Hi all,
My wife is not the biggest reader, but when she comes across a book she likes, she will sit and read it cover to cover. We have started reading books together, which we both love, but she wants her own book to read alongside it but cannot seem to find anything. I was hoping someone here could suggest something based on the criteria she has listed out:
* YA or adult fiction that isn't too complicated
* Not long in length (300ish pages max)
* Hates fantasy or any kind of magical realism
* Doesn't mind a bit of romance but doesn't want it to be the only plot line
* Likes for it to be funny
* Simple language and easy to follow
* "Just an easy breezy read"
The most recent books she has read alone and loved include:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Hadden) and The Tw*t Files (Dawn French)
Any suggestions will be appreciated!
by ojama-ted
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[Tom Lake by Ann Patchett](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63241104-tom-lake) is one.
Has she tried cozy mysteries? They tend to be short fun reads. Have her try One for the Money by Janet Evanovich or Murder with Peacocks by Donna Andrews.
Kudos to your wife-“Curious Incident” isn’t what I’d call easy and breezy. If she wants a change from that type of storyline, I’d suggest:
Feeding Frenzy by Stuart Stevens (This is a non-fic; but one of the funniest books I’ve read)
Grime and Punishment by Jill Churchill (If she’s ready for a mystery, this is a good start. MC is a widowed mother of 3-pre-teens/teens. She gets unavoidably drawn into the mystery and has to cope with it as well as the nuttiness of coping solo with the 3 kids and house. I read the entire series)
Create an account on Goodreads or Story Graph. Plug in the books you know she has read and then let the suggestion engine be your guide. The more you add, the better it gets.
Might she be interested in celebrity autobiographies or memoirs? They often hit all of this criteria.
A Brothers Price by Wen Spencer
Remarkably Bright Creatures
*Homecoming* by Cynthia Voigt. YA. Not funny. A mentally ill mother abandons her children in a mall parking lot. They walk across Connecticut to get to a relative’s house then end up with their grandmother on the Eastern Shore. There are several books in the series.
*The Pushcart War* by Jean Merril. Pushcart vendors in New York vs truck drivers.