Does anyone have a paperback book recommendation for my plane trip to Europe? Doesn't necessarily have to be about Europe, just a good book that will keep me entertained I like everything.

Hi aduren:

I know you said the books didn't have to be about Europe, but I loved Peter Mayle's books on Provence. They're light and very easy reading. There are 3 in the series: A Year in Provence, Toujours Provence, and Encore Provence.

Have you read the Harry Potter books?

I'm trying to get to France and to the Loire...I now suffer a chateau fixation/obsession. So? I gotta read. I just bought "The Serpent and the Moon" by HRH, Princess Michael of Kent, who, evidently is a direct descendant of Diane de Portiers.
So far, I just finished page 106 <grin> she really sets out history with a fine tone.
This isn't romantacized but its not like reading a history text either.
I like it.
How about Terry Pratchett? Ever read any of his stuff? (fiction/fantasy...makes me laugh.)

I second the Harry Potter books. I can't wait for the next one. How about The Devil Wore Prada? -- for some mindless entertainment. I also just read a wonderful book called The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. It is set in Afghanistan, but also chronicles the immigrant experience in America. It is a wonderfully written book and will resonate long after you read the last page.

I'm currently reading The Namesake, by Jhumpa Lahiri, and I love it.

I am going through all the murder mysteries that I can lately, hmmmm~
Right now is Sue Graftons R is for Ricochet.
Also love an author named Jenny Siler, all of her books..Flashback being the latest, takes place in France and Morrocco.
Peter Mayle wrote a charming book about wine in Provence called A Good Year, I really recommend that.
In hot humid hurricane Florida, there is plenty of time for reading between decorating

I finished: Remembrance of Paris, edited by Ruth Reichel. It's sixty years of writing from Gourmet.
The cat who went to Paris by Peter Gethers,
Paris in Mind, edited by Jennifer Lee.

Running with Scissors, Augusten Burroughs .... hilarious, provocative.

A Round-Heeled Woman : my late life adventures in sex and romance, Jane Juska. self explanatory no ?

The Sex Lives of Cannibals by J. Maarten Troost is hilarious. Has anybody else read it?

No Treesa, but with that title, I will!

Have you read the DaVinci Code yet? That should keep you entertained.

Life of Pi took me through a whole week in Mexico.

In case you're going to England (or not), try Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson. Very British, and very funny.

Two travel humor works by Mark Twain:

The Innocents Abroad

A Tramp Abroad

Actually, more humorous travel books than travel humor books.

this is great! I will look at all of these at the book store. I considered the Harry Potter books, but for some reason I have an aversion to extremely main stream books (I did read the first one though and liked it) I know I asked the question, but speaking of good books, has anyone read Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet? Best book I ever read. These are such good suggestions, thanks everyone!

I'm currently enjoying "Reading Lolita in Tehran" by Azar Nafisi, a recommendation from a Fodorite on a book thread a earlier this summer.

I have a list of about 20 from that thread! That should keep me busy for awhile.

The most intriguing book I have read this year is Alison Weir's "The Children of Henry VIII". Weir has gone back into personal letters, archives, documents of every kind to find first hand descriptions of the events that led to the successes and failures of Henry's children. It doesn't read like history, but rather like a sophisticated soap opera. Weir's research is amazing as is the detail she shares in this book. I couldn't put it down.

Here's the link to that summer reading thread with lots of great suggestions!

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessa...summer+reading