What I’m Going to Read: Round 16
A winner! A winner! We have a winner! Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghes, which has been suggested approximately two million times, this time by Melanie and Becca. (Melanie’s was the winning suggestion, should you care about such details).
The downside is that this book is quite popular. And by “popular,” I mean “I am number 71 in line at the Austin Public Library.”
This is what Ella thinks of being 71st in line:
The plus side is that my local library only has two people in front of me, so it’s somewhat possible that I’ll get to this book before the end of the month. Cross your fingers for me.
Other fine suggestions which have me running to the request page of my library:
- Prince of Foxes by Samuel Shellabarger (Katie)
- I Am the Messenger by Marcus Zusak (Chrissie and G)
- The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman (Keira of LoveRomancePassion)
- The Wal-Mart Effect by Charles Fishman (Kristi)
- The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer (smalldog)
- Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks (Mary)
- The Magicians by Lev Grossman (NGS)
- Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay (Jenn)
- Life of Pi by Yann Martel (Sherry)
- The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton (Nicole)
- East of Eden by John Steinbeck (Merry)
- Wish You Well by David Baldacchi (Lisa)
- Two-Part Invention by Madeleine L’Engle (RA)
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Katie)
- A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Luis Stevenson (Carly)
- Forest Born by Shannon Hale (Gretchen)
- Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom (Jenny)
- Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins (Bart)
- Any Bitter Thing by Monica Wood (alisonwonderland)
- The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (Maria and Miri)
- The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton (Melissa)
- Prayers for Sale by Sandra Dallas (Leslie)
- Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer (Michelle)
- Smile by Raina Telgemeier (Jessica)
- Schooled by Gordan Korman (emandtrev)
- Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman (ACQ)
- The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (Mia)
- Promise Me by Richard Paul Evans (Tristen)
- Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson (Saskia)
- The Island by Elin Hilderbrand (Kathleen)
- The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare (lifeofadoctorswife)
Of these, I’ve read:
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett
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Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
- The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
Yay, finally! I hope you love it.
Umm, would it be totally stalkery if I made the Ella picture du jour my desktop wallpaper? Because, seriously. THAT FACE!
This has been on my list for a while. Somehow it always gets moved down on my TBR list – it's so long!
CUTEST picture of her! Love it!
Er, sorry, but I hated that book. You even commented on my review!
That picture is THE BEST.
seriously, that picture of your girl is SOOOOO cute!
I REALLY liked Cutting for Stone. And I LOVE that picture of Ella.
Love the picture! I've also added the book to my list!
I just finished this and really loved it.
noah saw that picture of ella and went crazy with excitement. he basically crawled over me to see her. i don't blame him!
You haven't read Forest Born?!?! Really, you must get on this one even if it didn't win this month's round of "tell me what to read." I loved it oh so much more than Enna Burning or River Secrets (both of which I love, of course). It might be tied with Goose Girl. But maybe I liked it even more. Not sure. Anyhow, this one is urgent.
That is the cutest picture. Hope you get the book soon.
Cutest picture of a baby in the history of ever.
Also, if you don't like the book, the author thinks you should decline to review it.
PS: Just re-scanned the book list. You haven't read A Child's Garden of Verses? Oh dear. You can easily and happily remedy that by reading out loud to your little cutie.
I'm so glad to hear this!! 🙂 Yay. Hey I have an extra copy, like a publisher's version of it (so there is no pretty cover) – I can send it to you. Would you be interested?