NTTCALR: I Need Book Recommendations

MrsG80inTN · August 2014

I'm about to finish the Goldfinch (can't decide if I like it or not) and need some book recommendations... I will likely be reading All Fall Down (Jennifer Weiner) next.

So, what are you reading? If you're not reading anything right now, what are some of your favorite must read books?

A few of my favorites are:

The Swan House

The Help

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

The Art of Racing in the Rain

When Crickets Cry

Most stuff by Nora Roberts

The Shopaholic Series by Sophie Kinsella

I also liked the Divergent Series and Hunger Games

I also read a lot of Christian Fiction which I love, but realize isn't for everyone.

Menrandes · August 2014

I love The Hunger Games and Divergent, but you already have those!
I'm a big fantasy fan, and some of my favorites are Daughter of the Forest and the rest of the Sevenwaters series, The Dragon Prince series, A Song of Ice and Fire series and of course Harry Potter.
I love Winter Garden, but it's kind of a tear jerker.
Ready Player One is awesomely geeky.
I also have a strange love for post apocalyptic. Lucifer's Hammer and Dies the Fire are good for that.
Not really one for Christian fiction, but a book in that genre sticks with me from childhood called Not My Will. I think from what I remember it might be a difficult and emotional read though.

BookishMomma · August 2014

AW moment: I wrote a book that came out in March...

It's women's fiction & I actually think you might like it based on some of the things you listed. PM me if you want details!

Other things I've loved lately:

Eleanor & Park

Blackberry Winter by Sarah Jio

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

eta: more recs!

MrsG80inTN · August 2014

@bookishmama - I have the title saved - thanks for the reminder... I need to go read it!

Feegan · August 2014

@MrsG80inTN I read the Goldfinch a few months ago, I loved it and hated it. As for a few recommendations, here is what I've loved lately:

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver

The Known World by Edward P. Jones

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

A Song of Fire and Ice (Game of Thrones series) by George R. R. Martin

MrsG80inTN · August 2014

@redheadrunning - I need to read Game of Thrones - I love the TV series and have only seen through season 2 so I think I would still be ok reading it... I wasn't a fan of Gone Girl - by the end I just hated the main characters so much - lol.

paintdadanta · August 2014

Slowly working my way through A Song of Ice and Fire series (Game of Thrones) and am on the third book. @MrsG80inTN, have you read anything by Brandon Sanderson or David Ebershoff's The 19th Wife yet? Also if you like Christian literature try Bruchko by Bruce Olson.

My favorites:

The Perks of Being A Wallflower

A Song of Ice and Fire series

Mistborn Triology (or anything by Brandon Sanderson)

Wolf of Masada

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

The Outsiders

Tex

MrsG80inTN · August 2014

paintdadanta - I will check those authors out as I haven't read anything by them. Thanks!

dawnstar898 · August 2014

My mother in law just gave me the Game of Thrones book and swears I will like it. We'll see. Right now I'm reading 12 years a Slave. It's ok, a little slow. I loved The Art of Racing in the Rain!
Books I've read recently that I really liked that maybe you would too?
A Dog Named Slugger (about a service dog)
The Long Walk (Stephen King)
Born Standing Up (Steve Martin's auto biography, pretty funny)
Water for Elephants (better than the movie)
Tell Me Where is Hurts (great book written by a veterinarian who works at a large ER/Referral Hosp.)
@bookishmama I have bought your book on my kindle and it's next on my list

Edited to add Running with Scissors, written by a man with Asperger's and gives great insight of his world (my brother has Asperger's) I thought this book was great!

Km380 · August 2014

I'm currently reading @BookishMomma‌'s!!

Recently finished:
This is where I leave you
Labor Day
(Triggers in both but I enjoyed them)
The fault in our stars
Dressmakers of khair Khana
The mountains echoed
The light in the ruins

E&B0811 · August 2014

Siggy Warning I just read "We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves" and "One Plus One". Both were very good and fairly quick reads. One Plus One is written by the person that wrote Me Before You which, btw, is one of the more amazing books I've read in a long time. * * * * * * * * * * * * Sig Warning...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

graceanne927 · August 2014

I am just starting a book called - from Notting Hill with Love Actually. It's a light hearted read so far and as I love both of those movies I'm optimistic it's going to be a good book

Happy Reading!

shandorfml2 · August 2014

Im about to read "blood oath" my husband said it wss good. Its a fantasy series. I want to read the fault in our stars, im also reading the divergent series.

yellowcat10 · August 2014

Have you read Jeanette Wall's The Glass Castle? It is the best book I have read all summer. I am a big Game of Thrones fan and anything by Terry Prachett.

