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| country lawyer |
Posted - Dec 03 2008 : 09:33:55 AM
What is the best book you have read this year?
I asked this last year for 2007 and LOVED the responses.
So what was it this year? The very, very best one?
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| 25 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| NancyM |
Posted - Apr 03 2009 : 9:03:51 PM
My absolute fave was The Other Boley Girl. I couldn't put it down. I also really liked Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.
Nancy
Farmgirl Sister #159 |
| vintagediva1 |
Posted - Apr 02 2009 : 07:34:24 AM
Has anyone else read "Little Bee"?
I was extremely disappointed in it. There is all thius hype about not revealing the ending and it was definitely nothing special
Would like to know what everyone else thinks.
Michele
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| sherone_13 |
Posted - Apr 01 2009 : 04:47:13 AM
On wings of Eagles by Ken Follett
Sherone
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| pamcook |
Posted - Mar 31 2009 : 5:00:56 PM
My favorite book was Three Cups of Tea. It touched my soul. What a good man - he is finally getting some well-deserved recognition for all the good work his organization does for children.
It's a must read.
www.ikat.org |
| sewgirlie |
Posted - Mar 28 2009 : 4:29:38 PM
One of my favorite books of all times was I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb. I could not put it down when I read it a few years back.
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| Celticheart |
Posted - Mar 27 2009 : 11:40:21 PM
I loved My Antonia. Have you read Out of Africa?
It's not about being perfect, but enjoying what you do. Set aside time to be creative.
Robyn Pandolph
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| 4forMe |
Posted - Mar 27 2009 : 05:10:19 AM
quote:
Originally posted by MissWhit
I LOVED Animal Vegetable Miracle, and about 3 weeks ago came across Animal Dreams in my "books to read" pile. I read it in a day or two, and in the past 2 weeks have picked up everything else by Barbara Kingsolver at the library and read all of them. Just finished The Poisonwood Bible a few days ago and now I am just craving MORE Kingsolver!!!! So, in the end, my favorite author of 2008 was by far Ms. Kingsolver, but I can't pick a favorite book. Sorry :)
My favorite Barbara Kingsolver book is Prodigal Summer.
Sewing, knitting, gardening mom of 4. |
| mrsdhayes |
Posted - Mar 26 2009 : 9:22:32 PM
I decided early in 2008 to read as many classics as I can. I didn't appreciate them when I was forced to read them in high school (many, many years ago!). I've loved Jane Austen's books (Emma, Northanger Abbey), Willa Cather's book (My Antonia) Edith Wharton's book (The Age of Innocence). You can pick them up at book sales or thrift stores! There's a reason many books remain classics! They add to an understanding of history, too. I've also enjoyed Beverly Lewis' books. |
| StasiaSpins |
Posted - Mar 26 2009 : 2:32:56 PM
"The Lace Reader" by Brunonia Barry. I have book-loving friends from very diverse backgrounds, and every one to whom I've recommended this book has loved it. It is simply too complicated (in a good way) to describe, and utterly unpredictable right through the end. The reader on the Audible.com verson did a fantastic job.
It's a mesmerizing book. I haven't stopped thinking about it since finishing it. In fact, I can't wait to "read" it again!
http://www.amazon.com/Lace-Reader-Novel-Brunonia-Barry/dp/0061624764/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238102990&sr=8-1
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| Merry |
Posted - Mar 26 2009 : 1:59:54 PM
I loved Garden Dreams, lovely read. One of my favorite re-reads is Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver, and AVM by Ms. Kingsolver is also a good one.
"Nobody has ever measured, not even poets how much the heart can hold."
Zelda Fitzgerald |
| MissWhit |
Posted - Mar 26 2009 : 11:26:38 AM
I LOVED Animal Vegetable Miracle, and about 3 weeks ago came across Animal Dreams in my "books to read" pile. I read it in a day or two, and in the past 2 weeks have picked up everything else by Barbara Kingsolver at the library and read all of them. Just finished The Poisonwood Bible a few days ago and now I am just craving MORE Kingsolver!!!! So, in the end, my favorite author of 2008 was by far Ms. Kingsolver, but I can't pick a favorite book. Sorry :)
"The ordinary arts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest." Thomas More
Farmgirl Sister #154 |
| Maryjane Lee |
Posted - Mar 09 2009 : 7:01:15 PM
My scriptures!
Hugs,
Maryjane Lee
Farmgirl #44
Sisters on the Fly #595
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| prariehawk |
Posted - Feb 24 2009 : 9:54:19 PM
I've been inspired by a book about Mother Theresa--"Come Be My Light". It's a collection of her private letters and the obstacles she faced and the darkness she had to overcome--it's not easy being a saint, and this book is testimony to that fact. It's personally enlightening to me to find out that she experienced great spiritual darkness, for years at a time. Everything she did, she did for love of her Savior--she wanted people to see Him and not her. As one person who met her commented:
"She isn't pretty, but she sure is beautiful".
Prairiehawk |
| vintagediva1 |
Posted - Feb 24 2009 : 2:21:35 PM
Well, the list for my library is growing and growing.
Even though I have a huge home library I can never resist finding new books recommended by friends.
My sister jokes that the library may name a wing for me HA
That's my biggest money saving tip lately. I try to get practically everything from the library and keep my book buying addiction at least somewhat under control.
