[Closed] Book recommendations?

Check out the reviews for:

'Snow Falling on Cedars' (David Guterson). - careful of spoilers in the reviews as even though I'd rank it as literary fiction of great breadth - it's also a whodunnit.

and

'Sarum - The Novel of England' (Edward Rutherfurd)

I found them both hugely enjoyable, engaging, thoughtful and substantial. The former novel is beautiful, the latter is magnificent. Would recommend both for a long trip

Just thought of another I enjoyed - ' Jupiters Travels' (Ted Simon)

Bloke on an old Triumph decides to ride around the world. I chanced upon it in my youth, it stuck as a very thoughtful and inspiring read especially for those with the old wanderlust.

For a great non-fiction read, I recommend "The elements of eloquence". Very funny and massively informative about the written language.

An Instance at the Fingerpost Iain Pears.

anything by Tom Rob Smith or Robert Harris.

I guess it depends what kind of genre you like?

Depending on your appetite for harrowing I recommend Chickenhawk.

I also really enjoyed Chris Hoy's book. So many cyclist's books are basic and dull but I thought his was good.

If you've not read it, this is dark, and brutally funny

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