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Hi guys.

I was wondering if anyone knew of any books - novels - that are really easy to read; so much so that people who don't really read books can still sit and read them.

One that I find seems to work well is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. Everyone I've recommended it to has managed to read through it relatively quickly whereas they might not bother with most books.

So are there any other books that you can give to a tough audience and still manage to engage them?

Thanks.

"Join me" and "Yes man" by Danny Wallace are always good for the adults with a child in them just waiting to come out

as is "Are you dave gorman" and "googlewhack" by dave gorman.

the most recent two arent quite as good unless you have enjoye dthe previous four

MagicBell wrote:Hi guys.

I was wondering if anyone knew of any books - novels - that are really easy to read; so much so that people who don't really read books can still sit and read them.

One that I find seems to work well is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. Everyone I've recommended it to has managed to read through it relatively quickly whereas they might not bother with most books.

So are there any other books that you can give to a tough audience and still manage to engage them?

Thanks.

The novel someone gets lost in is probably going to be about something they want to know more about. Are you thinking of a specific person?

TCIOTDITNT: excellent, by the way!

The novel that got me and I read it in two sittings was "The Long Firm", about the London gangsters. when the BBC dramatised it, Mark Strong was Harry Stark. Blummin' brilliant.

Tomo - although I agree, I think that's more for people who do like to read. Im talking here people who dont read at all yet were absorbed in The Curious Incident.

I think its an incredibly accessible and easy to read book. It's not too involved in the fine detail and long descriptions and therefore has a nicer pace to it. It gets going along. I think the main reason people dont read is they dont have to patience. It also has a sweet kind of innocence to it because of the perspective its written from.

A dictionary? Janet and John series?

Tom Baker put a mini novella out - The Boy who stared at Pigs or something similar...that was pretty damn good..

If not, try a graphic novel instead - The Watchmen for example.

Watchmen is pretty good.

Ian the Mental-Ian wrote:Watchmen is pretty good.

"Pretty good" as in absolutely bloody wonderful! I only hope the film (gulp) can do it justice...

Things The Grandchildren Should Know by Mark Everett. He's the lead singer of Eels and the books is blindingly good, Eels fan or not.

But just like Curious Incident, its very readable, and will be like that book i read about glue; impossible to put down.

Tell you what though, any novel that begins, "Marley was dead" is going to be a cracker

Tomo - not suggesting His Dark Materials this time?

I suggest Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett - easy reading and laugh out loud funny. Can't be bad

EckoZero wrote:Tomo - not suggesting His Dark Materials this time?

Aw. You didn't like my joke...

Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy
1984
To Kill a Mockingbird

....and for way out fantasy fiction "the bible"

Tomo wrote:

EckoZero wrote:Tomo - not suggesting His Dark Materials this time?

Aw. You didn't like my joke...

Joke?

I rarely like 'popular' fiction. Just join a queue over there for the hating

I tend not to have a general recommended book. I just recommend books based on the person's interests, how much they actually like reading, and their attention spa...

There is a whole series of books written I beleive that are designed for the reason you asked.

They're called QuickReads

No idea what they're all all like but I was given one at work and it took me only a few hours to read and it was entertaining enough