amo_mea_filiis. Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I want to put a new book on the kindle for tomorrow/Tuesday. Any good recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 The Cat's Table Amazon Best Books of the Month, October 2011: Michael Ondaatje's finely wrought new novel chronicles a young boy's passage from Sri Lanka to London onboard the Oronsay, both as it unfolds and in hindsight. Glancing off the author's own biography, the story follows 11-year-old Michael as he immerses himself in the hidden corners and relationships of a temporary floating world, overcoming its physical boundaries with the expanse of his imagination. The boy's companions at the so-called Cat's Table, where the ship’s unconnected strays dine together, become his friends and teachers, each leading him closer to the key that unlocks the Oronsay's mystery decades later. Elegantly structured and completely absorbing, The Cat's Table is a quiet masterpiece by a writer at the height of his craft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Another Jen Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 http://www.amazon.co...s=american gods I just read this and loved it. Think Percy Jackson for mature audiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Or, if you're in the mood for easy, fun reading, I highly recommend Hounded. Publisher's Weekly Starred Review: Hearne, a self-professed comic-book nerd, has turned his love of awesome dudes whacking mightily at evil villains into a superb urban fantasy debut. Staying alive for 2,000 years takes a great deal of cunning, and sexy super-druid Atticus O'Sullivan, currently holed up in the Arizona desert, has vexed a few VIPs along the way. High up on that list is Aenghus Óg, the Celtic god of love. It's not just that Aenghus wants his sword back—though it is a very nice magical sword—but that Atticus didn't exactly ask permission to take it. Atticus and his trusty sidekick, Irish wolfhound Oberon, make an eminently readable daring duo as they dodge Aenghus's minions and thwart his schemes with plenty of quips and zap-pow-bang fighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 Thank you! The Cat's Table looks interesting. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I picked up Doyle's collection of Sherlock Holmes stories awhile back. I had never read them before because I've never been one to get into mysteries or detective stories. Sherlock just never appealed to me. For whatever reason I did grab it recently though and I am LOVING Doyle's writing style. I doubt I'll read every story of his because there are just so many but I am about 4 in right now and LOVING them Also, one of my highlights from last year was Code Name Verity I didn't realize it was a young adult novel until after the fact. In any event, it read like a really great book for me. One of the books on my "must-read" list that I haven't gotten to yet it The Wave. I felt such sadness after the horrific tsunami wave back in 2004 that I volunteered in Sri Lanka a couple months later to try and help. I have felt a connection to this event and place because of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Do you like mysteries? I'm loving the Julian Kestrel mysteries right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 I'm looking at Utopia by Lincoln Child. I like mysteries. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I know you are an atheist, but I think anyone with children can relate to Anne Lamott's Operating Instructions--she's salty, and hilarious, and has a way of phrasing things that can make you think, laugh, and cry all at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 Thank, Chris. It looks interesting. I decided against Utopia for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 American Gods or anything Gaiman is awesome. I'm in love with the Wheel of Time series right now-they're on Kindle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Wanted to add that I actually love reading children's lit--have you read the classics, like Anne of Green Gables and so on? In another life, I'd love to teach children's lit! Added bonus--many are free on Kindle. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Wanted to add that I actually love reading children's lit--have you read the classics, like Anne of Green Gables and so on? In another life, I'd love to teach children's lit! Added bonus--many are free on Kindle. :-) I read Anne of Green Gables for the first time as an adult and loved it. It's not just a children's book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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