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philosophie_en_rose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 09:37 AM
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Help: Books to Read on a Plane?
I need a portable, light, entertaining read that will not provoke airport security (i.e. no anarchist cookbooks).

Thanks.

My flight is less than two hours, but I'm flying Alaska so I'll likely be waiting around for hours. :)
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 09:38 AM
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1. If you like fantasy / humor, Terry Pratchett is wonderful
light, fun, entertaining, and not too long. He has about 20-25 books in his Diskworld series that are very good.
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philosophie_en_rose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 09:40 AM
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3. thanks!
I'll look into it. I've read a few, and Pratchett just isn't my cup of tea. However, there are so many that I might find one that works.
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 10:08 AM
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4. Pratchett is either you love him or hate him
if he's not your cup of tea, thats understandable. Just dont expect any of his other books to hold your interest if you didnt like the first few.
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BarenakedLady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 10:54 AM
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10. I love him
:thumbsup:
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Mad_Dem_X Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 09:39 AM
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2. Here's a good one:
www.freewebs.com/vmccarthy

A nice, short read! :hi:
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reyd reid reed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 10:13 AM
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5. One of the Stephanie Plum books...
The "One for the Money" series...they're laugh out loud funny. Carl Haissen...specifically "Basket Case." Gotta love a main character who uses a frozen lizard as a weapon.

If you like King, either "Cell" or "Lisey's Story." Or better yet, one of his short story collections. "Everything's Eventual" is a good one.

"Kite Runner" isn't exactly a light read, but it's engrossing. A truly outstanding book. "Time Traveler's Wife" is also wonderful.

Just go and browse. You'll find something...
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 10:29 AM
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6. If you are a dog lover, read "Marley & Me,"
by John Grogan. It is #4 on the NYT best-seller list.
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BarenakedLady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 10:55 AM
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11. Made me cry hysterically
But it was a great book.
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 11:30 AM
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13. I am almost at the end and I just know I am going to cry. n/t
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philosophie_en_rose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 08:31 PM
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29. Ooh. I've been meaning to read it.
I love dogs.
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 10:30 AM
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7. I take my 'bible' with me on every flight
Memoir of a Geisha.

I've read it about 1000 times so when I'm on a plane it's the type of book that just takes me away from the horror I'm currently experiencing
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BarenakedLady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 10:54 AM
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9. I still haven't read that one
I've been meaning to.

I'm sorry you are going through bad stuff. :hug:
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 11:16 AM
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12. The bad stuff is just me on a plane - nuff said
The book is just some amazingly detailed it takes you to another world and time. (Don't use the movie as a guide. The movie was well done but can't touch the book).
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BarenakedLady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 11:36 AM
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16. Didn't see the movie either.
I was waiting to read the book first. :)

I hate flying too, so I feel your pain. :hug:
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 11:54 AM
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22. That's why I've been taking Airtran more often
If they have Biz Class seats available you can usually upgrade for $40 on the day of the flight. I had a layover on my flight to Tampa and the first leg was so bad that I knew I needed to upgrade if only for the fact that I could suck down the free drinks for the hour flight from Atlanta to Tampa
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philosophie_en_rose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 08:32 PM
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30. I've read that one so many times.
The movie can't even begin to approach it.
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InternalDialogue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 10:50 AM
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8. Check out
this thread
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Nicholas D Wolfwood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 11:33 AM
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14. That depends - will there be snakes on said plane?
:D
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 11:33 AM
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15. "The Lincoln Lawyer," by Michael Connelly
It's a good one, in mass-market paperback. :)
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 11:45 AM
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20. .
:thumbsup:
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EstimatedProphet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 11:38 AM
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17. Whatever you do, DON'T READ ABOUT SNAKES!
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charlie and algernon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 11:43 AM
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18. Stephen King's Cell
easy, fast read. you could easily read the whole thing during the wait/flight.

It's about a pulse that's sent through cell phones that first turns people crazy, but eventually leads to possible evolution. It follows a band of survivors as they try to reunite with family.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 11:43 AM
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19. "The Anarchist's Cookbook"
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philosophie_en_rose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 08:33 PM
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31. I'll bring that - along with matches, razors, gel shampoo, and a DU sticker.
Or not.

:bounce:
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 11:47 AM
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21. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
By Mark Haddon. A slim, highly readable, engaging, poignant, funny, thoughtful book about an autistic boy who decides to solve the mystery of the death of the neighbor's dog and who, in the course of it, comes to grips with some deep family issues. I couldn't put it down - it was wonderful.
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Flaxbee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 12:34 PM
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23. The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Fowler
Easygoing, but fun reading. About 6 people who get together every once in a while to read a Jane Austen book, but it's much more about their lives. 5 women and 1 man. I just finished it and really liked it.

Or, "The Bean Trees" by Barbara Kingsolver.
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seemunkee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 01:43 PM
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24. The Koran
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 03:56 PM
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27. .
:banghead:
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Jimbo S Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 03:51 PM
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25. Any Michael Moore book
especially when flying first class. That one guy in the suit sure gave me an U-G-L-Y look. :evilgrin:
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philosophie_en_rose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 08:35 PM
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32. I'm more of an Al Franken gal.
:P

Besides, I've read everything Michael Moore has published.
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 03:55 PM
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26. Do some Koran study
:thumbsup:
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Xithras Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 04:42 PM
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28. I always look at flights as a chance to read the classics.
The last time I flew, I re-read 1984. The flight before that it was Moby Dick. Before that it was Clockwork Orange. Before that Stranger In A Strange Land. Before that A Tale of Two Cities (painful, I've never liked that book). Before that, Hamlet.

I could go on, but you get the gist...and I used to fly a lot. Most of these books are classics for a reason, and they tend to pull the reader in and make the flight go by much faster.
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philosophie_en_rose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 08:36 PM
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33. I kind of want to read "Pride and Prejudice" again.
I think I'll go with that. Maybe David Copperfield or Nicholas Nickelby.
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Sacajawea Donating Member (797 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-12-06 10:13 PM
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34. "The Master Butchers Singing Club" is a beautifully written book...
...but it's not short. I just started it two days ago and I'm nearly done already. It's quite a compelling story.

It was published in 2003, so it should be in your local library, or possibly out in paperback already.
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