ScoutTN Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Fiction or non-fiction. Can be a re-read. Doesn't have to be recently published. I'm always looking for something to read...and rarely find anything I like on bestseller lists or other popular sources. Mine: Thirteen Gun Salute by Patrick O'Brian. Book #13 in the Aubrey/Maturin series. Historical, nautical fiction set in the latter part of the Napoleonic Wars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I have recently read (and enjoyed, for the most part, I won't list the ones I didn't enjoy): The Sparrow Salt: A World History War Right Ho, Jeeves (a re-read) Smoke and Mirrors The Lodger, Shakespeare (a little dry) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Mockingjay (3rd in the Hunger Games trilogy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Rebecca Rupp's 'Four Elements!' I don't know why I let myself take three weeks to read it, it was so good. Oh yeah, it's because I have kids. That's right. It was a great blend of history and science, and it made me laugh in parts. :) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I'm enjoying The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I really enjoyed The Sisters of Sinai: How Two Lady Adventurers Discovered the Hidden Gospel. This is non-fiction. For fiction, I loved Joy in the Morning by Betty Smith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 In the last month? The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Other pretty good ones I've read in the last month: Special Topics in Calamity Physics My Name is Red The White Tiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I'm re-reading "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell right now. I also highly recommend his first two books "The Tipping Point" and "Blink". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter's Moon Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I started the Sword of Truth series recently. Not exactly food for the brain, but fast paced with lots of excitement. The Legend of the Seeker series is based off of it. I recommend if you like Sci-fi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Elegies For the Brokenhearted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 The Temeraire novels by Naomi Novik. The first one is His Majesty's Dragon. Think O'brien with intelligent interesting dragons. Highly recommend. Also, second The Sparrow and the sequel, whose name escapes me at the moment. Really interesting social commentary in both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Fiction or non-fiction. Can be a re-read. Doesn't have to be recently published. I'm always looking for something to read...and rarely find anything I like on bestseller lists or other popular sources. Mine: Thirteen Gun Salute by Patrick O'Brian. Book #13 in the Aubrey/Maturin series. Historical, nautical fiction set in the latter part of the Napoleonic Wars. Non-fiction: I really enjoyed The Invisible Gorilla. It is thought-provoking, to say the least! Fiction: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle was wonderful, but probably not for everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyB Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaissezFaire Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 The Temeraire novels by Naomi Novik. The first one is His Majesty's Dragon. Think O'brien with intelligent interesting dragons. Highly recommend. Also, second The Sparrow and the sequel, whose name escapes me at the moment. Really interesting social commentary in both. Are these written for adults? At what age would they be appropriate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 "The Bent Twig" by Dorothy Canfield Fisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 In the last month, I've loved Red Odyssey, Mormon Country, and God's Harvard. Red Odyssey was especially excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamee Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I realize it may be overdone, but I am really enjoying Eat, Pray, Love. Almost done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Mockingjay (3rd in the Hunger Games trilogy) This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangearrow Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Mockingjay (3rd in the Hunger Games trilogy) :iagree: I'm currently reading, and really enjoying so far, Sword at Sunset by Rosemary Sutcliff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beatusduo Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Atlas Shrugged Anthem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thea Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I recently read Jonathan Franzen's Freedom and enjoyed it. I am currently reading Every Man Dies Alone. I believe it will make my favorites list for the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kebo Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Something Wicked This Way Comes - (Bradbury) has been my favorite so far this month. His books get me everytime. Critical Lessons (Noddings) - The Arthur Series (Crossley-Holland) - I enjoyed these for myself. Arthur: The Seeing Stone At the Crossing Places King of the Middlemarch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 The Arthur Series (Crossley-Holland) - I enjoyed these for myself. Arthur: The Seeing Stone At the Crossing Places King of the Middlemarch Just in case you don't know, Gatty's Tale follows these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 The Great Wave: Price Revolutions and the Rhythm of History It is very interesting. I have read the first of 4 waves so far. It's very different from his Albion's Seed, which I also enjoyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Just in case you don't know, Gatty's Tale follows these. Then there is Crossing to Paradise. I'm ordering both of them this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Then there is Crossing to Paradise. I'm ordering both of them this week. