A good in-flight book?

[SweetRain]

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I'm about to travel to the other side of the world, flying for 20hrs.
Watching movies on an airplane has never been my thing so I was wondering if you guys could recommend a good book to read.

I really enjoyed the Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. Any suggestions welcome! 🙂

 

[Electronegative]

If you're in to mystery and suspense I would suggest Hannibal Lecter series:
-Red Dragon
-Silence of the lambs
-Hannibal
-Hannibal Rising

EN

 

[TFS]

the secret history
a prayer for owen meany
what is the what

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

War and Peace or Crime and Punishment, supplement with vodka and enjoy.

 

[ucladoc2b]

War and Peace or Crime and Punishment, supplement with vodka and enjoy.

Agreed. Those books were meant to be read while drinking vodka.

 

[cbear]

If you liked the Kite Runner you would probably find Three Cups of Tea interesting. Same general part of the world, non-fiction, but still a very good story and very thought-provoking.

 

[BigMac92]

World War Z
The Bourne Identity
Grey's Anatomy

 

[chman]

If you have not read "The House of God" by Samuel Shem you must.

 

[christina30]

In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom by Qanta Ahmed

 

[deleted202457]

If you have not read "The House of God" by Samuel Shem you must.

I also liked the second one "Mount Misery"
"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"

uh...idk...a flight ain't that long so maybe "Hustler" or something? haha

 

[Electronegative]

World War Z
The Bourne Identity
Grey's Anatomy

If your referring to Gray's anatomy (anatomy book) then it's a sure way to sleep through the 20 hour trip. Last time I tried to read it I couldn't get passed page 15.

EN

 

[NickNaylor]

Ender's Game

 

[Poliscidoc]

chicken soup for the teenage soul. I'm just kidding but for my 20-22 hour flight to Australia I took 3 mini bottles of Vodka and 3 Advil PM and that knocked my a** out like a light.

 

[ILikeDrugs]

If I fly somewhere that takes a long period of time, I stay up all night the day before the flight and dream the whole way to my destination. Kind of cool going to sleep on the runway and then waking up to the pilot saying, "We will be landing in Schipol airport in about 10 minutes in the city of Amsterman. Its a cool 65 degrees out with a slight drizzle." 😎

But if you really want to read, I would recommend Consciousness by Jeffrey Gray if you wanna stick to something nerdy/interesting. I read it after it was recommended to me by my biopsychology professor. 🙂

 

[PreMedder]

If you have not read "The House of God" by Samuel Shem you must.

👍 will second this. I'm reading it now and it's really hard to put down. Picks up right from the outset, too.

 

[SodaScientist]

Doctor Books:
House of God
Hot Lights Cold Steel
Mountains Beyond Mountains

Others:
Blink
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

 

[BigMac92]

If your referring to Gray's anatomy (anatomy book) then it's a sure way to sleep through the 20 hour trip. Last time I tried to read it I couldn't get passed page 15.

EN

Aye mate, though I spelled Gray's Anatomy like a noob

 

[PennFranklin]

"Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Vergehese.

Terrific book, the best one i read last year. Its a medical drama set in the middle east/africa. Trust me you won't be disappointed if you read it, it was definitely better than the kite runner(although that was an amazing book).

 

[Dannyw]

Bill Bryson- A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

-he is hilarious and a great writer.

 

[glasshalfMD]

Some of my favorites:

'The Handmaid's Tale'
'The Poisonwood Bible'
'The Life of Pi'

Also, 'Blink' (someone else suggested) and 'My Stroke of Insight' - both at least a little scientific, if you want more of a thought provoker 👍

 

[catalase]

I'm about to travel to the other side of the world, flying for 20hrs.
Watching movies on an airplane has never been my thing so I was wondering if you guys could recommend a good book to read.

I really enjoyed the Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. Any suggestions welcome! 🙂

Four of my favorites:

The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton (good fiction)
A Season on the Brink by John Feinstein (good and lighthearted non-fiction for sports fans)
The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich von Hayak (good if you're interested in economics and history)
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas (just plain good)

 

[Pisiform]

Take EK Audio Osmosis and Flash Cards or some easy course book. Your time will fly 👍

 

[SusGob711]

I'm reading Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult....amazing!!! She also always includes some relatively unknown medical condition as well in her books. In this one it's osteogenesis imperfecta.

 

[YaBoyAR]

the twilight saga... 😳)

but really,

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

 

[Procyon]

Read Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. It's really easy to get into, it's a really good read, and the movie's coming out in October.

 

[2050vlsb]

A while back, I randomly picked up a Michael Connelly novel from the bookstore, and it actually turned out to be a really good read. I wasn't really into mystery, but it definitely holds your attention. And I'd recommend a few of the John Grisham novels, if you're into legal thrillers .. e.g

Connelly: The Closers, Echo Park, The Lincoln Lawyer (they're making this into a movie with Matthew McConaughey)

Grisham: A Time to Kill, The Firm, The Summons, The Appeal

Happy reading!

 

[LizzyM]

Traveling abroad: The Life of Pi by Martell
Being stuck with a random group of people: Bel Canto by Patchett
Off-shore party with 11 other people: Then There Were None (Christie)

 

[marele86]

No one's mentioned The Passage by Justin Cronin yet? It's like the hit summer book of the decade (according to Entertainment Weekly, anyway.)

6 words: End of the world vampire scenario.

It's a horror novel (very similar to The Stand by Stephen King, actually - and Stephen King himself is doing a lot of the press for this book), but it's written by a very well known literary author. Half of the press about the book has been about how shocked people are that he ventured into genre writing.

Anyway, it's a huge door-stopper, but it's very fast paced. Had a friend reading it who didn't leave her apartment for 3 days. Definitely recommend it. 👍 Plus, there's a lot of biology/medical stuff involved.

 

[girlofgrace7]

Read Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. It's really easy to get into, it's a really good read, and the movie's coming out in October.

Some of my favorites:

'The Handmaid's Tale'

I really enjoyed The Handmaid's Tale, and it was a quick read (make sure to read the epilogue though... it looks like it's an analysis of the book, and I almost skipped over it, but it's part of the book).
I read part of Never Let Me Go for a class, and I'm hoping to read the rest in the next couple of weeks.
Any dystopian books like those are going to be really thought-provoking and will integrate a lot of bioethical issues.

If you want a medical non-fiction book, go for Intern Blues or Learning to Play God.