Tell Me What to Read: Summer 2014 Edition
Last year, I asked for book recommendations for summer reading (in the spirit of my old series, Tell Me What to Read), and I picked three of them and read one a month throughout the summer.
It was fantastic.
Which means, of course, that I want to do it again this year. I would LOVE your recommendations.
Suggest something fun (although that doesn’t have to mean chick-lit – I’m up for fascinating non-fiction, memoirs, YA, middle grade, AND chick-lit), and I’ll pick three from the comments to read over the next three months of summer.
In review:
- Comment with the title of one fun book you think I should read. One title only, please, lest my brain explode.
- I’ll choose three from the list and announce them next week.
I’ll read one a month – June, July, and August. Feel free to read along. - I’ll write a review of each one here.
- Even if I hate the book, I will not hate you.
And . . . go!
Pretend to be as excited as I am.
President Me – Adam Corrolla
Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley, which is a retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast. A beautiful story that really fleshes out the characters of Beauty, her father, two older sisters, and the Beast. My library winter reading program had an "Element of Surprise" theme with a display of library books wrapped in brown paper, so you selected your book based on shape and size, not title/author. I picked out this one, and loved it.
Coolest library program ever!
The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank
I've read this a few times. It's definitely a book that grows with you and your life experiences.
The Selection by Kierra Cass (I THINK that's the author's name…).
Have you read "The Rent Collector" by Camron Wright or "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls? Both provide an outlook into lifestyles that are so different than what we see or experience on a daily basis. I really enjoyed both of these books.
Do you have a Goodreads account? I'd love to see what books you've read!
Traveling With Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd. I read this as a first-year grad student, and maybe it was something about the change and transition I was going through myself, but it still remains one of the books I remember reading most clearly. It was thoughtful and calming, and I loved it. I just picked up Lexicon for my first summer read…
Little Jimmy Says,"Same is Lame", Jimmy Vee