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Then there is Crossing to Paradise. I'm ordering both of them this week. Ooops. I smiled too fast. Gatty's Tale and Crossing to Paradise are the same book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Ooops. I smiled too fast. Gatty's Tale and Crossing to Paradise are the same book. Agh! Thanks for the heads up. A retitle? Glad I didn't order both. You've saved me enough money to order another book. :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 The Robe by Lloyd Douglas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Non-fiction: I really enjoyed The Invisible Gorilla. It is thought-provoking, to say the least! This would be on my list as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I generally read non-fiction. Some that I have liked recently are: The Secret Pulse of Time, The Drunkard's Walk, The Invisable Gorrila and The Lost Chalice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I'm really enjoying Ten Thousand Lovers by Edeet Ravel. Because the title might be a bit misleading, I'll add that it's a novel in which the narrator recalls her relationship with an Israeli army interogator in the 70s. It's a love story, argument for peace in Israel, and commentary on the Hebrew language all rolled into one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessed3x Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons. http://www.amazon.com/Bronze-Horseman-Paullina-Simons/dp/006185414X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1284378076&sr=1-1 My cousin introduced me to it and I could not put it down! The ending was a little disappointing, but then she shared that it is a trilogy. : -) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meet me in paris Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I'm reading The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte and it's SOOO amazing. If you're a fan of Brit Lit, you'll swoon. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Wrapped in Rain Eat, Pray, Love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie in Oh Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry (my favorite book from middle school) O Pioneers It's Like this Cat The Good Earth (almost finished- really good stuff) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiobrain Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman This is a great book! This past month... Heyday (don't remeber the author, too lazy to google, ken anderson, henderson. kurt? ) still reading... it is long. I am busy. I read The Hunger Games this weekend in a few hours. Have the others on order from the library. There goes my "I don't tend to like female authors" argument.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Wrapped in Rain Eat, Pray, Love I'm being nosy, Heather. But how do you get most of your books? Library or purchase? I guess I am wondering what the libraries are like in Malaysia...are the most popular books readily available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I re-read the longer, uncut version of the Stand by Stephen King. It wasn't the best book in a literary sense but it was the best book for me because it a big, fat, chunky escape book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beach Mom Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 The School of Essential Ingredients - an end of summer, when I should have been reading school things, "beach read" I had no expectations, but it was a good story. This book reminded me why I love to cook. and a real tearjerker - Choosing to See by Mary Beth Chapman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 (edited) Graham Greene's The Lawless Roads. Greene's travels through Mexico, much of which comprised source material for The Power and the Glory. Chilling reading. Greene hated Mexico--in a witty, well-written fashion--and for good reasons. I was staying with my dad in southern New Mexico while I read it, and there was a surreal moment when I read to him a section where Greene is reading in the Spanish section of the paper about the latest shootings in Juarez (1930's); my dad was reading the El Paso Times, and promptly read back to me an article about the latest shootings in Juarez (2010). Edited September 13, 2010 by Sharon in Austin added link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosaicmind Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Crazy Love by Francis Chan Screwtape Letter by CS Lewis Red by Ted Dekker Suffer the Child by Judith Spencer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyniffrec Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 The Count of Monte Cristo, my favorite book. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I hate to say it, because someone recently told me it was an Oprah pic, and I hate to be dictated to... ;) The Hour I First Believed, by Wally Lamb. It's the first book I've read by this author. I very much enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I finished up the trilogy this past month. It was a fun read, a great escape, and it kept surprising me. I can't stand when books are predictable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tearose Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Recently finished re-reading A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace (nonfiction essay collection). His fiction is a little too weird for me, but I enjoy a lot of his essays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smrtmama Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Her Fearful Symmetry. Not as good as Time Traveler's Wife, but I still enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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