Have any of you read Roddy Doyle's books? " The Commitments, "The Snapper* and "The Van" are probably his most famous. Laugh a minute. Especially " The Van" It is seriously funny. "The Woman who Walked into Doors" and " Paddy Clark Hahaha" are more serious. "A Star called Henry", was a book I sat up until 4am to finish and I cried my heart out. His writing style takes a bit of getting used to but his stories are brilliant. He has also wrote some childrens books which my two loved.
Also, Christopher Brookmyre. His books are laugh out loud if you're Scottish, but even if you're not, read them for the plots.
Diane Gabeldon's books are absolutely awesome. Time travelling in an interesting way.
As an aside. For all of you who read "The Time Travellers Wife", wasn't the film crap?
The best film of a book I have ever watched is the "The Green Mile".
I have also got to say that I cried at the book " Marley and me" but I actually couldn't breath for crying when I watched the film. As a dog lover, it was just heartbreaking.