| Author |
Reading Room:  Most ENJOYABLE book you read in 2007?  |
|
country lawyer
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
1022 Posts |
 Posted - Dec 13 2007 : 08:33:39 AM
|
Okay, Farmgirls, what was it? What was THE book you read this past year that you ENJOYED the most? Maybe the one that stayed with you? Or the one with the characters you couldn't forget?Of all the books you read in 2007, does one stand out for you as the most enjoyable? (doesn't have to be meaningful, or moving, or thought-provoking, just enjoyable!)
|
|
|
MasterGardener
True Blue Farmgirl
572 Posts
Chandra
Louisiana
USA
572 Posts |
Posted - Dec 13 2007 : 08:59:29 AM
|
The Ezekiel Option by Joel C. Rosenberg
.• ´¨¨)) -:¦:-¸.•´ .•´¨¨))
((¸¸.•´ ..• -:¦:- -:¦:- Chandra
-:¦:- ((¸¸.•´Farmgirl Sister #64
She considereth a field, and buyeth it; with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
Proverbs 31:16 |
 |
|
|
catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
4687 Posts |
Posted - Dec 13 2007 : 09:09:14 AM
|
Eat, Pray, Love...but considering it is the ONLY book I read besides college textbooks...LOL!!!
Cheers,
Heather |
Edited by - catscharm74 on Dec 13 2007 09:09:34 AM |
|
|
|
Lainey
True Blue Farmgirl
2401 Posts
Elaine
Waco
Kentucky
USA
2401 Posts |
Posted - Dec 13 2007 : 10:25:52 AM
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.... one reason is that I had been looking forward to it so much!
Farmgirl Sister #25
http://countrygirldreams.blogspot.com/ |
|
|
|
herbquilter
True Blue Farmgirl
891 Posts
Kristine
Bonney Lake
Wa
USA
891 Posts |
Posted - Dec 13 2007 : 10:59:27 AM
|
Remembering Wholeness by Carol Tuttle. So cool to realize that there is more and that JOY should & is part of everyday!!!!
Blessings,
Kristine ~ Mother of Many & Herbalist
www.herbalmomma.com
|
|
|
|
jenbove
Moderator
320 Posts
Jennifer
Calico Rock
AR
USA
320 Posts |
Posted - Dec 13 2007 : 11:22:02 AM
|
A Sudden Country by Karen Fisher
Here's why - my review from Amazon 
"A friend gave me a copy of A SUDDEN COUNTRY, thinking I'd like it because Karen Fisher and her characters are rough and tumble wilderness types, much like the modern women in my recent anthology, A MILE IN HER BOOTS. But as it turns out, I am writing my first ever book review because I found many more acres of common ground in this novel than I imagined. With brazen honesty, Fisher explores raw, gut-level intricacies of humanity--and of my own experience as mother, wife, wanderer--with such skillfully terse poetry that I was reminded why good fiction is worth reading. She takes hold of words and reins them in, wielding them with unsentimental precision, molding them with a sculptor's hand, so that you see, smell, and taste them, rubbing the grit of the story between your fingers as you read it.
The rangy, rugged backdrop of untamed America lured me from the cushions of my couch back to wilder times, when the savage beauty of mere survival was a person's daily toil. I suspect, on some level, many of us hunger for that kind of crude simplicity. I know I do. And, as I read, I got to thinking that although the landscapes on which our lives play out may differ, our condition is pretty much the same in any era. Fleeting moments of intense emotion roar, flicker, and inevitably wash cool in the current of time. Events so significant, so all-consuming, in the present moment are rendered memory across miles of unsympathetic terrain. Passions blur, tears run dry. And yet, throughout the journey, we find ourselves evolving the way Fisher's characters do, pushing onward, accumulating dark and delicate scars that remind us of who we have become.
History, wilderness, romance, drama, fiber - A SUDDEN COUNTRY has it all. I highly recommend it."
