What I’m Going to Read: Round 10
And, just to prove that lightning can strike twice, Smalldog, who put in the winning bid in January with Dealing with Dragons, won again, this time with The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley. If you’re planning on buying a lottery ticket soon, you might consider calling her up and asking for her advice, as she seems to have a magic touch.
Also, Angie at Angieville is starting up “Tell Me What To Read” on her blog, so if you didn’t win this time, why don’t you see if you have better luck with her? (TMWTR is sweeping the. . .three blogs!!!).
Other suggestions:
- One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus (Jle122)
- Still Life With Rice by Helie Lee (Diana Banana)
- Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Marc Weissbluth (Carly Jane and Bethany)
- Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner (Zillah)
- Waiting for Normal by Leslie Conner (Jenny)
- Persuasion by Jane Austen (Landen)
- Little Face by Sophie Hannah (Life of a Doctor’s Wife)
- The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollen (Janet)
- Conspiracy 365 February by Gabrielle Lord (Mary)
- Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns (Mary)
- Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman(Angella)
- A Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L’Engle (RA)
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Lisa)
- The Road Home by Ellen Emerson White (Angiegirl)
- Prince of Foxes by Samuel Shellabarger (Katie)
- The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (Becca and Miri)
- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (Kayla)
- House Rules by Jodi Picoult (P)
- Poison Study by Maria V Snyder (Shannon)
- East of Eden by John Steinbeck (Merry)
- The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (Saskia)
- His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik (Amy Sorenson)
- Bright Shiny Morning by James Frey (Kayla)
- Amy’s Eyes by Richard Kennedy (Janelle)
- The Great Starvation Experiment: Ancel Keys and the Men Who Starved for Science by Todd Tucker (Poodle)
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (Melinda)
- The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (Sherry)
- The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (Mia)
- Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife by Peggy Vincent (Jessica)
- Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman (Katie)
- Jitterbug Perfume (Peaceful Reader)
- The Jungle by Upton Sinclair (Heidikins)
- The Year of Fog by Michelle Richmond (Julia)
- The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein (Julia)
Of these, the only ones I’ve read are:
- Conspiracy 365 February by Gabrielle Lord
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
- The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
- The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Time to get cracking, clearly!
yes, clearly!
(whatever)
Okay – now I want to read "Sweetness." Sounds fascinating. And I'm a sucker for Harriet the Spy/Encyclopedia Brown types.
A belated suggestion – Have you read "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave? I am just finishing it and it's fantastic. Really vivid imagery, lovely language, and a heartbreaking story.
We just picked up four of your 9 out of 10 recommendations from the library. We are so excited!
You're kidding…
Well, enjoy. The heroine is a fun character.
Neat! I'm almost finished with that one right now. It's good.
Sorry, I thought "One Thousand White Women" was quite possibly the worst book ever written. Everything was so contrived to push every emotional button at a rate that seemed to make the author disingenuous in his reason for writing. Not to mention the huge anachronisms…
I've heard interesting things about the book you're about to read, so I'm looking forward to that review.
So fun. I saw that Sami is doing it, too, over at Twisted Quill. You've started a trend. 🙂
Looking forward to hearing what you think of this one. I haven't read it yet either.
I'm so glad you've read The Jungle! Did you like it? Did you love it? (If either of those is true, I think you would really enjoy "East of Eden", they have a very similar scope and voice.)
xox
This is a fun read. I think you will really enjoy the heroine.
I'm just impressed you include links to every single book. That is a lot of linking.
I hope you like my recommendation. 🙂
Ok you must, must, must read Persuasion. It's such a great book and not near as cumbersome as some of the other Austen books (though I still love them). I'm throwing it in the next time several times just so you have to pick it!!
Very shorts, simple and easy to understand, bet some more comments from your side would be great