graciebellesmomma
11-03-2008, 04:09 AM
I wrote this list about two months ago, when my friend requested a list of books to take on a long trip. I am an avid reader and used to work for film companies reading scripts and looking for books that would make good movies. Now I am a Mom who loves to read and thought that I would share with you ladies!
Resurrection, loved it!
http://www.amazon.com/Resurrection-T...420695&sr=1-21
Here is a list that I just sent my friend. She is traveling to Croatia and India for 3 weeks and wanted to bring some good books.
Get ready, it's a doozy!
books to read culled from a few lists i have laying around
books that i've actually read and recommend, in no particular order:
the historian- elizabeth kostova (read this first, if you haven't
already)
the book thief
the egyptologist
water for elephants
bel canto
the beautiful and the damned- f scott fitzgerald (read the great gatsby
first, if you havent!)
under the banner of heaven- jonathon krakauer basically the story of
mormonism and add fundamentalist. super interesting.
suite francaise
cloud mountain (not cold mountain)
the portable dorothy parker
The Birth of Venus: A Novel by Sarah Dunant
the emperors children
the history of love
middlesex
marie antoinette- antonia fraser
the bookseller of kabul
the secret history- donna tartt
the tender bar
three cups of tea
evening- susan minot- her writing is just beautiful
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers (read this, if
you haven't already)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood) (have read it multiple times)
The World I Made For Her (Thomas Moran) (truly, wonderfully moving)
http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/08/2...23upchurt.html
The Man in the Box (Thomas Moran)
Eat, Pray Sleep (Elizabeth Gilbert) Just a fun, real story of a woman
exploring her life.
Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith and
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (both by Anne
Lamott)
The Dork of Cork by Chet Raymo
Geek Love
Possession A.S. Byatt
Forever - pete hamill (hard to get into, but so worth it)
Trilogy about Josephine Bonaparte by Sandra Gulland (excellent!!)
The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B.
The Last Great Dance on Earth
Tales Of Passion Tales Of Woe
Christ, the Lord by Ann Rice
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy (any pat conroy)
PS I Love You by Cecilia Ahearn and her other stuff
Anybody Out There by Marian Keyes (this is my fav for content, but all
of her books are fun)
Love Walked In-Marisa De Los Santos
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
the other boleyn girl- philippa gregory
people of the book-geraldine brooks
the thirteenth tale- diane setterfield
the omnivores dilemma- Michael Pollan (will make you really think
about what you put in your body)
The Space Between Us: A Novel by Thrity Umrigar (loved it)
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
nickeled and dimed- a real eye opener
somebody the sailor
i know this much is true and she's come undone by wally lamb
Queen of the Road
The Wedding Officer was sweet!
-How to Seduce a Ghost by Hope McIntyre
It was a fun book to read by the pool. Some mystery, some silliness, some angst. Kind of all over the place. Not fantastic, but fun!
-Three Cups of Tea was wonderful!
-The Time Traveler's Wife was hard to get into, but loved it!
-Suite Francaise was a good read!
-Special Topics in Calamity Physics hard to get into, but fabulous!
-The Sign of The Book
A Cliff Janeway Bookman Novel
by John Dunning
A book about an ex cop who has a rare books bookstore
now. It's mystery mixed with books. I liked it! He has a series,
apparently. I will read the rest, for sure
-The Expected One by Kathleen McGowan
A story that reminds me a bit of the Da Vinci Code type
writing. It's about Mary Magdalene and hiden scrolls in France.
I keep picking it up and putting it back down. Not moving fast enough for me.
-Death and Judgement: A Commisario Guido Brunetti Mystery by Donna Leon. I love anything Italian, so I love it. I picked up 3 of her books in the
free library here. I'm halfway through this one and really like the writing style. Murder, mystery and Italy. What else could I possibly need?
-The Confessor- Daniel Silva
He writes a series of books about Gabriel Allon, who is Secret Agent (for Israel) turned Art Restorer, but he lives in Italy in this book. Silva is a wonderful writer with wonderful characters. I've read many of his series and am so excited to see that he has a new one out.
