I will be looking for this one when on island, but isn't it called "Glassbottom Days?"

I ordered Glassbottom from Amazon.com last week and got it in the mail yesterday! I can hardly wait to start reading!

OOP'S My mistake yes the book is "glassbottom days" I also ordered the book from Amazon.com and got it in two days and read it in two days. It's truly a great read. It's truly a good book for the summer and especially if you are visiting the islands it makes it even better. I do hope that everyone enjoys the book as much as I did.

I just read "Devil in the White City." It's one of the best books I've ever read. I don't read nonfiction very often, but this one's a real page-turner.

I second The DaVinci Code, if you haven't had a chance to read it yet, it really does live up to all the hype. But it only takes a day or so to read!

I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb- A man dealing with having a schizophrenic twin, one of my all time fave books!

Anything by James Patterson if your into murder/mystery.

Jennifer Weiner's books, In Her Shoes & Good In Bed are both excellent & easy "beach" reads.

I've had Anna Karenina on my night sand for abou six months and haven't had a chance to get past the first few chapters. I really hope to finish that while I'm down!

Kasey:-)

Just a note about ordering Glassbottom Days from Amazon. The order is simply being passed on to the author himself who is packing and mailing the book from St. Thomas. So the "two day" service, which I myself experienced, is thanks to Mr. Wilson himself.

Richard N. Kurpiers

I wish I would have know that and I would have asked him to sign my book! Bummer.

Please pardon me for asking, perhaps there is a part of the vacation you are going on that I don't know but...why would anyone spend all that money and time to go to the VI and then read? I am an avid reader myself, so I understand the love of books, but with all there is to do in the VI, why spend it on the beach reading when there is a plethora of things to do and see that you can't do and see at home?
Again, pardon me, I promise I am not being negative, I just don't understand.

One of my greatest pleasures is to sit on the beach and read. You read a little then swim, snorkle and then read again. I usually average a book a day when I retreat to STJ on my own. There are a lot of other things to do but to be able to read uninterrupted by household chores, ringing phones etc. is a pleasure that I relish.
I love to sit in the cockpit of the boat after sailing and relax with a nice libation, read and enjoy the wonderful scenery that I just don't have most of the year. If you are going for a short time I can understand that you want to get as much in as you can.
Therefore, your views are not negative but just where you are coming from and what you are looking for in a vacation. If I were going to the VI for a short period of time I might feel the same way.

Just glanced through this real quick...

Couple of good, IMHO, Caribbean reads...

One already mentioned was Embarrassment Of Mangoes which I will second, another similar one (I didn't see it on my quick look) is A Trip To The Beach by the Blanchards, set on Anguilla. Semi-non fiction, they compress 10 years experience of opening a restaurant in Anguilla into 1 year...

I read both of these last July while doing B2B southern Caribbean cruises out of San Juan, spent 18 days total including some pre-cruise time in PR, included two stops in STT with one trip to StJ... Ahhhhhhhh... I am relaxing just recalling it...

I am reading "The Best of Friends" by Kathy Kelly. About 3 middle aged women in present day Ireland. Very good. I wish I had waited to start it cause it is something I would enjoy on the cruise.

Last year on vacation I read "Babes in Captivity". Again, middle aged women, very funny and sometimes bittersweet. Heard "Angry Housewives Eating Bon-Bons" is also good.

No, I don't just read about middle aged women. "Paradise Alley" - historical fiction set in Civil War NYC during the draft riots. Very good.

"Trinity" is always a good read - have read that one a few time.

"Sayonara" James Michner - very nice love story set in WWII Japan.

Any other suggestions? I usually love historical fiction, and Irish historical Fiction

Thanks

Peggy