But.... even after getting MJ's books from the library, I had to buy them
You know...there are just some books ya gotta own
Is anybody interested in a MJ book discussion club
We could decide on a book. set a deadline for reading (usually about 6 weeks) and then discuss it online.
Could be fun. Besides, we wouldn't have to clean the house and could do it in our 'jammies.
Michele
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| misspittypat |
Posted - Feb 23 2009 : 5:26:08 PM
I read the best book this past year called The Gurnsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society. Such great characters and fascinating plot-- I was glad to see it somebody else's favorite.
I finished a book last week that was super! A Recipe for Bees by Gail Anderson-Dargatz. Its about farm life and love in Canada. I did some internet research on the author = Gail Anderson-Dargatz very interesting lady... looks like she has some other good reads as well.
Lila
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| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Feb 22 2009 : 7:25:58 PM
Marcia - I love that book!! She wrote another one or two, one about living on Whidbey Island I think in the 50's - her books bring back memories of a Washington state and Seattle area that I only know in stories from my grandparents and dad. Plus she is funny as heck!
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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| Celticheart |
Posted - Feb 22 2009 : 4:36:03 PM
I read a couple of Jon Katz's book last year. Loved them! Also read a Maisie Dobbs book. My favorite book for 2008 was Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.
Right now I'm reading The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald. I've only seen the movie once and found the book at the library last week. What a great book!
It's not about being perfect, but enjoying what you do. Set aside time to be creative.
Robyn Pandolph
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| gardenmaam |
Posted - Feb 21 2009 : 10:04:33 PM
Books I loved in 2008~~~here are a few...just because it's hard to pick just one.
Secret Life of Bees was a HUGE favorite. I also read Garden Spells and really enjoyed the easy read. But just finishing an older book, Beach Music by Pat Conroy, I believe is his name....was one I had a hard time putting down. Didn't want it to end! He did a great job with the characters and weaving a story from the South. I would recommend that.
Of course,,,,I have really enjoyed Mary Janes Lifebook too. Very motivating and inspiring. That's about all for now.
OH YEAH - Friday Night Knitting Club was really great too..and I don't even knit.  Cathy |
| melody |
Posted - Feb 17 2009 : 8:21:05 PM
The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin....In three minutes, the front subtracted eighteen degrees from the air's temperature. Then evening gathered in, and temperatures kept dropping in the northwest gale. By morning on Friday, January 13, 1888, more than a hundred children lay dead on the Dakota-Nebraska prairie...
I know sounds a tad gruesome, but I love anything to do with American History especially around that time. It's a very good book and well documented.
Melody
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| Linda Houston |
Posted - Feb 17 2009 : 4:41:30 PM
Thank you for all the great suggestions...I love to read and have read many of the one listed. I enjoyed "Saturday at Tiffany's" by James Patterson and )A woman). It is not my favorite book of the year, but different and real different for him. ( I love his mysteries)
Now I will keep my library busy getting the books you have recommended. I have yet to read AVM, but have it on my shelf...Tonight I NEED to begin. |
| vintagediva1 |
Posted - Feb 16 2009 : 3:11:15 PM
Loved the book suggestions.
I have to agree that I loved "Garden spell" and the Maisie Dobbs series
Another series that I love is the Ladies of Covington. 3 ladies of a certain age move to North Carolina to a small community to live together. Wonderful books about family, frienndship
Also, just finished :The Monster of Templeton" a Locj ness type monster is found in a small town lake in upstate New York. Thinly veiled story about Cooperstown but so much more
Just finished "Little Heathens" a memoir of a young girl growing up on a farm in Iowa with her extended intergenerational family.
Great read for a farmgirl with some really useful information
Michele
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| JenniferJuniper |
Posted - Jan 13 2009 : 06:25:15 AM
Another Barbara Kingsolver fan of AVM - that book really got me to think and change my relationship with food.
Also loved Izzy & Lenore: Two Dogs, an Unexpected Journey, and Me by Jon Katz. I love all of his books about his life with sheepdogs in rural NY & also read his blog daily.
Farmgirl Sister #204 |
| vermont v |
Posted - Jan 12 2009 : 3:56:21 PM
I absoulutely loved a book called the History of Love by Nicole Krauss. I would have not picked it out for myself but we read it for my book club. The main story is about a holocaust survivor and a young woman and the interface between them. I also enjoyed reading The Omnivore's Dilemma and a book called the Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner. |
| yarnmamma |
Posted - Jan 10 2009 : 09:22:05 AM
I read the "Friday Night Knitting club" as suggested by farmgirls in Alees book forum. I liked it....felt like real people.
I also read "The Heart of a Soldier" true story written by a married woman soldier. It is fairly recent...she was in Iraq in 2004. It is realistic and I am still inspired by her.
Right now (it's Jan) I am reading "Thirty Days" about Tony Blair when England was voting whether to enter into war. True history and fascinating.
You gals have given me some ideas for the next read!
Linda in Scranton, PA
farmgirl #71
BLESSED ARE THE CRACKED FOR THEY ARE THE ONES WHO LET IN THE LIGHT!
Have a wonderful Farmgirl New Year!! |
| gratefully0515 |
Posted - Jan 10 2009 : 08:30:51 AM
I love the suggestions. I read a lot and am always looking for a new author or title. Two of my favorite reads this year were by Ken Follett. Pillers of the Earth and World Without End. My husband and I both enjoyed them, and it was nice to read books we were both excited about discussing. I too read Garden Spells, and really enjoyed it. |
