Continuing the list of books I read when I was 24:
September:
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lack--Rebecca Skloot
Your Scandalous Ways--Loretta Chase
Mockingjay--Suzanne Collins
Dead in the Family--Charlaine Harris
Twelve Sharp--Janet Evanovich
October:
Made by Hand--Mark Frauen
Lean Mean Thirteen--Janet Evanovich
The Devil Wears Plaid--Teresa Medeiros
The Great Typo Hunt: Jeff Deck & Ben Herson
Not Quite a Lady--Loretta Chase
Half the Sky--Nicholas Kristoff
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society--Mary Ann Shafer and Annie Barrows*
Fearless Fourteen--Janet Evanovich
November:
The Convenient Marriage--Georgette Heyer
Lady Vernon and her Daughter--Jane Rubino and Caitlyn Rubino-Bradway
Austenland--Shannon Hale
The Pursuit of Alice Thrift--Eliner Lipman
Indiscretion--Jude Morgan
Hundred Dollar Holiday--Bill McKibbon
The Town That Food Saved--Ben Hewitt
*I do re-read books, but I will only list them here and denote them with an asterisk if I read the entire thing, cover to cover. I often read my favorite passages of books over and over again, but I'm not counting that in this year long record of reading.
After prelims are over I'm going to read The Help for a book club and A Visit From the Goon Squad. Have you read either?
ReplyDeletelove <3
Love the last two posts! You've inspired me to write about my reading explorations too. And YAY for rereading books! Why are peeps so down on that sometimes?
ReplyDeleteI have read The Help--for book club. It was an interesting story, but I think there are a lot of issues (white woman telling black women's stories, who has a voice, etc) that I would LOVE to talk to you about. My book club was more interested in talking about other things...
ReplyDeleteI felt the exact same way: big problems with white woman appropriating black women's voices...My book club was split, but we had lengthy convo about the ethics of it all.
ReplyDeleteI am suffering through Jonathan Franzen's FREEDOM right now; not liking it, but it's for book club also. Looking for one more great read before the summer ends and I no longer have an excuse to put off school reading....What would you (and EJP, weigh in on this too) say is your #1 "must read" recommendation?
Oh my, my #1 "must read" selection...this is tough. Well, I have a rather long list that I think everyone "must read" but for an end of summer read...I'll list three books, with reasons, and you can see if any appeal, okay?
ReplyDelete#1: Watership Down by Richard Adams
Bunnies! But really, this book is so heartwrenchingly beautiful and sweet--it has
adventure, love, friendship, everything. I am sometimes sad that I've already read it because it means I never get to experience reading it for the first time again.
#2: In A Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
I really like Bryson and his travel books always help cure my insatiable appetite for travel (as my appetites don't match my finances.) I just started reading this one but it is funny. It's about Australia, which is a really fascinating place. Plus a library school classmate said it is her favorite of Bryson's books.
#3: Bent Road by Lori Roy
This book is about a family that struggles with dark secrets. I can't tell more without somehow giving something away. It took me awhile to get into it (I was reading it on my lunch hour) but I ended up loving it. It has an unexpected ending and isn't too long, so it is good for picnic/lunch hour/quick read after dinner type reading.
OH. And #4 (because I can't believe I forgot about this one):
ReplyDeleteThe Book Thief by Marcus Zusak.
This book broke me.
And I am so grateful that it did. I can't even tell you. It is so beautiful. An ode to the power of reading, the written word, friendship, and love.
I borrowed it from the library but will probably purchase a copy just so I can have it on my shelves at all times. It feels like a tiny part of my soul was captured and put into this book (but in a totally non-Horcrux kind of way. In a totally perfect kind of way.)
lots of intriguing suggestions! thanks meg!
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