Km380 · August 2014

yellowcat10 said:
Have you read Jeanette Wall's The Glass Castle? It is the best book I have read all summer. I am a big Game of Thrones fan and anything by Terry Prachett.

I've read The Glass Castle! So good!!

stinybean · August 2014

If you are into nonfiction I really enjoyed The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. I am not normally a nonfiction reader, but really enjoyed this story.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6493208-the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks

meredithcarole · August 2014

@bookishmomma What is the title of yours again? I have been meaning to read it as the synopsis sounded cute, but I can't remember what it is called.

MrsG80inTN · August 2014

@mlal78‌ I need to try outlander. I've heard good things. I like phillipa Gregory a lot!!!

mflowers929 · August 2014

I'm currently reading A Game of Thrones. It's long, and so a little scary when you first pick it up, but it's a surprisingly easy read. I've actually had the book for years and years but never got past the first few pages for some reason lol.

I'm also rereading a book by Francine Rivers called Marta's Legacy, but I also recommend Redeeming Love by her if you haven't read it yet. I generally don't reread a book, but both of these are so good that I've reread them a few times already.

MrsG80inTN · August 2014

mflowers929 - I have read all of Francine's books except for the Sin Eater. I absolutely ADORE her!!!!!!!! I may try Game of Thrones since we have them at home, but I've got @bookishmama's book on hold and Jennifer Weiner's All Fall Down came available at my library for me last night too.

Thanks for all the recommendations everyone!

jennadesigns · August 2014

Love this post - I was looking for something like this!

I just read "Wool" by Hugh Howey and it was amazingly good. It a post-apocolyptic story that's fascinating.
"Midwives" by Chris Bohjalian. Midwives was an Oprah bookclub book and very well done. But - warning - it's about babies/childbirth, if that's a trigger. (Her other books are very good as well if you're not interested in Midwives because of the subject matter)

I've also read a lot of pretty easy chic lit reads, just to pass the time.

I've found that post-loss, I've been reading WAY more. It's like it gives me an escape from thinking about everything too much. I've been at the library just about every other day!

Thanks for the recommendations ... I now have some more to add to my library list!

Menrandes · August 2014

@mflowers929 I had the same problem with Game of Thrones! I would frequently start it, but the intro also made me feel very cold so I had to put it down. Once I finally continued past the intro, it was an easy read.

MrsG80inTN · August 2014

Menrandes said:

@mflowers929 I had the same problem with Game of Thrones! I would frequently start it, but the intro also made me feel very cold so I had to put it down. Once I finally continued past the intro, it was an easy read.

Good to know because I started it once and couldn't figure out if I was going to like it and put it down. I love the show so DH was sure I'd like it.

MrsG80inTN · August 2014

jennadesigns said:

Love this post - I was looking for something like this!

I just read "Wool" by Hugh Howey and it was amazingly good. It a post-apocolyptic story that's fascinating.
"Midwives" by Chris Bohjalian. Midwives was an Oprah bookclub book and very well done. But - warning - it's about babies/childbirth, if that's a trigger. (Her other books are very good as well if you're not interested in Midwives because of the subject matter)

I've also read a lot of pretty easy chic lit reads, just to pass the time.

I've found that post-loss, I've been reading WAY more. It's like it gives me an escape from thinking about everything too much. I've been at the library just about every other day!

Thanks for the recommendations ... I now have some more to add to my library list!

Which chick-lit books have you read? I love those :-)

jennadesigns · August 2014

Okay - chic lit that I've read recently:
Baby Proof (yes, it's about babies - for some reason reading about them isn't a trigger for me)
Where We Belong
Heart of the Matter
Love the one you're with

All four are by Emily Giffin.

Sisterland
Prep
The man of my dreams

All three are by Curtis Sittenfeld.

Of these, Sisterland and Prep really stand out to me as good reads.

MrsG80inTN · August 2014

jennadesigns said:

Okay - chic lit that I've read recently:
Baby Proof (yes, it's about babies - for some reason reading about them isn't a trigger for me)
Where We Belong
Heart of the Matter
Love the one you're with

All four are by Emily Giffin.

Sisterland
Prep
The man of my dreams

All three are by Curtis Sittenfeld.

Of these, Sisterland and Prep really stand out to me as good reads.

I love Emily Giffin... I've read all of those. I will check out Sisterland and Prep. THanks!

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