inmyopinion Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I have been hit or miss lately with choosing books and there is nothing sadder to me then not having a good book to read so please help me. I have diverse taste in books, from light Amish Fiction to Scholarly Non-Fiction on any topic. I really love Biographies, especially ever day people in difficult circumstances. Love history also. I can also do "self-help" books about organizing and such which are short and sweet. Please give me some recommendations :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 The Reunion http://www.amazon.com/Reunion-Novel-Dan-Walsh-ebook/dp/B008B9HQV8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1385948956&sr=1-1&keywords=the+reunion+dan+walsh I finished this last night and it very good. A few other favorites from my free kindle books include We'll Have the Summer http://www.amazon.com/Well-Have-Summer-Dutch-Henry-ebook/dp/B004QS989G/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1385949027&sr=1-1&keywords=we'll+have+the+summer A heart warming story with a horse :-) Walking On Broken Glass http://www.amazon.com/Walking-Broken-Glass-Christa-Allan-ebook/dp/B004GHNIH0/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1385949063&sr=1-1&keywords=walking+on+broken+glass A story not at all what I expected and still not sure, but it was though provoking and even 2 years later I still remember it---which says a lot since I read several books a week They Almost Always Come Home http://www.amazon.com/They-Almost-Always-Come-Home-ebook/dp/B004GHNIHK/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1385949164&sr=1-1&keywords=they+almost+always+come+home+by+cynthia+ruchti A very touching, sometimes funny, true to life story about a woman whose husband goes missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I have been hit or miss lately with choosing books and there is nothing sadder to me then not having a good book to read so please help me. I have diverse taste in books, from light Amish Fiction to Scholarly Non-Fiction on any topic. I really love Biographies, especially ever day people in difficult circumstances. Love history also. I can also do "self-help" books about organizing and such which are short and sweet. Please give me some recommendations :) Did you read Devil in the White City? I recommend it all the time. It's a true story of a serial killer at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893 How about Raising Stony Mayhall? It's fiction about a baby zombie who grows up with a human family. But it's more about being and love and family than zombies. Here is a list I wrote for someone who wanted true crime or nonfiction: Capote's In Cold Blood The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective The Woman Who Wasn't There (about a woman who falsely claimed to be 9/11 victim) The Whole Truth: A Case of Murder on the Appalachian Trail Who Killed My Daughter...by Lois Duncan, the YA novelist Columbine by David Cullen The Serial Killer Whisperer: How One Man's Tragedy Helped Unlock the Deadliest Secrets of the World's Most Terrifying Killers by Pete Earley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Tea and Trouble Brewing http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FT9UWUA/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title was another great read. Just a real life mom with real life kids and a real life husband. Small Change http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FY5JZOS/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title This was another great read that really leaves you thinking about things---don't want to give too much away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Just finished The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M. Edsel. Fascinating & excellent. Highly recommended. FYI, it is coming out as a movie in February... You might also enjoy Zero Waste Home by Bea Johnson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plink Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 You and I must be soul-mates. I enjoy the same kinds of books. I just finished The Secret Keeper and actually gasped aloud at one point. Great, great book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inmyopinion Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 I have read Devil in the White City and some of his others. Great books. I will be checking out the others you have mentioned. Thanks. Did you read Devil in the White City? I recommend it all the time. It's a true story of a serial killer at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893How about Raising Stony Mayhall? It's fiction about a baby zombie who grows up with a human family. But it's more about being and love and family than zombies.Here is a list I wrote for someone who wanted true crime or nonfiction:Capote's In Cold BloodThe Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian DetectiveThe Woman Who Wasn't There (about a woman who falsely claimed to be 9/11 victim)The Whole Truth: A Case of Murder on the Appalachian TrailWho Killed My Daughter...by Lois Duncan, the YA novelistColumbine by David CullenThe Serial Killer Whisperer: How One Man's Tragedy Helped Unlock the Deadliest Secrets of the World's Most Terrifying Killers byPete Earley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inmyopinion Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 Thanks for all of the recommendations! I will be checking them all out. Keep them coming!!! Cold weather and holidays mean lots of cuddling on the couch and reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inmyopinion Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 The Reunion