Comments on: 100 best beach books: how many of them are in ebook format?

By: Steve Jordan

Steve Jordan — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:37:26 +0000

Exactly who decides that these are “the best beach” books? Best for what? Attracting the opposite sex? (Oh, no, Harry Potter is in there…) Reader enjoyment? (Oh, no, Harry Potter is in there…) Intelligent reading, (Oh, no, Harry Potter is in there…)

Call them “most popular,” fine. But don’t presume to call them “best,” as that is purely a personal judgment call. Personally, I wouldn’t take most of those books to the beach at all: Too many distractions to allow you to get fully involved with them!

By: Franko

Franko — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:08:48 +0000

@Aaron: yet another stereotype debunked!

By: Aaron Pressman

Aaron Pressman — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:09:24 +0000

The Hobbit as a beach read? I thought we LOTR geeks were supposed to stay out of the sun.

By: Mags

Mags — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:43:36 +0000

As a Janeite, I prefer Persuasion and Sanditon for beach books, as they actually take place, at least partly, at the seaside.

Both are available as free ebooks from various sites. There’s a completion of Sanditon by “Another Lady” that I don’t think is available yet.