today i've got a little something different
no delicious recipes to try
or pictures to persuade you to stray
from your (quickly approaching) bikini season diets.
just a simple request.
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my new years resolution this year was to
read 50 books in 52 weeks.
aggressive, i know.
so far, i'm a little behind
and thats where you come in
i need suggestions!
have any great new finds or old favorites to recommend?
Books - depends on how a fast read you want but following are my favourite books:
ReplyDelete1 - A Prayer for Owen Meany: it is quite thick but the first line will hook you for good.
2 - any of the John Sandford's the Prey series: true crime thriller book but love the writing
3 - Pride and Prejudice: just because John Firth played Mr Darcy
4 - Perfume: just because ...
Will come back when I think of more titles.
Time Travelers Wife, The Potato Peel Pie Literary Society are great. I also really enjoyed Half the Sky, though it's a quite intense look at gender inequities worldwide.
ReplyDelete-Time Traveler's Wife!!
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-Same Kind of Different as Me
-Chelsea Handler's books (if you like her humor) and they are super quick reads - Chelsea, Chelsea, Bang, Bang; Are you there vodka? It's me, Chelsea; The Horizontal Life, A story of one night stands
I was going to recommend several above there! I would say also:
ReplyDeleteThe Hunger Games Trilogy: Suzanne Collins
The Help: Kathryn Stockett
The Hiding Place: Corrie Ten Boom
The Host: Stephanie Meyer
The Count of Monte Cristo: Alexandre Dumas
I love all of the books written by Shannon Hale as well
I could go on and on, I go in spurts with reading, I'll read a lot for a few months, and then stop for a few months. Good luck! I look forward to seeing what you will read :)
Have you read "The Book Thief' ? It became my most favorite after the first few pages. You must read it. Ashley has my copy but she is being lazy so ask her for it!
ReplyDeleteA Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini.... the same person who wrote the Kite Runner. A bit harrowing, but very moving and a testament to the strength of women. (Oh, and I found you from the Wingnuts blog and look forward to exploring your blogs further... I can already tell we have lots in common!!)
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