http://www.amazon.com/Reunion-Novel-Dan-Walsh-ebook/dp/B008B9HQV8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1385948956&sr=1-1&keywords=the+reunion+dan+walsh I finished this last night and it very good. A few other favorites from my free kindle books include We'll Have the Summer <a data-ipb="nomediaparse" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.amazon.com/Well-Have-Summer-Dutch-Henry-ebook/dp/B004QS989G/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1385949027&sr=1-1&keywords=we" href="http://www.amazon.com/Well-Have-Summer-Dutch-Henry-ebook/dp/B004QS989G/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1385949027&sr=1-1&keywords=we" ll+have+the+summer"="">http://www.amazon.com/Well-Have-Summer-Dutch-Henry-ebook/dp/B004QS989G/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1385949027&sr=1-1&keywords=we'll+have+the+summer A heart warming story with a horse :-) Walking On Broken Glass http://www.amazon.com/Walking-Broken-Glass-Christa-Allan-ebook/dp/B004GHNIH0/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1385949063&sr=1-1&keywords=walking+on+broken+glass A story not at all what I expected and still not sure, but it was though provoking and even 2 years later I still remember it---which says a lot since I read several books a week They Almost Always Come Home http://www.amazon.com/They-Almost-Always-Come-Home-ebook/dp/B004GHNIHK/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1385949164&sr=1-1&keywords=they+almost+always+come+home+by+cynthia+ruchti A very touching, sometimes funny, true to life story about a woman whose husband goes missing. I just reserved The Reunion but need to try to find the others. We only have a small local library and I have not yet moved into the age of the Kindle/Nook. Going to Barnes and Noble tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plink Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Just finished The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M. Edsel. Fascinating & excellent. Highly recommended. Kinda' off topic, but have you been following the recent news story about one of those men? 1,500 art pieces stolen by the Nazis were discovered in an apartment of an elderly man in Germany. He is the son of a Jewish man who worked for the Nazis as an art evaluator. He was holding onto amazing pieces including work by Picasso, Klimt, Chagall and Matisse. I can't find a link to the entire story, but you can get a feel for what happened here: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303482504579177171094005740 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Kinda' off topic, but have you been following the recent news story about one of those men? 1,500 art pieces stolen by the Nazis were discovered in an apartment of an elderly man in Germany. He is the son of a Jewish man who worked for the Nazis as an art evaluator. He was holding onto amazing pieces including work by Picasso, Klimt, Chagall and Matisse. I can't find a link to the entire story, but you can get a feel for what happened here: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303482504579177171094005740 Yes I have been following that story too. Here's a link with lots of info about it, for those who are interested: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/legal-issues-complicate-munich-art-treasure-trove-find-a-934071.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inmyopinion Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 You and I must be soul-mates. I enjoy the same kinds of books. I just finished The Secret Keeper and actually gasped aloud at one point. Great, great book. I am going to get it tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inmyopinion Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 Just finished The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M. Edsel. Fascinating & excellent. Highly recommended. FYI, it is coming out as a movie in February... You might also enjoy Zero Waste Home by Bea Johnson. Getting "The Monuments Men" tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inmyopinion Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 Kinda' off topic, but have you been following the recent news story about one of those men? 1,500 art pieces stolen by the Nazis were discovered in an apartment of an elderly man in Germany. He is the son of a Jewish man who worked for the Nazis as an art evaluator. He was holding onto amazing pieces including work by Picasso, Klimt, Chagall and Matisse. I can't find a link to the entire story, but you can get a feel for what happened here: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303482504579177171094005740 Interesting read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnMama Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I'm reading Hild (http://www.amazon.com/Hild-A-Novel-Nicola-Griffith/dp/0374280878) and I can't put it down. It's historical fiction at it's best, IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 In Israel, I read Schindler's Ark (the book was made into Schindler's List)--excellent. My fav historical fiction (in the Michener vein) is Sarem (about the Salisbury Plain area in England). And anything by Anne Lamott totally floats my boat. She has a new one out, but I haven't read it yet. Traveling Mercies, Operating Instructions, and Bird by Bird are my favorites so far. She writes about her life--her quirky, liberal, faith-filled, seeking-AND-finding life, and is very "real." