I really enjoy books that are written in a letter or diary format, such as the Guernsey Potato Peel and Literary Society . Anyone care to share other books written in this format?

Letters from New Orleans

"84, Charing Cross Road" is another.

The Wednesday Letters by Jason F. Wright
Runaway by (i for get the author but it is diary format)

Thank you all, have checked into these and they look great :) Keep em coming!

I also love books that are written in letter format. I highly recommend My dearest friend : letters of Abigail and John Adams. They spent more of their married life apart than they did together, and wrote to each other constantly. They wrote about the revolution, personal doubts, tragedies, triumphs and day-to-day life. There is more than one book of their letters, this happens to be the one I have. There is a newish book of the letters of Abigail & John & Thomas Jefferson that I would like to read.

The Last Days of Summer, Steve Kluger - hysterically funny coming-of-age novel.

Maggie wrote: "The Last Days of Summer, Steve Kluger - hysterically funny coming-of-age novel. "

Oh, I read The Last Days of Summer a few years ago and loved it too! It's a novel about a young boy's letters and notes to a baseball player and others. It's doesn't look like something I'd normally read, but for some reason I picked it up, and I really, truly enjoyed it.

yayyy, letters and funny...my 2 fav kinds of books :)

Did you know that Pride & Prejudice was originally written in an all letter format similar to Guensey's style?

Hi Miss GP. No, I actually had never heard that. How did the book get changed?

Mary

Austen couldn't get the first version published in the correspondence format, so she rewrote it in a more traditional style.

I like to read letter in letter or diary form. I think the last one I read was 'Pull of the Moon', and enjoyed it very much!

~Robin

The book I am reading now is written in letter format - it is The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters by Elisabeth Robinson.

I know Meg Cabot has a couple written like that too - I think one is titled the Boy Next Door I would have to get you the title of the other.

ha! Angela, I was soo thinking about that book. I love Meg Cabot, her books are always so hilarious. :D

I will have to pull the book off my bookshelf and get it read, my niece borrowed one of them are really liked it.

Since I started this topic, I should post one too.
Canada :A portrait in letters- 1900-2000. Great read by Charlotte Gray

Maggie wrote: "The Last Days of Summer, Steve Kluger - hysterically funny coming-of-age novel. "

Have to add this to my TBR file.

I have to second the Canada: A portrait in letters

Another interesting read is The Screwtape Letters by C.S.Lewis

Ella Minnow Pea A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn

It's not as well-executed as Potato, but the story concept is really excellent. Ella (sounds like L-M-N-O-P) lives on an island off the USA. When a letter fell off a statue paying tribute to the alphabet, the council decides that means the letter is deemed "evil" and no one is allowed to use words with that letter. At first it seemed quaint and fun to omit such words. But the the tedium of it soon sets in and more letters fall. And before she knows it, neighbors are soon rounded up for breaking the law. Neighbors rat on neighbors. Children against parents. It's WWII Germany in grammatical form. Will Ella survive? And how much of a letter can she write if most of the letters fall off the statue?

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is in letter form although all the letters are written by the same person and no one replys. Its kind of like a diary in letters that the main character sends to someone that you never know the identity of. Its a really good book.

The Mitfords Letters to Six Sisters.
Possibly doesn`t count as fact?

perks of being a wallflower amazing.

Jo wrote: "The Perks of Being a Wallflower is in letter form although all the letters are written by the same person and no one replys. Its kind of like a diary in letters that the main charact..."

Hi Jo. My oldest daughter read "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," and loved it. It's on my list to read someday.

Mary

Perks of a Wallflower sure is great. I really liked Dracula too. Also, I've read a lot of 18th century books, and those are usually in letterformat, since the novel wasn't a fully established genre yet. Dangerous Liaisons for example, which is an absolutely excellent book.

I hope that you get to read it, Mary!

I am reading Dracula now, Eirin. Its pretty good!

I thought Dracula was amazing!

S., by John Updike, is one of my favorite books in letter format. In fact it's the only book by Updike I've really liked.

The Prestige by Christopher Priest is written in a journal format. If you saw the movie a few years back-- well, this book is about 1000 times better!

Amanda wrote: "The Prestige by Christopher Priest is written in a journal format. If you saw the movie a few years back-- well, this book is about 1000 times better!"

I'm a gunna have to check this one out. Thanks!

Amanda wrote: "The Prestige by Christopher Priest is written in a journal format. If you saw the movie a few years back-- well, this book is about 1000 times better!"

Thanks for the heads up Amanda...thats going on my wish list..........

Amanda wrote: "The Prestige by Christopher Priest is written in a journal format. If you saw the movie a few years back-- well, this book is about 1000 times better!"

Thanks for posting that, Amanda! I've had the book forever, but put off reading it since I thought the movie was just so-so. I'll have to move it up.

Pardon my spelling, oh forget it, I'll just list the English version- Dangerous Liasons is a favorite.