Tell Me What to Read: Summer 2015 Edition
I seriously love reading book lists and book recommendations.
One of my favorite ways to spend down time is searching through book lists and putting as many books on hold as I can until I max out my library card.
So obviously Tell Me What to Read has long been one of my favorite things. I can’t tell you how often I go back to look at your recommendations on the previous posts.
I’ve read about five books in the last ten days (hello, vacation), so I’m ready to kick off my summer reading again.
Suggest something fun (although that doesn’t need to mean chick-lit – I’m up for non-fiction, memoirs, young adult, middle grade, AND chick-lit), and I’ll pick three to read in June, July, and August.
So! Your job: Comment with the title of a book you think I should read.
My job: I’ll choose three from the suggestions 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! My library card is at the ready.
Please read The Boys in the Boat. It's the best book I've read in a really long time.
Room by Emma Donoghue is one of my favourite books. The content itself is not the most pleasant, but the narration of book is outstanding. It's told from the perspective of a four year old boy, and I feel like you could really appreciate that. Check it out!
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbot, or I second The Boys in the Boat.
Mr. Churchill's Secretary, by Susan Elia McNeal. It's fun read and solid enough to be enjoyable.
Two books that I have loved are "The Alchemist" by Paulo Cohelo, and "The Historian" by Elizabeth Costova. The Historian is about the quest to find Dracula's tomb, and is written in letter form similar to Dracula.
Another fun read that my friend wrote is called "The Inventors Secret (Cragbridge Hall)" by Chad Morris. I believe it is more of a middle grade book, but I thought it was a fun book. It's the first in a trilogy, but I haven't read the other 2 books.
French Kids Eat Everything and You Only Live Once
The Book of Bright Ideas by Sandra Kring – sweetest story – in my top 5.
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
I think you'd have a strong reaction to After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Hopefully a strong, positive reaction! It's kind of like Rainbow Rowell's Landline, but shorter and (according to me) stronger. It really is a wonderful book, and I wish more people knew about it. Best of luck selecting books!
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