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink&bluemommy Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Edenbrooke and Blackmoore both by Julianne Donaldson are my recent faves. Light and easy and clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbi in Texas Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I enjoyed The Inheritance by Tamara Alexander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 You and I must be soul-mates. I enjoy the same kinds of books. I just finished The Secret Keeper and actually gasped aloud at one point. Great, great book. I haven't read that one. I'm going to get it for my Kindle! I read The House at Riverton and thought it was just fabulous. I did NOT expect the twist. I also read The Distant Hours, and while the story was good (and yet another unexpected twist), I felt that it was about 200 pages too long. There was too much to slog through that was just not necessary. Here are some I've really enjoyed: The Mill River Recluse (EXCELLENT, but only available as an ebook) This Burns My Heart (Oh, so good!) The Last Time I Saw Paris My Life in France The Book Thief (AMAZING book-I'm hoping the movie does it justice) The entire Sebastian St. Cyr series by CS Harris (I'm anxiously awaiting book 9, which is due out in March) The entire Captain Lacey series by Ashley Gardner (I think there are 9 out now, with more to come) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inmyopinion Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 Thank you for all the input. Went to the larger library a few towns over and got a few, reserved a few on inter-library loan. Really think I need to look into a Kindle! Started reading "The Woman Who Wasn't There." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 have you read Louise Penny? Still Life is the first in her mystery series. Super well written and engaging series of books and her latest "How the Light Gets In" has won a bunch of awards this year. Also the Outlander books by Diana Gabaldon. Historical Fiction. One of my favorite series'. For something totally different "Bitter is the New Black" - memoir by Jen Lancaster (and she's got a few others too). She's laugh out loud funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minuway Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I'm not usually into mysteries, but I read The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie King and proceeded to binge read the rest of the series (I love when I discover a series a decade or so after its written so I don't have to wait for new books). The idea is that when Sherlock Holmes is older, into middle age, he meets a similarly gifted orphaned teenaged girl who becomes his protegee and eventual partner. It sounds like it would be awful, but its really very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Really think I need to look into a Kindle! I AGREE. It has saved me so much money. I have purchased 3 books for my kindle at $2-3 each and have gotten over 500 for FREE. NO more driving to and from the library--for us it is a 12 mile trip. No more overdue fines. I have found so many different books I would have never even heard of before and explored different genre as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Really think I need to look into a Kindle! " Yes, you do! I adore my Kindle (and the Kindle app on my iPad, iPhone and computer). I AGREE. It has saved me so much money. I have purchased 3 books for my kindle at $2-3 each and have gotten over 500 for FREE. NO more driving to and from the library--for us it is a 12 mile trip. No more overdue fines. I have found so many different books I would have never even heard of before and explored different genre as well. This! Amazon does recommendations, based on your previous purchases, and I've found some wonderful books that way. Some books are pricey, IMO, but there are so many that are under $3. I think I got the Mill River Recluse for .99 and it was an amazing book. Plus, you get to keep them and read them again. Actually, that's only for the books you buy. There is a Kindle lending library, where you can get one free book per month (from their selection), and keep it until you're done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 I am subbing, because I like a lot of the same stuff you do, and because there are some great suggestions here. I just started a thread for myself requesting ideas for my Christmas list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Make sure that you take a look at Book a Week threads as you'll find many suggestions there. Here's a link to the current thread. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 They Almost Always Come Home http://www.amazon.com/They-Almost-Always-Come-Home-ebook/dp/B004GHNIHK/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1385949164&sr=1-1&keywords=they+almost+always+come+home+by+cynthia+ruchti A very touching, sometimes funny, true to life story about a woman whose husband goes missing. I want to second this book. I put it down at first after starting it. But then went back to it. Read it over a year ago and I still remember it. it was THAT good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Has anyone read this book? The Boys in the Boat - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/067002581X/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER It gets amazingly high marks on Goodreads.com (4.52) and says it's for fans of Seabiscuit and Unbroken:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16158542-the-boys-in-the-boat?from_search=true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inmyopinion Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share Posted December 4, 2013 I am still following this list! Already read "The Woman Who Wasn't There." FANTASTIC! Got three more of those recommended by Inter-library loan. Love, Love, Love having a huge piles of books to choose from especially as I am sick and hubby is away for two weeks :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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