pages or so. (My friend and I are gonna swap books, so I
need something I can read from start to finish pretty quickly.) I
loved Da Vinci Code (strictly as a mystery novel) and that would be an
example of the kind of engrossing plot I like. I've read all the
Patricia Cornwells and not much else (such as Janet Evanovich,
Kellerman, etc.). How 'bout it, you readers? Otherwise, I'm gonna
go to Barnes & Noble this afternoon and pick the brains of the people
who work there.

Margie


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