Alex’s top 5

Posted by: flairandsquare on: December 8, 2008

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Planning some reading over the Christmas break?

Here are my top 5 suggestions

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1. Life of Pi by Yann Martel – for something relaxing, wonderful, universal, mystical, spiritual, it ticks all the boxes for me! I love the ending.
2. Fingersmith by Sarah Waters – I adore the way Sarah Waters writes. This book is written in three parts. A completely engaging period drama (…and I usually hate period pieces), a book that shocks you with its twists and turns, I literally said ‘oh my god’ out loud on a regular basis. It’s not your usual love story, but it will have you on the edge of your seat. I lost sleep because I just could not put it down. My Dad loved it too…
3. Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre – Wow! If you’re after a modern day ‘Catcher in the Rye’ for the  holidays, this is it. This book, although a story about a mass shooting in school, is quite funny,  the black humour, had me laughing out loud, and annoyingly, reading out loud in parts.
4. Five People you Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom. Okay, so I’ve chosen another love story, but with a twist, the lead character is dead. When you die, who do you meet?  Was your life really as insignificant as you think? I actually read this small book through one night. I woke my partner up sobbing at one stage (okay so it was late and I was tired). This book really pulled at my heart strings. I preferred it to Tuesdays with Morrie.
5. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown – Don’t groan, okay, so it’s no classic, but if you haven’t read it, read it! This book reminded me that I should read more! What an adventure… I couldn’t put it down. I actually hadn’t read for ages… and then I picked up this book. Since then, I haven’t stopped reading.