Tell Me What to Read: Round 8
It is, once again, the time of the month where I humiliate myself by admitting how few books I’ve truly read (or, perhaps, the problem is that not enough of you are suggesting fluffy teen romances. Yes, clearly you are the troubling part of this equation).
Anyway, suggest away. Same as usual.
It can be any genre, any age level, and have been published last week or three hundred years ago. You can pick it because it’s a book that everyone should read or because it changed your life or because it is great literature or just because it entertained you. You can DEFINITELY suggest the same book you suggested last month.
Here’s how it goes:
- Comment with the title of one book you think I should read (any book you want). One title only, please, lest my brain explode.
- I’ll select one comment at random and announce it on the blog later next week.
- 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).
- I’ll get a copy of the book and read it by the end of February.
- I’ll write a review of it here. Even if I hate the book, I will not hate you.
And. . .go!
I suggest Zeitoun by Dave Eggers. Disclaimer: I just checked this book out of the library, and haven't yet read it myself. So it could suck. But if it does, at least we'll endure the misery together!
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
I know I've recommended Fablehaven (I've read books one through three so far) before, but I'll do it again. I think you'd find them fun and fast reading.
Also, I'm not through with it yet, but am liking Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. I know you recently read Outliers and I'm betting you would like this too.
Water for Elephants
I've not recommended here before, but I am feeling adventurous. I enjoyed Black Angels very much, so hopefully you will have a chance to pick it up sometime (if you haven't already).
stegner, angle of repose.
I'm going to repeat the book that I suggested last month, just because it IS fluffy teen romance(but very clever and funny fluffy teen romance). So my suggestion for you, again, is The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman by Lousie Plummer.
What Dreams May Coooooome!!
I'm going out on a limb and suggesting Death with Interruptions by Jose Saramago.
Gonna switch it up this month and go with THE ROAD HOME by Ellen Emerson White.
*waits*
The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb. I have a fascination about the shootings at Columbine High School. Perhaps fascination is a bad way to put it. It interests me. Not in a sick, twisted way….in a "how do we get this to not ever happen again" sort of way. And this book contains a lot of truth about that event but it's still fiction. Very cool.
Stiff
It wouldn't be "Tell Me What to Read" if I didn't say, The Rag and Bone Shop, Robert Cormier! PLEEEEASE, random number generator…pick ME!
I nominated you for the Kreative Blogger Award!! Come check it out! Oh, and I still think you need to read Jitterbug Perfume.
I'm reading East of Eden at the suggestion of a close friend. So, I'll 2nd the suggestion to read it from Merry. This also "ups" my chance of having my book chosen 🙂
I've started a new list of Books I Want to Read before I Die. Don't want to waste all of my reading time on things of the moment and never get to the important stuff. And this book is on that list.
I can't recall if you've read this one, but I'll suggest "Skin Deep" by E.M. Crane. I enjoyed it!
I'm going to suggest something I haven't read:
Bloodroot by Amy Greene
the great starvation experiment
Zen and the Art of Faking it by Jordan Sonnenblick.
When I read "a book that changed your life" I thought…I have to suggest this one again, even though the way it changed my life isn't the usual that-book-changed-my-life experience. At any rate:
Cat's Eye by m. Atwood.