I'm currently putting together my summer reading list. Are you? So far I have:
Peace Like A River
The Scarlet Letter
The Ladies Auxillary
Emma
Big Stone Gap
Hard Times
Three classics--One American, two British. Three current. A pretty good mix of fiction so far, but...
If you could suggest one book for me to read, what would it be?
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Since you haven't read Diary of Mattie Spencer...
It's really good.
The Cave by Jose Saramago
I would love to hear what you have to say about it.
Have you read Princess Academy by Shannon Hale? Its a cute book and an easy read...I have it if you want to borrow it :)
I would suggest reading O Pioneers by Willa Cather. It's a beautiful book. In fact, I think I'm going to start reading it again tonight.
I always love Persuasion. And (I noticed from my SIL Laurel's post) the Twilight series are always a nice, mindless read, but it's too early for me to give my own opinion on The Host.
Of course, it looks like you make pretty good choices for yourself--I may have to copy YOU.
The Secret Lives and Sorrows of Josephine B. By Sandra Gulland (have you read it??) It is a great summer read...
The Road by Cormac Mccarthy.
I loved this book... it made me want to start working on my food storage.
Weird.
I read Scarlet Letter last year. It wasn't as good as I remembered from college. It was a "hard read", if you know what I mean. I LOVE "Wuthering Heights" and "Tess of the D'Urbervilles". If you haven't read "Poisonwood Bible" or "Cold Mountain" those would probably be at the top of my list!!!!!
That's funny the Motherboard said about the Road, I thought the same thing in regards to food storage.
I would say Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, I just finished it and really liked it, most of the other books you have on good reads, I have read and vice versa.
LOVED, Peace like a River and Ladies Auxillery.
My friend suggested that I read Pollyanna...I did not know it was a book...I paln on ordering it as soon as I get home from my mini-vacation
I'm going out on a limb here as the only male contributor to what is clearly a female slanted list (not to mention how completely opposite our tastes are in literature):
1. Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl (everyone must read this book once in their life).
2. The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis (ditto comment made in #1 above).
3. Riverside Sermons by Harry Emerson Fosdick.
4. Any of the Sacket series by Louis L'Amour (great westerns that teach the good old American ethics, hard work, honor,etc. If you have boys you need to become familiar with these books).
5. The Ten Commandments of Character by Joseph Telushkin (one of my favorite Jewish cousins).
6. The Private Adam: Becoming a Hero in a Selfish Age by Shmuley Boteach (another "cousin").
7. How about a volume of Calvin and Hobbes?
Sorry Mrs. Wicke, you asked for some suggestions... I'm actually exercising a lot of restraint so as not to embarrass you.
If you haven't read The Time Traveler's Wife, I highly recommend it.
Also, Raney by Clyde Edgerton. Or Run With the Horsemen by Ferrol Sams. Both hilariously funny books.
I could go on and on and on...
Have you ever read The Eyre Affair (it's the first in a series my Jasper Fforde)? They are incredibly hilarious and very well written books for TRUE book lovers. The more books you have read the more you will enjoy them. Even my literature snob of a husband loves these books.
Good list. I have enjoyed all of those books. (Except the last one I haven't read.) Happy reading!
Sharon Kay Penman is one of the most amazing writers of historical fiction. Her writing leans much more toward the historical, with her research making up the vast majority of the book. Her main characters (with the exception of one) are always real people, her conversations are taken from journals and letters. She's a fantastic period writer, and I highly recommend starting with her book, "When Christ and His Saints Slept". Though it's full of detailed battles, the story is fascinating. There are five books in all, each giving a very detailed historical account of what lead to the Elizabethan era. What I love the most is that after each book, she details what is true and what she added or embellished. I read a lot of historical fiction and she really stays true to events. You'll find these books very hard to put down.
Hard times is one of my favorites!
Oh and I have read all on your list and they are all great selections. I am finishing up Mudbound. It is a good read.
I have a few of those same books on my to do list. I don't know if your into them, but I like to throw in a political thriller here and there. On my to do list right now is The Woods, by Harlan Coben. I also love anything my David Morrell (author of First Blood (Rambo), or David Baldacci.
So my secret's out. I like Rambo.
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