What should I take along for vacation reading? That's the eternal question. When I'm home and I start a book that I can't get into, I put it aside and pick up another, or run to the library. That's not quite as easy when traveling. I know I can download books on my iPad, but I still really enjoy my dead wood versions of novels.This trip I lucked out and took along two excellent vacation reads. For me that means that the story is engaging and easy to read. The sentences do not need to be beautiful, but I have to be interested in the plot.
Having never read any Jodi Picoult, the recommendations of the women in my book club helped me choose Plain Truth, the one about an Amish murder mystery. It sure kept me turning pages.
I am surprised that I think I have only read one other Amy Tan book, The Joy Luck Club, but when I found The Hundred Secret Senses at the Claremont Library used book sale, I picked it up just for this trip.
Perhaps I'll put some Picoult and Tan into my next suitcase.
2 comments:
Plain Truth is, I think, one of Jodi Picoult's best but her others are good too. I personally like her earlier works better than her most recent. Check out The Pact or My Sister's Keeper for a couple more that you'll rip right through!
Thanks for the recommendations, Susan!
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