Tell Me What to Read: Round 12
Wow, has May flown by or is it just me? Time to tell me what to read.
This is the book I will read when school is out, and I’m enjoying my glorious summer break. Not that I’m excited or anything. . .
1. Comment with the title of one book you think I should read (any book you want). One title only, please, lest my brain explode.
2. I’ll select one comment at random and announce it on the blog within the next week.
3. On the off-chance that I’ve already read the book you select, I’ll contact you and ask for a follow-up suggestion (make sure there is a way to contact you either by blog or email).
4. I’ll get a copy of the book and read it by the end of June.
5. I’ll write a review of it here. Even if I hate the book, I will not hate you.
Half of a Yellow Sun by ChimamanadaNgozi Adichie. An interesting tale set amidst the backdrop of the Biafran War in Nigeria.
Death With Interruptions by Jose Saramago
I'm going to recycle my suggestion from last month – "The Magicians" by Lev Grossman. I love it!!
Lost by Jacqueline Davies
"Mary" by Janis Cooke Newman. awesome book
I think I saw that you had read this, but just in case…I enjoyed "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld.
I enjoyed Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
A Rather Lovely Inheritance by C.A. Belmond
I take back my comment and am also going with Cutting for Stone. LOVED that book and I recommend it to everyone. What a story.
Hidden Talents, by David Lubar. It's a great book for junior high-aged kids, and boys generally like it a lot too.
Uh, adding to my previous comment–meaning that junior-high-aged boys like it.
Trying again this month for The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman.
Look Again by Lisa Scottoline. A little slow in the beginning, but it picks up and is interesting.
Cutting for Stone – Abraham Verghese
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. And you make such a cute pregnant girl.
I wish to subject someone else to the weirdness that is my class reading. I "recommend" Eva by Peter Dickinson.
I remember that you read The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett, but have you read Bel Canto? Because it's the only one of her books that I think is truly extraordinary. Although Run is really good, too.
how about Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture by Ellen Shell? I haven't read it, but have it checked out of the library and it looks interesting. And you know I'm not gonna find time to read it anytime soon!
Cutting for Stone- Abraham Verghese…epic story.
Edith Wharton's The Age Of Innocence