Thanks so much if you recommended books for me to read on my DART journey. Having made the trip twice now, today and yesterday, I can see that I’m going to need some escapism even more than I thought. I’m coming to realise just how cushy I’ve had it for the last few years and I tip my hat to all you commuters who make the trip from places as far away as Kilkenny and Cavan and Wexford. I’m not sure if we’re all dedicated or crazy.
Anyway, here is the list of books I now have in my pocket for a trip to Waterstones tomorrow and if you want to add any please do, I may make this my reading list for the year:
Finn:
City Of Tiny Lights by Patrick Neate
Fi:
Ursula Under by Ingrid Hill
Sinéad:
Carry Me Down by MJ Hyland
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Sherry:
There’s a great list on Sherry’s blog of more books than I could get through in a couple of years let alone months. Three that jumped out at me…
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Peace Like A River by Leif Enger
Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott
Sarah:
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Milagro Beanfield Wars by John Nichols
Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo Morgan
John:
The Third Policeman by Flann O’Brian
The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Eithne:
A Goat’s Song by Dermot Healy
The Bend For Home by Dermot Healy
Karen:
Has reminded me to check out Jodi Picoult whose book Plain Truth I really enjoyed.
6 replies on “Books For The DART, Part 2”
If you want some mad fiction meets reality ramblings, you could read Jon Ronson – he’s in Dublin next week too.
This started as one book then in stream of consciouness fashion a few more popped out
Shantaram – Gregory David Roberts. Big and beautiful and grabs you from the first page.
I Know this much it true – Wally Lamb
The Telling – Ursula le Guin
The Sparrow – Mary Doria Russell
The Songlines – Bruce Chatwin
by the way I loved “the Historian” and “The Curious Incident..” so the hopefully some of these are to your taste
Dermot
I’m so sad that I have no books to suggest… I am not a natural born reader, but one who is developing late in the course of my life, so I’m shy about my booklife! I’ve been more of a bookseller than a reader. And I tend to digest a book for months, so I don’t go through as many. Your lists would be quite a challenge for me! The way you take in life through books is one of the many reasons you are such an inspirational person to me!
Happy reading on your dart travels!
P.S. Can you believe our Sarah has already embarked on her journey? Insane travel adventures, for certain! Can’t wait to hear from her.
Love to you!
Oh no – I missed the Waterstone’s cut-off. I recommend Ian Rankin – very good crime fiction. His latest is “Naming the Dead.” (You don’t really have to read his stuff in order – the early stuff is okay but he doesn’t really hit his stride until the mid-years – “Black and Blue” would be the beginning of his more literary crime fiction.)
I’d also say “Distant Echo” by Van McDermid. More crime fiction. She also does the books the “Blood in the Wire” are based on but those are a bit gory and not for everyone.
I have a friend that puts together a list of her 10 best books of the year. I will have to forward that on to you.
Best of luck with the commute!
Thank you Sinéad, I’m very tempted to go hear Jon Ronson, I enjoyed his other novel “Them” very much. It would mean missing my one hour a day with Eve though so I might have to miss out on Jon.
Hi Dermot, glad you found my blog! Good suggestions…I’ve not read any of them although I’ve always thought I’d probably like Ursula le Guin.
Angie…I can’t believe she’s jet-setting off already. I need to go and leave a few comments on her blog. Don’t worry about not having any suggestions, I loved the book you sent me and am still re-reading parts of it.
Ann, I think I will be making many trips to the book shop this year so suggest away. Actually I should probably try the library first for the sake of my bank account!
how about Kent Haruf? google him. his books are gentle, beautifully written, wise, and page-turners. great for a commute.
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