Jenn in Mo Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 I've got a blog post sharing about a few of my favorites and would love to hear about others' favorite reads. Care to share? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn in Mo Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 bumping 'cuz I really want to add to my winter reading list.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in MO Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 (edited) I'm currently reading The Federalist Papers. After that, I'm planning on reading The Anti-Federalist Papers and may perhaps educate myself on American history as never before! I bought Thomas Paine's Common Sense and Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America. My older two daughters are studying civics now, and I realized that they know far more about our governmental structure than I ever learned in high school! Where was I during those years, anyway? When they were studying for a recent civics test, I looked through their book and thought, "Wow---I need to take this class!" Why is it that we appreciate things so much more as adults than when we're kids in high school? I also love David McCollough; I started reading The Path Between the Seas: The Story of the Panama Canal, but set it aside for Latin and other stuff. I used to read so much! What's happened to me???? BTW, I love your blog! Keep it up! Edited October 29, 2008 by Michelle in MO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laylamcb Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Well, Jenn, you gave me such a thorough DRUBBING on the best-movie-ending thread that I hesitate to answer. :glare: :lol: It depends on what you like, I guess. In wintertime, I like colder and possibly even a little bit scarier books. I'd say my winter faves are Wuthering Heights, Dracula, The Turn of the Screw, Villette, The Moor (one of Laurie King's Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes books), Jane Eyre, The Historian, The Dante Club.... You get the idea. Happy endings and warm locales say "summer reading list" to me. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 A friend recommended Till we Have Faces by CS Lewis. I just found it a few days ago, essentially free, so I though I would offer the suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn in Mo Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 Well, Jenn, you gave me such a thorough DRUBBING on the best-movie-ending thread that I hesitate to answer. :glare: :lol: It depends on what you like, I guess. In wintertime, I like colder and possibly even a little bit scarier books. I'd say my winter faves are Wuthering Heights, Dracula, The Turn of the Screw, Villette, The Moor (one of Laurie King's Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes books), Jane Eyre, The Historian, The Dante Club.... You get the idea. Happy endings and warm locales say "summer reading list" to me. :D L., you'd be so proud of me. One of the books on my list, probably my favorite, has an unhappy ending. Spoiler alert: someone DIES and then, at the end, the lose everything they have fought for throughout the entire book. But it ends with contentment and faith in God. I love it. Now....your turn for drubbing....I've never read a Sherlock Holmes novel. Ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn in Mo Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 A friend recommended Till we Have Faces by CS Lewis. I just found it a few days ago, essentially free, so I though I would offer the suggestion. I have never heard of this book! I thought I'd heard all about C.S. Lewis' books, but I missed this one! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Well I'm embarrassed to admit this but I'm going to read Don Quixote...even if it kills me. This debt goes all the way back to tenth grade and it is currently holding up my WEM book list. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-FL Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 My mil just suggested this one last night: London by Edward Rutherfurd. It's long--1500 pgs +/- in paperback so that should keep you busy!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I've got Tony Hilerman on my to be read list. The Blessing Way. I've no idea if it's any good or not though. I just grabbed it at the library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E_Edgerton Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Whenever I think of books around this time of year I always think Dickens. I must have first read his novels around this time when I was young and now it has just stuck. But, I think any good book is great for any time of year. I like to let books find me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laylamcb Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 L., you'd be so proud of me. One of the books on my list, probably my favorite, has an unhappy ending. Spoiler alert: someone DIES and then, at the end, the lose everything they have fought for throughout the entire book. But it ends with contentment and faith in God. I love it. Now....your turn for drubbing....I've never read a Sherlock Holmes novel. Ever. WHAT?!?!? Get thee hence to the library, dear!! Holmes starts with A Study in Scarlet, but that's essentially a novella. So if you're looking for just a couple of short mysteries to get you going, try: A Scandal in Bohemia The Copper Beeches The Speckled Band The Redheaded League I can't even think of what my life would be like without Sherlock Holmes, Lord Peter Wimsey, and Bertie Wooster in it. {{shudder}} How EXCITING to think of reading Holmes for the first time!! Go! Go! Go to the library! :auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laylamcb Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I have never heard of this book! I thought I'd heard all about C.S. Lewis' books, but I missed this one! Thanks! Oh, I LOVE Till We Have Faces. It's my favorite Lewis novel. So awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugglin'5 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I have never heard of this book! I thought I'd heard all about C.S. Lewis' books, but I missed this one! Thanks! Stick with it if you can't get into it at first. It is an amazing read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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