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| Whimsy_girl |
Posted - Oct 27 2007 : 07:36:26 AM
I am working on coming up with a good reading list for this winter and I wanted to know what you gals would suggest to throw into the mix.
What has inspired you? Intrigued you? Changed your outlook? or just really rocked your socks?
I am currently working on Tom Robbins Wild Ducks flying backwards which is a collection of poems short stories and non fiction that he has written.
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| Amie C. |
Posted - Nov 29 2007 : 1:02:05 PM
I've been reading a ton of Virginia Woolf. If you're not already into her, the easiest novel to get into is probably Mrs. Dalloway. |
| Canadian farmgirl |
Posted - Nov 29 2007 : 12:57:49 PM
Another of my favourites was "Girl with a pearl earring" by Tracy Chevalier. I couldn't put this one down, was caught at the breakfast table with it! It's a fictional story of the girl in the famous painting by Vermeer. My daughter also loved it so much that we even bought the movie.
Lori |
| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - Nov 29 2007 : 12:24:28 PM
Ok, this was a referral from Aunt Jenny, and I'm passing it on because I adored this book...A Gathering of Finches. Fabulous!
In the non-fiction realm, I'm currently reading the Social Lives of Dogs, by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas--well, I was until dh took it over  .
"She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Nov 29 2007 : 09:06:32 AM
I will have to look for that one. I just finished "VAnishing Act" by Jodi Picoult..it was another good one. I did enjoy Peace Like a River too. I need to find another good book to read..I am out of new books!!! (BUT...I need to get some sewing done and better wait to get a book or I will get even more behind on making Christmas gifts..haha)
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| Canadian farmgirl |
Posted - Nov 29 2007 : 09:01:09 AM
"The glass castle" is by Jeannette Walls. Our book club read it and it is a real eye-opener.
Lori |
| palmettogirl |
Posted - Nov 29 2007 : 07:36:57 AM
have you read "the glass castle"? i forget who it is by.....but it is a true story. by and large i'm more of a trashy novel/romantic reader, however, this book was a real eye-opener for me. i grew up between philadelphia and new york city, and then lived in palm beach, fla for about 10 years and never thought about how the rest of the world lived/grew up. anyway, it's about a girl and her dysfunctional family......it's depressing, but it's funny! (if you read it, that will make sense!) just an idea..... |
| sewgirlie |
Posted - Nov 23 2007 : 05:54:02 AM
I just finished WATER FOR ELEPHANTS and thought it was very good. The storyline is excellent and it really made me think about the way we treat our elder family members (this was not the main storyline, but a sideline that totally affected me). I read WISH YOU WELL by David Baldacchi and that was good too. Not a mystery like his usual, but a tender story about family in the Virginia mountains. Good stuff. |
| abbasgurl |
Posted - Nov 04 2007 : 7:31:53 PM
A second vote for "Peace Like a River" by Leif Enger. One of the best books I've read in ages, and I read several books a week. I also really liked "A Prayer for Owen Meany" by John Irving.
Rhonda
I'm a one girl revolution. |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Nov 04 2007 : 4:57:52 PM
I will have to look for those too Lori..I just finished two books and need to find another again!!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| Canadian farmgirl |
Posted - Nov 04 2007 : 10:57:07 AM
Don't miss Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers. My daughter is reading it right now, and doesn't want it to end!
Along a similar line of Christian historical romance is A bride most begrudging by Deeanne Gist, or The measure of a lady, also by Deeanne Gist.
Lori |
| mrsmorgen |
Posted - Nov 01 2007 : 06:24:56 AM
Peace Like A River was my favorite of our book club reads. Gone With the Wind too. I love Jan Karon's Mitford books and just got the first Outlander book from my mom. The Lord of the Ring has been a favorite since childhood when my dad read it out loud to us. I will keep a tab on this list to see what everyone recommends since we are revamping our book list for club soon.
morgen
I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all..
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| Carolinagirl |
Posted - Oct 30 2007 : 04:49:49 AM
I just found her a couple of weeks ago, Jenny, and loved the books. I really like books where setting plays an important part of the story, and in the South, the setting is ALWAYS a character. :)Look for the Lee Smith books too- they are excellent. Most people know or have read "Fair and Tender Ladies" but that's not the best, IMO. "Oral History" is far better.
Kim in NC |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Oct 29 2007 : 10:49:33 PM
I totally agree with the Outlander series!! Wow...love them!!
I love all the books by Jodi Picoult too..I am reading Mercy right now...loved Plain Truth, Keeping Faith, The Pact, Tenth Circle, and all the others.
I love books by Sandra DAllas too...just read "The Chili Queen" not long ago..and loved "Persian Pickle Club" and "Alice's Tulips" too.
I LOVE to read!!!
I am going to look for the Vicki Lane Mysteries Kim..those sound good!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| Carolinagirl |
Posted - Oct 29 2007 : 5:41:15 PM
The entire Outlander series (Diana Gabaldon)
Vicki Lane mysteries (all set in Applachia...Blue Ridge Mountains)
Sharon McCrumb books (not the Dale Earnhardt one though)
Lee Smith books (in particular, my fav... Oral History)
Pat Conroy books (in particular, my fav... The Lords of Discipline)
Hey- I may have to go back and read all of these this winter. :)
Kim in NC |
| jakemollycamper |
Posted - Oct 29 2007 : 3:17:49 PM
I just finished and passed to hubby, Water for Elephants,(fiction) It's a story about a boy who joins the circus and him at 90 or 93, he can't remember. It was great and it made me cheer at the end. Enjoy
Laughter is Good Medicine. |
| Nicie |
Posted - Oct 28 2007 : 6:58:33 PM
I like any of Maeve Binchy's books.
I would add Pride and Predjuice by Jane Austin.
I'm reading Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte now.
Denise
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| celebrate2727 |
Posted - Oct 27 2007 : 1:09:32 PM
For some good fiction and excellent characters I would reccommend
"Tara Road" by Maeve Binchy. They made it a movie too but the book is way better. Maeve is an amazing Irish Author.
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