Book Recommendations

meo34 · July 2014

So, since DS is gone for 2 weeks I am looking for some good reading material. I am pretty open to any genre as long as it is well written. Any suggestions?

dmlk413 · July 2014

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

eyenigh · July 2014

I'm reading The Goldfinch (by Donna Tartt) right now and I'm really into it. I haven't finished so I can't tell you if it's going to crash and burn but I've really enjoyed the story. It won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, which is usually a bit more highbrow than my standard reading tastes but I can't put it down because I'm dying to see how the whole thing wraps up.

hopefulmom81 · July 2014

--10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story

--any book by Chelsea Handler

--Bossypants by Tina Fey

--All Joy and No Fun, The Paradox of Modern Parenthood

meo34 · July 2014

YellowWallpaper12 said:

SandAndsSea said:

I also read The Book Thief and The Storyteller which both came very highly recommended. They were both really good stories, but both a little depressing IMO.

The Book Thief is so good.

Also agree with the Game of Thrones recommendation. Great series.

The Book Thief sounds interesting. Might give that one a try. I have read the whole Game of Thrones Series. Really good books but also can be depressing lol.

meo34 · July 2014

hopefulmom81 said:

--10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story

--any book by Chelsea Handler

--Bossypants by Tina Fey

--All Joy and No Fun, The Paradox of Modern Parenthood

I always enjoy these types of books and I read Bossy Pants by Tina Fey so I might give some of the others a try as well. Great suggestions!

meo34 · July 2014

MissPeansMama said:

I am currently reading Inferno by Dan Brown. I'd recommend any of his books though. I have enjoyed them all.

I like Dan Browne as well and have enjoyed all of his books.....I will read just about anything lol. So many great suggestions here to get a new "to Read" list on the go!

meo34 · July 2014

YellowWallpaper12 said:

Since you're open to anything, I'm going to break it down by genre.

Classics:
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

Historical Fiction:
The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier

The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

Non-fiction :
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang (just as a warning - both books have parts that are extremely hard to read)

Autobiography:
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (she wrote six autobiographies all worth reading, but this is the first one)

An Autobiography by Janet Frame

YA:
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (this is a series, so far only the first two books are out)

Thriller/Suspense:
The Boys from Brazil by Ira Levin

Underrated books/authors:
Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories by Sholem Aleichem (his books are depressing and funny at the same time, I'd also recommend his book Wandering Stars)

My Love, My Love: or The Peasant Girl by Rosa Guy (a retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid)

Towards Another Summer by Janet Frame

Thanks so much for taking the time to break it down and provide so many great suggestions with some commentary! The only one I have read is East of Eden so lots of promising leads there. You guys will have me stocked until Christmas!

meo34 · July 2014

esmereldasspark said:

I'm currently ready Alice in wonderland..going to read Peter Pan next. Also in the beginning of a book about Bob Dylan. My mind just can't seem to focus on one book lately.

I have read Alice in Wonderland years ago but not Peter Pan. That could be interesting. I was thinking of reading the original Mary Poppins after watching Saving Mr Banks. Mary Poppins was my favorite movie when I was a kid.

meo34 · July 2014

esmereldasspark said:

I'm currently ready Alice in wonderland..going to read Peter Pan next. Also in the beginning of a book about Bob Dylan. My mind just can't seem to focus on one book lately.

I have read Alice in Wonderland years ago but not Peter Pan. That could be interesting. I was thinking of reading the original Mary Poppins after watching Saving Mr Banks. Mary Poppins was my favorite movie when I was a kid.

meo34 · July 2014

esmereldasspark said:

I'm currently ready Alice in wonderland..going to read Peter Pan next. Also in the beginning of a book about Bob Dylan. My mind just can't seem to focus on one book lately.

I have read Alice in Wonderland years ago but not Peter Pan. That could be interesting. I was thinking of reading the original Mary Poppins after watching Saving Mr Banks. Mary Poppins was my favorite movie when I was a kid.

meo34 · July 2014

oopppsss....stupid bump locked up so multiple duplicate posts!

TundraGirl · July 2014

I just finished the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness. The last one just came out and it was the first non-school book I've read since LO was born.

kristennd · July 2014

esmereldasspark said:
I forgot Mary Poppins was a book! I'll have to add her to my list. Oh the joys of working in a library.

Do you work in a library too?

eyenigh · July 2014

esmereldasspark said:

esmereldasspark said:
I forgot Mary Poppins was a book! I'll have to add her to my list. Oh the joys of working in a library.

Do you work in a library too?
Yes I work in a college library of all places. Do you?

Me, too. I'm in administration but I live in the library and they're my major unit.

kristennd · July 2014

esmereldasspark said:

Do you work in a library too?
Yes I work in a college library of all places. Do you?

I'm at a state library.

We mostly provide consulting/services/grants to the smaller public and K-12 libraries and do books by mail for state residents who are either homebound or are in a rural area with no public library.

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