Need Assistance in Finding a Book

davidwm88 · 08-31-2015, 01:08 AM

Hello,

I am hoping someone here can help me find a book. I am not looking for a specific book, but rather one that follows a general story.

I need a book that is a love story but one of the two people involved tries to put it off, trying to get rid of there feelings even or ignore them, until they realize they cannot just rid themselves of love and give in to it.

Any book recommendation similar to this story would be greatly appreciated.

Dr. Drib · 08-31-2015, 07:36 AM

I would say since that applies to every married man and woman alive, that finding a book on that topic would be pretty easy to find.

hildea · 08-31-2015, 10:29 AM

My favourite author of love stories, Courtney Milan, has written several books where this is part of the conflict. The three books here all have that as part of the plot: http://www.courtneymilan.com/wheretostart.php

cocopuff · 08-31-2015, 10:34 AM

Maybe check out Nick Sparks? Never read any of his books, but I'd imagine he has a few with a similar plot.

davidwm88 · 08-31-2015, 01:26 PM

Thanks for the suggestions, I am looking into them now.

Also, I am looking for another book recommendation. I need something along the lines of a married person who is living their normal lives until someone comes into it and makes them fall in love. They are then faced with a decision to either stay in a marriage they arent 100% happy about or go with this new person. Preferably I would like them to pick the later.

I have tried searching all over the internet for something like this, and I found books like "Ive got your number" but Im looking for more.

Thanks again.

cocopuff · 08-31-2015, 07:53 PM

Not a book but Lost in Translation is an excellent movie along those lines.

hildea · 09-01-2015, 01:51 AM

Lucinda Riley's Hothouse Flower is a bit like this. It's well written, but I didn't like one of the main characters so it didn't work so well for me, but that needn't apply to others, of course :-)

Spoiler:

ShellShock · 09-03-2015, 07:29 AM

The classic "Pride and Prejudice" fits your original request, except it is two people (and not one), attempting to deny their love, as wonderfully conveyed by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation.

majmill7 · 04-01-2016, 11:03 AM

Looking for a book written or narrated by a criminal. When I look it up on Kindle I keep getting law books but I am looking for a novel or biography.

darryl · 04-01-2016, 11:27 AM

@majmill7. Most politicians memoirs fit that description.

Dazrin · 04-01-2016, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by majmill7

Looking for a book written or narrated by a criminal. When I look it up on Kindle I keep getting law books but I am looking for a novel or biography.

Willie Sutton, bank robber in the 1930's, wrote a memoir.

Where the Money Was: The Memoirs of a Bank Robber

ApK · 04-01-2016, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by majmill7

Looking for a book written or narrated by a criminal. When I look it up on Kindle I keep getting law books but I am looking for a novel or biography.

"Catch Me if You Can" by Frank Abagnale.

Do you want the books to be ABOUT the author's criminal activity, or just written by a criminal, because a lot of authors may have been convicted of one thing or another.

And is there any special reason you hijacked someone else's months-old thread, rather than starting your own?

ApK

Cinisajoy · 04-01-2016, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by majmill7

Looking for a book written or narrated by a criminal. When I look it up on Kindle I keep getting law books but I am looking for a novel or biography.

Look under fiction:crime or true crime.

Pablo · 04-01-2016, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by majmill7

Looking for a book written or narrated by a criminal. When I look it up on Kindle I keep getting law books but I am looking for a novel or biography.

Papillon by Henri Charrière,

From Wikipedia

Quote:

Charrière's 1970 best-selling book Papillon, which he said was "75 percent true," details his alleged numerous escapes, attempted escapes, adventures and recaptures, from his imprisonment in 1932 to his final escape to Venezuela. The book's title is Charrière's nickname, derived from a butterfly tattoo on his chest (papillon being French for butterfly). Modern researchers, however, believe that Charrière got much of his story material from other inmates, and, thus, see the work as more fictional than autobiographical.

Excellent book, I highly recommend it.

majmill7 · 04-06-2016, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by darryl

@majmill7. Most politicians memoirs fit that description.

Thank you, all I have to do is read a biography of one of our present presidential candidates, lol.

08-31-2015, 01:08 AM	#1
davidwm88 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: none	Need Assistance in Finding a Book Hello, I am hoping someone here can help me find a book. I am not looking for a specific book, but rather one that follows a general story. I need a book that is a love story but one of the two people involved tries to put it off, trying to get rid of there feelings even or ignore them, until they realize they cannot just rid themselves of love and give in to it. Any book recommendation similar to this story would be greatly appreciated.

09-01-2015, 01:51 AM	#7
hildea Wizard Posts: 1,230 Karma: 64273280 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Norway Device: PocketBook Touch Lux (had Onyx Boox Poke 3 and BeBook Neo earlier)	Lucinda Riley's Hothouse Flower is a bit like this. It's well written, but I didn't like one of the main characters so it didn't work so well for me, but that needn't apply to others, of course :-) Spoiler: I can believe that a man can leave his beloved because duty demands it. But when he has unprotected sex with her first, and she lives in a culture where illegitimate children are a huge stigma, his selfishness looms a lot higher than his love, to me. So I couldn't believe that he loved her all that much, and thus one of the main love stories didn't work for me.

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08-31-2015, 07:36 AM	#2
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,823 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	I would say since that applies to every married man and woman alive, that finding a book on that topic would be pretty easy to find.

08-31-2015, 10:29 AM	#3
hildea Wizard Posts: 1,230 Karma: 64273280 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Norway Device: PocketBook Touch Lux (had Onyx Boox Poke 3 and BeBook Neo earlier)	My favourite author of love stories, Courtney Milan, has written several books where this is part of the conflict. The three books here all have that as part of the plot: http://www.courtneymilan.com/wheretostart.php

08-31-2015, 10:34 AM	#4
cocopuff Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 366520 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Nook Simpletouch Glowlight, Kobo Aura H2O	Maybe check out Nick Sparks? Never read any of his books, but I'd imagine he has a few with a similar plot.

08-31-2015, 01:26 PM	#5
davidwm88 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: none	Thanks for the suggestions, I am looking into them now. Also, I am looking for another book recommendation. I need something along the lines of a married person who is living their normal lives until someone comes into it and makes them fall in love. They are then faced with a decision to either stay in a marriage they arent 100% happy about or go with this new person. Preferably I would like them to pick the later. I have tried searching all over the internet for something like this, and I found books like "Ive got your number" but Im looking for more. Thanks again.

08-31-2015, 07:53 PM	#6
cocopuff Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 366520 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Nook Simpletouch Glowlight, Kobo Aura H2O	Not a book but Lost in Translation is an excellent movie along those lines.

09-03-2015, 07:29 AM	#8
ShellShock Wizard Posts: 1,176 Karma: 2431850 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: IPad Mini 2 Retina	The classic "Pride and Prejudice" fits your original request, except it is two people (and not one), attempting to deny their love, as wonderfully conveyed by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation.

04-01-2016, 11:03 AM	#9
majmill7 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: North Carolina Device: Fire 10	Looking for a book written or narrated by a criminal. When I look it up on Kindle I keep getting law books but I am looking for a novel or biography.

04-01-2016, 11:27 AM	#10
darryl Wizard Posts: 3,108 Karma: 60231510 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura H2O, Kindle Oasis, Huwei Ascend Mate 7	@majmill7. Most politicians memoirs fit that description.

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