Wow, has May flown by or is it just me? Time to tell me what to read.
This is the book I will read when school is out, and I'm enjoying my glorious summer break. Not that I'm excited or anything. . .
1. Comment with the title of one book you think I should read (any book you want). One title only, please, lest my brain explode.
2. I'll select one comment at random and announce it on the blog within the next week.
3. On the off-chance that I've already read the book you select, I'll contact you and ask for a follow-up suggestion (make sure there is a way to contact you either by blog or email).
4. I'll get a copy of the book and read it by the end of June.
5. I'll write a review of it here. Even if I hate the book, I will not hate you.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
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When Everything Changed by Gail Collins. I bet you are not a huge fan of her NYT columns, but this books is really fantastic and interesting. Not like her columns. :)
ReplyDeleteLittle Bee, by Chris Cleave. My book club recently read it, to mixed reviews. I enjoyed it for what it was....gee, that's a ringing endorsement!
ReplyDeleteI recently read "Fablehaven" by Branden Mull. I was really cute. I actually just got the 2nd book yesterday to read from the library.
ReplyDeleteHow about Laura Bush's new book, Spoken From the Heart? I always like learning about past and present First Lady's and their stories.
ReplyDeleteAmy's Eyes, by Richard Kennedy.
ReplyDeleteThe Hollow Kingdom by Clare Dunkle
ReplyDeleteBelong To Me by Marisa de los Santos. Fun, thought provoking and very engaging. I adore her writing style.
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I'm going to keep recommending Cutting for Stone until you read it. :)
ReplyDeleteOrange Is the New Black, by Piper Kerman.
ReplyDeleteSeriously? Has it been a month? Could have fooled me.
ReplyDeleteHave your read 'Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child' by Marc Weissbluth yet? Because it really will change your life as a parent.
Warning though: somewhat research intensive and boring. But useful, I promise.
Hmm, what to recommend, what to recommend..I'll go for I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb.
ReplyDeleteAnd, by the way, my bookclub was having trouble picking next month's read, so we turned to your blog and let you guide us. Now we're going for Birthmarked :)
If you have to cry, go outside: and other things your mother never told you by Kelly Cutrone.
ReplyDeleteTarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It's better than you'd guess.
ReplyDeleteI was also pleased to see that QE2 is reading your blog.
the conscious cook
ReplyDeleteby Tal Ronnen
The Happiest Baby on the Block...by...uh...someone. I never read it, just skimmed it and it all was very helpful. I got that swaddling down to a T. And people with crankier babies than mine have sworn by it. So, there you go.
ReplyDeleteGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. I'm 200 pages in and so in love with this book.
ReplyDeleteLIttle Giant of Aberdeen County but you have to listen to it. I love the narrator, it's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteEast of Eden, by John Steinbeck
ReplyDeleteShabanu: Daughter of the Wind, by Suzanne Fisher Staples.
ReplyDeleteI recently remembered how much I loved this book in middle school, and when I looked it up, I found that it was the first of a trilogy! So now I must read all three books.
How about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? (Full review here: http://lifeofadoctorswife.wordpress.com/2010/04/30/book-review-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo/)
ReplyDeleteHowever, my husband is currently reading it, and last night he asked me with deep concern whether this was "just a normal mystery."
And, I suppose, in the broadest sense of the term, it IS "just a normal mystery." But it's one of the most engaging and complex mysteries I've ever read, and the main character is AMAZING.
Half of a Yellow Sun by ChimamanadaNgozi Adichie. An interesting tale set amidst the backdrop of the Biafran War in Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteDeath With Interruptions by Jose Saramago
ReplyDeleteI'm going to recycle my suggestion from last month - "The Magicians" by Lev Grossman. I love it!!
ReplyDeleteLost by Jacqueline Davies
ReplyDelete"Mary" by Janis Cooke Newman. awesome book
ReplyDeleteI think I saw that you had read this, but just in case...I enjoyed "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
ReplyDeleteA Rather Lovely Inheritance by C.A. Belmond
ReplyDeleteI take back my comment and am also going with Cutting for Stone. LOVED that book and I recommend it to everyone. What a story.
ReplyDeleteHidden Talents, by David Lubar. It's a great book for junior high-aged kids, and boys generally like it a lot too.
ReplyDeleteUh, adding to my previous comment--meaning that junior-high-aged boys like it.
ReplyDeleteTrying again this month for The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman.
ReplyDeleteLook Again by Lisa Scottoline. A little slow in the beginning, but it picks up and is interesting.
ReplyDeleteCutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese
ReplyDeleteThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. And you make such a cute pregnant girl.
ReplyDeleteI wish to subject someone else to the weirdness that is my class reading. I "recommend" Eva by Peter Dickinson.
ReplyDeleteI remember that you read The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett, but have you read Bel Canto? Because it's the only one of her books that I think is truly extraordinary. Although Run is really good, too.
ReplyDeletehow about Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture by Ellen Shell? I haven't read it, but have it checked out of the library and it looks interesting. And you know I'm not gonna find time to read it anytime soon!
ReplyDeleteCutting for Stone- Abraham Verghese...epic story.
ReplyDeleteEdith Wharton's The Age Of Innocence
ReplyDeleteI'm going to recommend a book that really affected me Precious Bane by Mary Webb. Not the easiest reading, but so worth it.
ReplyDeleteThe Poisonwood Bible- Barbara Kingsolver
ReplyDeleteOk, I was a little tempted to say a book that you would hate, just to see if rule 5 really is true, but... I won't.
ReplyDeleteI'm trying again.
Daughter of Time, Josephine Tey
I'm in the middle of one right now, which I am thoroughly enjoying. It's called Undress Me In the Temple of Heaven. It's by Susan Jane Gilman author of Hypocrite in a Puffy White Dress. This one is a memoir of her backpacking trip through China just after it was opened to tourism in the 80s.
ReplyDeleteCold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
ReplyDeleteI'm going to support Fablehaven this time, because my whole family loves that series. They're really well-written for kids, and the characters are very personable. I think you'd like them.
ReplyDeletePeter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. The audio version, read by Jim Dale, is fantastic.
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