ShelzNH Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I have just finished a bunch of books that sat on my shelf all last year. With another month left before school starts I need more books to read. Preferably fiction. Some books I have read recently (that I enjoyed): Light on Snow by Anita Shreve, The Good Pig by Sy Montgomery, The Devil In White City and The Glass Castle. Open to anything! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I just finished Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez (non fiction) was wonderful. A light read but very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Water for Elephants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah CB Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 The Memory Keeper's Daughter. It's the best book I've read in years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom to Aly Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I totally adore the Shopaholic series, by Sophie Kinsella--hilarious, yet touching. And, if you are ready for a tear jerker, Drowning Ruth. I read it a year and a half ago, then reread it immediately after, then again. I still think about it all the time. Brilliant. Truly brilliant. I'd read it again but I leant it to someone and never got it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Nectar in a Sieve -- it's a very moving book, though I wouldn't recommend it for young ladies. I've read it twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I'm currently reading The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett. Good read, and a good warm-up if by chance you're planning Medieval Ages for the coming year's history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I'm currently reading The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett. Good read, and a good warm-up if by chance you're planning Medieval Ages for the coming year's history. I dont like it , I think its tone is brash and unappealing. I am ready to sell it and go on to the next. I think I am on pp 150. Just cannot get into it. Jet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 By Shelden Van Auken(sp?) It is really a biography but it was a wonderful romance novel at the same time with real correspondence from C.S. Lewis. I've read it twice and would again if I could find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMere Academy Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 If you haven't read it already, The Other Boleyn Girl is keeping me reading at the moment. By Philippa Gregory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I adore the book Jane Eyre. I really, really love this story; it's intense at times, but just a great read and worth getting involved in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnmomofboys Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I vote for Pride and Prejudice. I just finished it today. Loved it! But now I am having trouble picking MY next summer read:glare:. I read someone's post on Jane Eyre, I think that is on my shelf somewhere. My kid's are headed to camp tomorrow:auto:, and I am looking forward to a little cleaning and a LOT of reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah CB Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I'm currently reading The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett. Good read, and a good warm-up if by chance you're planning Medieval Ages for the coming year's history. I really enjoyed this one. I had been putting it off because I assumed it would be a very intellectual read, but it wasn't. It was good historical fiction with characters I got invested in and a moving storyline. However, I found that the author put a little too much into the rape scenes. I just don't need that much detail - especially when it comes to what the rapist is actually thinking about. No thanks. Besides the snapshots into that one character's mind I really enjoyed the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in the NH Woods Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Possession, by A.S. Byatt. I rarely re-read a work of fiction, but I simply must revisit this one. It has all of the elements of a great novel; rich prose, mystery, love, pain, compassion. This novel haunted me. (Mature content.) Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in the NH Woods Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Nectar in a Sieve -- it's a very moving book, though I wouldn't recommend it for young ladies. I've read it twice. I agree! Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I really enjoyed this one. I had been putting it off because I assumed it would be a very intellectual read, but it wasn't. It was good historical fiction with characters I got invested in and a moving storyline. However, I found that the author put a little too much into the rape scenes. I just don't need that much detail - especially when it comes to what the rapist is actually thinking about. No thanks. Besides the snapshots into that one character's mind I really enjoyed the book. I was hoping for an intellectual read. I dont think I have gotten to rape scenes. I think I am done with this book , on to the next. Jet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laylamcb Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I LOVED this book and can't wait to reread. It's unlike anything else I've read: part historical fiction, part fantasy, part Faerie. :001_huh: It's a very difficult book to describe and not a beach read by any means, but a wonderful, inventive, lyrically written fantasy. Highly recommended! (I also love Jane Eyre, P&P, and Possession as mentioned by others.) Layla McB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Readsalot Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Pride and Prejudice. P & P is now my favorite comfort book. It is always on my nightstand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 The Devil In White City and The Glass Castle. I also read "The Glass Castle" & really enjoyed it. Glad to know that "The Devil in the White City" is also good -- it's been on my 'to read' list. Here are a few I recommend: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks (historical fiction) -- fascinating & very well-told. Currently reading Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert & am really enjoying it. It's a fun, joyful book, imo. Light, quick reading too. Because it's told in many very short chapters, it's an easy one to read when you're really busy -- you can pick it up & read a few pages, then put it back down until you have another 5 minutes to read again later. :001_smile: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie -- I recommend this one a lot. I totally loved it & find it to be a lovely gem of a book. The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King -- neat twist on traditional Sherlock Holmes. And, you don't necessarily have to be a Sherlock Holmes fan to enjoy it either. I read "The Pillars of the Earth" and thought it was so-so. I think it really depends on the style of writing you like or not.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johanna Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 my ALLTIME favorite is the Mark of the Lion Trilogy by Francine Rivers...... EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laylamcb Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King -- neat twist on traditional Sherlock Holmes. And, you don't necessarily have to be a Sherlock Holmes fan to enjoy it either. Oh, yes, another vote for Beekeeper's Apprentice! This is a very entertaining read, even for a Sherlockian who loves her Holmes straight up and un-messed with. In fact, many of the follow-up books in the series all also very well done, especially O Jerusalem, The Moor, Justice Hall, The Game, and Locked Rooms. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I vote for Pride and Prejudice. I just finished it today. Loved it! But now I am having trouble picking MY next summer read:glare:. I read someone's post on Jane Eyre, I think that is on my shelf somewhere. My kid's are headed to camp tomorrow:auto:, and I am looking forward to a little cleaning and a LOT of reading. I am currently working through P&P for the third time while waiting for my dd who is in band camp at the local high school. The school librarian is sooo happy to see someone read a classic! (the school has about 10 copies of each of the twilight books, one one each of Austen's works). It is a fun book! I second Jane Eyre, too - although I tend to skim over the bits with the bore St. John. I like the series that starts with How Green Was My Valley, too. And anything by Miss Read. Also fun - the Amelia Peabody mystery series set in Egypt 100 years a go (or so), and the Lord Peter books by Sayers, too of course! For historical fiction I love the books by James Alexander Thom (set in America roughly 200 years ago or so) and of course my beloved Patrick O'Brian and his nautical series with Lucky Jack Aubrey and clever Doctor Maturin! You have to just give the first book or two a chance, the series really picks up with the third book and then before you know it all 20+ books (the athor died during the writing of book 21 but it still got published as is) are gone and you are sad. They are THAT good - O'Brian has been justly compared to Austin!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 This is actually from a series. It's wonderful. It's time travel, historical fiction, and romance. The audio books, unabridged are great too. Love,love,love this series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelzNH Posted July 13, 2008 Author Share Posted July 13, 2008 Thanks! There are a lot of good ones here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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