Reading material
 

I know that this post was started somewhere else, but I can't find it at the moment. <BR> <BR>We all know that in-flight movies just don't cut it. And who wants to watch reruns of reruns of Frasier (even when they are dubbed in French)? <BR> <BR>What are your recommendations for reading material on that long flight to your vacation destination? I like all types of books, I just want something that will be absorbing. (Last year the Harry Potter books kept me from screaming at that kid kicking the back of my seat, screaming at the women next to me who took up half my seat leaning on me all the way across the Atlantic, and screaming at the flight attendant who served me the saltiest food and then watched me shrivel with dehydration before she would bring me a glass of water). Any good book suggestions?

I like reading the 'Travelers Tales' series, about the place I am about to visit. They are compilations of essays written by magazine journalists and book authors giving insight into the history, a certain restaurant or area of town I would have never known of, otherwise.

Philip, <BR>The thread is called <BR>"A Really Fabulous Fiction book" <BR>It was topped about 6:55AM today. <BR>So by the time you read this, yopu might have to scroll back a bit. <BR>The itself is so long, that maybe you can just print IT out, for your flight! :-) <BR>Have a great vacation.

Currently reading "take me with you". A great travel book that makes me feel like I am actually there.

Philip. I am not going to give the name of a specific book, but another suggestion is a book on tape. You can take a portable cassette player with you and even on over night flights be able to listen with the headphones. There are all kinds of books on tape. I like them because I sometimes get eye strain when I read for long periods when the cabin is fairly dark.

I've been on a number of very lengthy flights (Toronto to Malaysia, Toronto to Australia - just 2 examples) and I find that taking different types of reading material help to pass the time. I happen to be a crossword puzzle freak (especially anacrostics and cryptics) so I bring along a book of those, and also something to read. Anything by Bill Bryson keeps me happily amused for hours. (He's a travel writer whom I find to be funny and informative.) When I flew to Malaysia I got through 3 paperpack novels during the 30-odd hours of travel (including layovers and plane changes) and gave them to the flight attendants when I left the plane. They were happy to have them and I didn't have to lug them around.

hi <BR>try staying in first class with me and the rest of us who dislike that hell hole called coach! anyway i always enjoy mysteries or suspense, something that keeps me glued to the book. <BR>authors <BR>mary higgns clark <BR>dorothy gilman <BR>MM kaye ( her Death in ____ series) <BR>caroyn hart <BR>happy traveling ( and give my regards to the kicking kid!!!) <BR>carrie <BR>

Deb, that sounds interesting. Do you mind sharing what it is about? <BR> <BR>Wendy

Read a good book recently. It is "A Gesture Life" by Lee. About an elderly Japanese man who served in the war and now lives in a small American town. <BR> <BR>I have heard awesome things about "The Things They Carried." Can't really recommend it because I haven't read it yet. I plan to read it ASAP. I think it is a gripping collection of stories about the Vietnam War. <BR> <BR>I liked Harry Potter, too!

I'm like Carrie in that I mostly read mystery or suspense novels. (Unfortunately I'm not like Carrie in that I usually am travelling in that "hell hole called coach"). I usually stop at the second hand bookstore before a trip and stock up on several paperbacks (# depends on length of trip). After reading them, I leave them behind in the plane or hotel. I want something that will keep me interested through the flight. <BR> <BR>I flew from Toronto to Calgary last week and the movie seemed a really odd choice - "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon". I know it's gotten rave reviews and won all sorts of awards, but it's not one that appealed to me. And trying to read those subtitles on that small screen was not an experience I would recommend to anyone! I was so glad I had a book to pass the time.

Cindy, I've only read the title story, but it ("The Things They Carried") will leave you thinking, thinking, thinking--not about the war per se but about what the nature of truth is. I read it about ten years ago and I still think about it.

Good post, the other one about books is so long that my slow browser won't open it! Can we start a new book thread here?

Thanks these are some great ideas. <BR> <BR>Sherry: thanks for the book on tape idea. It's a winner. I too get eye strain trying to read on a night flight. <BR> <BR>Carrie: I wish I could afford first class. I try to go to Europe twice a year, so it's gotta be coach unfortunately.

If you want to be engrossed and get lost and not be able to pay attention to all that is going on around you when you take a long flight, then do what I did! Read Exterminance Cometh, it is by Robert Segarra, a great up and coming writer, and it is just so timely now, so suspenseful, and a real spellbinder! I found it at amazon, but I also saw it at barnes and noble.com Check out this link, but I don't think you can order it through this site, but I may be wrong.<BR>http://hometown.aol.com/brooklynboy59/index.html