Jen
Expedition Leader, MaryJanesOutpost
www.maryjanesoutpost.com
Farmgirl Sisterterhood Member # 9
The View From My Boots
www.bovesboots.blogspot.com |
|
|
|
Beemoosie
True Blue Farmgirl
2077 Posts
Bonnie
New York
USA
2077 Posts |
Posted - Dec 13 2007 : 12:42:01 PM
|
FIRST of all, so good to hear from you as the Country Lawyer, miss Rebekah!
Secondly, the best book I read this year is an oldie entitled A Walk Across America, by Peter Jenkins. True story and I envy his experience!
My soul magnifies the Lord, And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. Luke 1:46,47
www.beequilting.blogspot.com
http://beemoosie-picture-diary.blogspot.com/ |
|
|
|
Utahfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1940 Posts
Portland
Oregon
USA
1940 Posts |
Posted - Dec 13 2007 : 2:24:16 PM
|
I read a lot of mysteries ~ I love the Joe Grey series about sentient cats who solve mysteries, the new Monk series about the OCD detective, also Math for Mystics which is a non-fic book about sacred numbers and theoretical physics - fabulous! Stuie liked it so much I had to buy it.
love,
Patricia
Proud Sister #19
check out my etsy site http://ThePlayfulFarmgirl.etsy.com
Take me home, country roads |
|
|
|
Peanut
True Blue Farmgirl
603 Posts
Jennifer
Waverly
Virginia
USA
603 Posts |
Posted - Dec 13 2007 : 2:37:18 PM
|
I really liked What The Dead Know by Laura Lippman. It kept me guessing the whole time.
I liked Heartstopper too but I guessed the killer pretty early on.
"What is a farm but a mute gospel?"
Ralph Waldo Emerson |
|
|
|
yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Dec 13 2007 : 3:03:18 PM
|
I really liked "The Apron Book" by Ellyann Giesel. Read it over and over....it has short essays by apron owners and also a free pattern.
****************
Happy Holidays to my FARMGIRL sisters!
Linda in PA |
|
|
|
yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Dec 13 2007 : 3:04:21 PM
|
that's a full-size apron pattern in its own envelope !
****************
Happy Holidays to my FARMGIRL sisters!
Linda in PA |
|
|
|
country lawyer
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
1022 Posts |
Posted - Dec 13 2007 : 3:14:28 PM
|
Thanks, Beemoosie! I've missed the interaction here!!
I realize now that I forgot to put my book in the first post.
My most enjoyable read was Cold Mountain. It had been on my shelf for years and I never even cracked a page before this year. Great book. (I hear the movie was good too.)
Keep 'em coming! What else?
|
|
|
|
Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Dec 13 2007 : 4:30:52 PM
|
Without a doubt it was "For One More Day" by Mitch Albom. Just wonderful. It totally stayed with me..in fact I just bought a copy for my oldest son for one of his Christmas gifts. I am so lucky that all my kids are readers and appreciate books!
I agree with Jen about A Sudden Country too..but I read that in 2006...LOVED it! (in fact I am about ready to maybe read it again)
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
|
|
|
ArmyWifey
True Blue Farmgirl
712 Posts
Holly
Abilene
KS
712 Posts |
Posted - Dec 13 2007 : 5:28:33 PM
|
A Walk Across America is wonderful -- there are actually several by him and his wife.
For me I enjoyed many of them -- Discovered Karen Kingsbury this year,Loved Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon, Cataloochee is a good story, etc. It's to hard to pick just one!
Blesings,
Holly
As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord!
http://timsarmywifey.blogspot.com
|
|
|
|
peggysue
True Blue Farmgirl
267 Posts
Peggy
Tulsa
Oklahoma
267 Posts |
Posted - Dec 13 2007 : 6:00:12 PM
|
Dean Koontz " Blaze " has been my fave this year.
Life is too short to be narrow minded. |
|
|
|
sleepless reader
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
CA
USA
1022 Posts |
Posted - Dec 14 2007 : 3:36:25 PM
|
"Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" by Barbara Kingsolver.