-Belong to Me: A Novel by Marisa De Los Santos
Another book that was hard to get into, but it ultimately paid off.
I really enjoyed it. It kind of meanders. I loved her first book, When Love Walked in, but this was a close second.
-If You Could See Me Now by Cecilia Ahearn (she wrote PS I Love You, which is one of my all time favorites)
Weird book that finally drew me in towards the middle. I still feel weird about it. I hope someone else has read it. It's so different from anything that I've ever read, but good, sort of.
Quote from Amazon:
what should have been an ridiculous plot and premise turned out to be a heartwarming story about hope and believing what we cannot see. It was absolutely wonderful.
that's a review from Amazon. I guess I feel that way a little. It's just not what I normally read.
-The End of the Alphabet- CS Richardson
here's a little review of it. I feel the same way as the reviewer does about it. It's really a lovely, tender book. I think his style of writing might drive some people mad, but it's lyrical to me. I read it fast and then sloooooowed way down, not wanting it to end.
Quote:
Here is a man who understands that words have colour, texture and weight, and need to be treated with reverential care. Mr. Richardson's writing is very minimal and clean, yet he manages to say so much with so little (the book, novella really, is only 139 pages). One cannot help but think of that somewhat tired phrase heard over and over in design school: Less is More. In this small book, with so few carefully chosen words, CS Richardson manages to tell us so much about Ambrose and his wife Zipper, and the world they have made for themselves. It's not only a delicate love story, though, since Richardson is a designer – he cannot help but pay homage to art and design, books and writing throughout this magical tale. This is a gift to be read slowly and deeply.
brainless, but fun.
any janet evanovich- girl detective with lots of pratfalls and mishaps
any david hewson- italian detective in rome etc. lots of fun and
adventure
jane green
jenifer weiner
diane mott davidson
Books that I want to read.
See Sally Kick Ass: A Woman's Guide to Personal Safety by Fred Vogt
comeback- claire fontaine
a year of living biblically
no touch monkey
the middle place kelly corrigan
The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta
The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story
by Diane Ackerman
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Resurrection, loved it!
http://www.amazon.com/Resurrection-T...420695&sr=1-21
Here is a list that I just sent my friend. She is traveling to Croatia and India for 3 weeks and wanted to bring some good books.
Get ready, it's a doozy!
books to read culled from a few lists i have laying around
books that i've actually read and recommend, in no particular order:
the historian- elizabeth kostova (read this first, if you haven't
already)
the book thief
the egyptologist
water for elephants
bel canto
the beautiful and the damned- f scott fitzgerald (read the great gatsby
first, if you havent!)
under the banner of heaven- jonathon krakauer basically the story of
mormonism and add fundamentalist. super interesting.
suite francaise
cloud mountain (not cold mountain)
the portable dorothy parker
The Birth of Venus: A Novel by Sarah Dunant
the emperors children
the history of love
middlesex
marie antoinette- antonia fraser
the bookseller of kabul
the secret history- donna tartt
the tender bar
three cups of tea
evening- susan minot- her writing is just beautiful
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers (read this, if
you haven't already)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood) (have read it multiple times)
The World I Made For Her (Thomas Moran) (truly, wonderfully moving)
http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/08/2...23upchurt.html
The Man in the Box (Thomas Moran)
Eat, Pray Sleep (Elizabeth Gilbert) Just a fun, real story of a woman
exploring her life.
Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith and
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (both by Anne
Lamott)
The Dork of Cork by Chet Raymo
Geek Love
Possession A.S. Byatt
Forever - pete hamill (hard to get into, but so worth it)
Trilogy about Josephine Bonaparte by Sandra Gulland (excellent!!)
The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B.
