Okay, I'm in need of suggestions for beach reads for my upcoming trip. Have had my fill of Grisham, Robb/Roberts, Hiaasen and Evanovich. Any suggestions?
Okay, I'm in need of suggestions for beach reads for my upcoming trip. Have had my fill of Grisham, Robb/Roberts, Hiaasen and Evanovich. Any suggestions?
I just started the new Dan Brown novel "Inferno". Stayed up half the night reading it. Its as good as Da Vinci Code. I have also been reading a bunch of the Jack Reacher novels. All good.
"WALK GOOD" Travels to Negril Jamaica by Roland Reimer . The best book about Negril! Trust me. Get it used or new on Amazon. If you are a true Negrilian, you will appreciate this book. Respect Mon' "Rock'n'Roll Farmer"
I loved reading Walk Good while in Negril.
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Michael Connelly is very good also Jeff Long
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Have you read any of the Lee Child Jack Reacher series? Some of my favorite beach reads, and there are a bunch of them!
Just ordered two of the Lee Child/Jack Reacher series and also ordered Descent and Deeper by Jeff Long, which sound really good but hoping I won't have any trouble sleeping after reading. Also ordered Inferno by Dan Brown, but it's on back order, so hopefully it will get here before I leave. Read Walk Good many years ago and enjoyed. So along with the Keith Richards bio Life and An Embarrassment of Mangos, think I have enough good reading for my vacation. Thanks so much for your suggestions!
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Rasta Heart: A Journey Into One Love by Robert Roskind 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon.
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Hey Maryann,
All depends on where you're coming from and where you want to go. Some of my favorite books while on Negril Beach, usually in a shady spot. Hemingway, Islands In The Stream is great, Old Man In The Sea a quick seaside classic, Far Tortuga by Peter Matthiessen is another Caribbean read, Papillion by Henri Charriere which is far better than the movie (which by the way was filmed in large parts in Jamaica) is an awesome read. If science fiction is your thing the K-Pax series by Gene Brewer is both interesting and thought provoking and again better than the movie (although that was pretty good too). My favorite of all time is Ken Kesey's One flew over the cuckoo's nest or another Kesey classic, Sometimes a great notion. Now if you really want to get crazy try Carlos Castaneda's Don Juan series, of course you'll have to see Miss Brown and have some tea to fully understand his content. Some of the books might be difficult to find but maybe you're local library has them. Again not knowing how thought provoking you want to get just some suggestions. Hope this helps!!
A good read - The Last Resort, by Douglas Rogers (a true story about a backpackers resort in Zimbabwe owned and operated by the authors parents).
http://douglasrogers.org/books.html
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