4/29/08

Any Thoughts?


I need more ideas for reading. I love the books I have, but have read them all...a lot. I have a small list of books to check out from the library, but I need more. For some reason toting two children into the library and making sure one is happy and the other one doesn't run away always causes me to forget what I wanted to check out. I figure if I make a good list and keep it in my diaper bag, that might help with the problem. Possibly. I will probably forget I have a list. But at least I will know I am trying. So, please, I love thought provoking books, funny books, mysteries, basically anything that is not sci-fi, uber fantasy, violent or too risque. I would appreciate any ideas!

8 comments:

  1. One of my recent faves is "These is my Words." It also has two sequels. It is really slow at first, but by the end you are crying. I think we have similar taste is books because "Pride and
    Prejudice" is one of my favorites too. I enjoy reading your blog.
    -Camilla

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  2. I highly recommend Twilight and the subsequent books by Stephanie Meyer. I am not a sci-fi person either and even though these books do have vampires, they really aren't sci-fi. Honestly, this rates in my top 3 all-time favorite series/books. I have many people who have read it on my recommendation and have never had anyone feel anything less than absolute love for the series. :)

    Good luck!

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  3. And too bad you will have already read anything suggested to you :)

    I do have a suggestion that isn't too risqué...only a little (wink, wink)

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  4. You can check out goodreads.com
    You can see lots of people's different opinions, and I get lots of new book ideas.

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  5. If you like mysteries of the hard-boiled detective sort, give Raymond Chandler a try. He's a brilliant writer who writes mysteries, rather than a mystery writer who has questionable writing skill. A lot of the 40s film noir is taken from his stuff. I don't think I've ever seen anyone better at a succint, powerful description.

    Assuming you've read all the Henry James, etc. What have you read is, I guess, the question?

    Middlemarch is my hands-down favorite book, if you haven't read that one.

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  6. I just finished "21 Balloons" at book group. They also suggested any other Newberry Award winners -- these are all elementary school age but still fun reads, like "Matilda" and the Ramona books. Don't do any Thomas Hardy, I recently read some of his and got depressed. I like PG Wodehouse novels for light British humor, and Agatha Christie for mystery. But I'm not too up on the newer books -- I depend on you for advice for those!

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  7. Thanks for all your suggestions! I will have to get reading.

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  8. Some good books I recently read are
    "She Got Up Off of the Couch" , which has some wonderful writing and is really funny despite the circumstances, "Gilead" which is just peaceful and beautifully written, and "Can't Wait to Get to Heaven" which is a mix of the two descriptions above. (I borrowed these from my mom and sadly don't remember the authors! I know, I'm bad.)

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