The Last Great Dance on Earth
Tales Of Passion Tales Of Woe
Christ, the Lord by Ann Rice
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy (any pat conroy)
PS I Love You by Cecilia Ahearn and her other stuff
Anybody Out There by Marian Keyes (this is my fav for content, but all
of her books are fun)
Love Walked In-Marisa De Los Santos
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
the other boleyn girl- philippa gregory
people of the book-geraldine brooks
the thirteenth tale- diane setterfield
the omnivores dilemma- Michael Pollan (will make you really think
about what you put in your body)
The Space Between Us: A Novel by Thrity Umrigar (loved it)
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
nickeled and dimed- a real eye opener
somebody the sailor
i know this much is true and she's come undone by wally lamb
Queen of the Road
The Wedding Officer was sweet!
-How to Seduce a Ghost by Hope McIntyre
It was a fun book to read by the pool. Some mystery, some silliness, some angst. Kind of all over the place. Not fantastic, but fun!
-Three Cups of Tea was wonderful!
-The Time Traveler's Wife was hard to get into, but loved it!
-Suite Francaise was a good read!
-Special Topics in Calamity Physics hard to get into, but fabulous!
-The Sign of The Book
A Cliff Janeway Bookman Novel
by John Dunning
A book about an ex cop who has a rare books bookstore
now. It's mystery mixed with books. I liked it! He has a series,
apparently. I will read the rest, for sure
-The Expected One by Kathleen McGowan
A story that reminds me a bit of the Da Vinci Code type
writing. It's about Mary Magdalene and hiden scrolls in France.
I keep picking it up and putting it back down. Not moving fast enough for me.
-Death and Judgement: A Commisario Guido Brunetti Mystery by Donna Leon. I love anything Italian, so I love it. I picked up 3 of her books in the
free library here. I'm halfway through this one and really like the writing style. Murder, mystery and Italy. What else could I possibly need?
-The Confessor- Daniel Silva
He writes a series of books about Gabriel Allon, who is Secret Agent (for Israel) turned Art Restorer, but he lives in Italy in this book. Silva is a wonderful writer with wonderful characters. I've read many of his series and am so excited to see that he has a new one out.
-Belong to Me: A Novel by Marisa De Los Santos
Another book that was hard to get into, but it ultimately paid off.
I really enjoyed it. It kind of meanders. I loved her first book, When Love Walked in, but this was a close second.
-If You Could See Me Now by Cecilia Ahearn (she wrote PS I Love You, which is one of my all time favorites)
Weird book that finally drew me in towards the middle. I still feel weird about it. I hope someone else has read it. It's so different from anything that I've ever read, but good, sort of.
Quote from Amazon:
what should have been an ridiculous plot and premise turned out to be a heartwarming story about hope and believing what we cannot see. It was absolutely wonderful.
that's a review from Amazon. I guess I feel that way a little. It's just not what I normally read.
-The End of the Alphabet- CS Richardson
here's a little review of it. I feel the same way as the reviewer does about it. It's really a lovely, tender book. I think his style of writing might drive some people mad, but it's lyrical to me. I read it fast and then sloooooowed way down, not wanting it to end.
Quote:
Here is a man who understands that words have colour, texture and weight, and need to be treated with reverential care. Mr. Richardson's writing is very minimal and clean, yet he manages to say so much with so little (the book, novella really, is only 139 pages). One cannot help but think of that somewhat tired phrase heard over and over in design school: Less is More. In this small book, with so few carefully chosen words, CS Richardson manages to tell us so much about Ambrose and his wife Zipper, and the world they have made for themselves. It's not only a delicate love story, though, since Richardson is a designer – he cannot help but pay homage to art and design, books and writing throughout this magical tale. This is a gift to be read slowly and deeply.
brainless, but fun.
any janet evanovich- girl detective with lots of pratfalls and mishaps
any david hewson- italian detective in rome etc. lots of fun and
adventure
jane green
jenifer weiner
diane mott davidson
Books that I want to read.
See Sally Kick Ass: A Woman's Guide to Personal Safety by Fred Vogt
comeback- claire fontaine
a year of living biblically
no touch monkey
the middle place kelly corrigan
The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta
The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story
by Diane Ackerman
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