christmas present for my dad...

[treaclefight]

books, he likes Grisham, Le Carre, catch 22, life of pi, white teeth, is that your style too? can you recommend something of a smilar vein, the bigger the list the better, so all ideas welcome, thankyou :-D

[sddsddean]

I'm going to try Pompeii by Robert Harris(I think) next. It sounds quite interesting.

[Allen Crisp]

Continuing the sddsdean theme, he might enjoy Archangel or Fatherland, also by Robert Harris. The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan was terrific, I thought. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides is good. If he enjoyed White Teeth, don't buy him her next one, The Autograph Man - load of boring bilge in my opinion.

[paulz]

Treacle - I'd rate any of the Tom Clancy books well worth a read Clear & present danger is a fave, the late James Clavell Noble House & Taipan especially; Chris Ryan's are a good read and for war [WW2] you can't beat Douglas Reeman or his alter ego, Alexander Kent [on a par with CS Forester] who follows a midshipman's career in the days of sailing ships - 1780's >> Happy reading Treacle senior ;+)

[Janetex]

Avid reader, know what I like!!! However, two people lent me books that they INSISTED I try. Definitely, no way in the world were they my cup of tea. I finally read and thoroughly enjoyed them. Sometimes it's the "something different" from the norm that makes a great gift.

[chimpy]

Have a look at What A Carve Up by Jonathon Coe,really good and a brilliant look at our country in the 80s mixed with a family life ongoing for years.....funny but very clever.

[mikewith]

Umberto Eco's new novel 'Baudolino' is very good - especially if your dad has read and enjoyed Eco's previous bestseller 'The Name Of The Rose'.