Airplane Reading

[qos]

The flight from Seattle-Tacoma to Miami has got to be one of the longest possible flights in the US. And have I mentioned that I hate flying?

I'm sure that kateri_thinks and I are going to have a lot to talk about, but I don't think we want to try to amuse each other for the entire length of the flight.

So: what book(s) would you recommend for airplane reading? And those times when I will need to hang out by myself in my spacious suite (because we introverts go bonkers doing group stuff all day every day).

I'd like something thick enough to keep me engaged for a while, with great characters and a juicy plot. I'm leaning toward fiction, but really engaging non-fiction would work too.

shimmeringjemmy gave The Red Tent a good review yesterday, so that's on my list.

Anyone else? Historical fiction is my current favorite genre, but I enjoy sci-fi and fantasy too. But I'll pick up just about anything.


[And I don't know if anyone even noticed yesterday, but I can't remember another time I used "giggly" for my emoticon, much less twice in a row!)

Comments

e-books for iPod

[athenian-abroad.livejournal.com]

You might consider an e-book or two...they are especially handy for travel. Since you're probably going to take your iPod with you anyway, you can carry a few (or a few dozen!) e-books with zero added weight or bulk.

The folks at manybooks.net have started carrying iPod-compatible free e-books.

You might enjoy William James's Varieties of Religious Experience, if you haven't read it already.

Re: e-books for iPod

[qos.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the recommendation, but somehow I just don't consider The Variety of Religious Experience vacation reading. (!!)

And my iPod is one of the older styles, with a small screen. But I might get something for my Palm.

And I might upgrade my Palm before I go. . .