My favorite pastime is reading. I try to sneak in words whenever I get a chance. Recently I’ve been trying new authors. I read The Handmaiden’s Tale by Margaret Atwood and LOVED it so I read Alias Grace. While it was well written, it didn’t grab me the way The Handmaiden’s Tale did. I also started reading Jodi Picoult. I read The Tenth Circle which I loved, Perfect Match which was really good, and I just finished My Sister’s Keeper. All I can say is wow. I’m not a big crier. I really dislike crying and will give myself headaches holding the tears in. This book brought me to tears. If you haven’t read it I highly recommend it.
Below is the list of books I’ve read this year with my handy dandy star system to rate them.
January 2007
Sharp Objects Gillian Flynn *****
Prior Bad Acts Tami Hoag ***
February 2007
Hannibal Rising Thomas Harris ***
March 2007
Shopaholic and Baby Sophie Kinsella ****
Miss Understanding Stephanie Lessing ***
Lust for Life Adele Parks **
April 2007
The Girlfriend Curse Valerie Frankel ***
The Body of David Hayes Ridley Pearson ***
Immoral Brian Freeman ***
Blonde Ambition Zoey Dean *
Brother Odd Dean Koontz ****
The Watchman Robert Crais ****
The Handmaid’s Tale Margaret Atwood *****
The Tenth Circle Jodi Picoult *****
May 2007
Perfect Match Jodi Picoult ****
State of Fear Michael Crichton ****
Vanishing Acts Jodi Picoult ***1/2
Alias Grace Margaret Atwood ***1/2
My Sister’s Keeper Jodi Picoult *****
It looks as if Heaten is going to be a fan of reading as well. He loves to play with books…and by play I mean beat on them with his giant paw sized hands.
Jeff is reading the babies the Chronicles of Narnia. No cows jumping over the moons here.
May 30th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
I just printed your list.. I will e-mail a couple more that you should check out. I think they are right up your alley, if you haven’t already read them. Right now I’m reading a book by David Sedaris called, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim. It’s pretty funny, but when I’m done I’ll be needing something else, so thank you for your list. It will come in handy.
May 31st, 2007 at 5:12 am
I really like The Handmaid’s Tale. I used that in an AP Enlish class and it grabbed the
students and was one of the most successful “modern” books I used.
I read My Sister’s Keeper on a plane 2 years ago and jusr bawled. The ending was
such a shocker. I gave it to my mother and hooker HER on Jodi Picault.
Right now I am so frequently tired I am reading nothing but total trash.
May 31st, 2007 at 11:31 am
I give all of your credit for having the energy and time
to read! I fall into bed at night of sheer exhaustion.
Rony
June 6th, 2007 at 7:16 am
So after I read this post I went out and bought that Jodi Picoult book that you recommended, My Sister’s Keeper. I started it Sunday and finished it last night. I loved it. Thank you. It was absolutely wonderful. I’m now just planning on moving down your list.
July 9th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
I finished Jodi Picoult’s The Pact, Vanishing Acts and Nineteen Minutes. You Rock!!! Thanks for the info, I loved all three. This morning I started Jodi Picoult’s Mercy, I’ll let you know how it is.
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