Sharon
Life is messy. Wear your apron! |
|
|
|
sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
1894 Posts
Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
1894 Posts |
Posted - Dec 14 2007 : 4:55:25 PM
|
| I read GONE WITH THE WIND this year! It was fabulous! I also read TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN. All impacted my thoughts for a long time. |
|
|
|
Utahfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1940 Posts
Portland
Oregon
USA
1940 Posts |
Posted - Dec 14 2007 : 5:26:35 PM
|
Sheryl-lyn, I read both of those when I was a teenager back in the dark ages and they made a profound difference in my life, too.
Oh, I forgot one ~ it's called "Summer at Tiffany's" and it's the true story of two mid-western girls who worked at Tiffany's in NY one summer while in college. Talk about culture shock. It was the 50s and things were very very different from the way they are now. Made me feel I was back in time. Many of the things they went through were things I had experienced in my own life. I bought one for my daughter who loved it too.
Farmgirl hug,
Patricia
Proud Farmgirl Sister #19
check out my etsy site http://ThePlayfulFarmgirl.etsy.com
Take me home, country roads |
|
|
|
Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - Dec 15 2007 : 05:19:57 AM
|
"Summer at Tiffany's" has been on my reading list forever. I must get that book!
My fave this year has to be "Behind the Scenes at the Museum" by Kate Atkinson. We read it for Cherry Menlove's (http://www.cherrymenlove.com/book_group/) book group, and I just fell in love with it.
Although, I reread "The Grass Harp", by Truman Capote, and as always it left me breathless. But since it is a reread, it's a close second. :)
Farmgirl Sister
# 18 :)
Wherever you go, there you are.
www.madrekarin.blogspot.com |
|
|
|
Utahfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1940 Posts
Portland
Oregon
USA
1940 Posts |
Posted - Dec 15 2007 : 11:20:57 AM
|
Karin, you will LOVE "Tiffany's" especially if you are old enough to remember that time. Enjoy!
Farmgirl hug,
Patricia
Proud Farmgirl Sister #19
check out my etsy site http://ThePlayfulFarmgirl.etsy.com
Take me home, country roads |
|
|
|
sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
1894 Posts
Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
1894 Posts |
Posted - Dec 15 2007 : 12:08:02 PM
|
| I think I will have to add Tiffany's to my list now too. It's always great to see what everyone else loves to read. Gives me ideas! |
|
|
|
therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
4439 Posts |
|
|
Phils Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
1095 Posts
Ann
Parsonsburg
Maryland
USA
1095 Posts |
Posted - Dec 16 2007 : 10:20:55 AM
|
Country Lawyer, I echo Beemoosie-- It IS good to see your post! I love a lot of the books mentioned, but read some of them before 2007, so will go with Quaker Summer, by Lisa Samson. It's the (funny at times) story of a woman who "has it all", along with angst and insecurity. Then she is changed... and it's powerful.
Ann
Sairy Hill Thicket
There is a Redeemer. |
Edited by - Phils Ann on Dec 16 2007 1:30:43 PM |
|
|
|
country lawyer
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
1022 Posts |
Posted - Dec 17 2007 : 1:28:49 PM
|
Thanks Ann!
What great books you guys have read. My 2007 reads were light-weight for the most part. I kind of liked a break from the heavy stuff this year. I need to add some of yours to my 2008 list.
Anybody else? Best read of 2007?
Hey I can tell you my worst...it is called Nature Girl. (My apologies to whoever wrote it...I'm sure someone likes it.) |
|
|
|
KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Dec 17 2007 : 1:57:02 PM
|
That's a good way to do it, best and worst....
I think the best read has been The Social Lives of Dogs, by Elizbeth Marshall Thomas. It's a follow up to The Secret Lives of Dogs, which I adored. There have been some other good ones, but that's probably the best...
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."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.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
|
|
|
abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
1262 Posts
Rhonda
USA
1262 Posts |
Posted - Dec 17 2007 : 6:28:58 PM
|
"Peace Like A River" by Leif Enger-hands down.
I'm a one girl revolution. |
|
|
|
Reading Room: Most ENJOYABLE book you read in 2007? |
|
Most ENJOYABLE book you read in 2007?
