Wanna hear about the books I've read so far this year? Are you sure? Well, ok.
Going Bovine, by Libba Bray
What it's about: A high school boy is misunderstood and low on the totem pole until he is stricken with Mad Cow Disease. He then takes off on an adventure of a lifetime (or does he?) with a little person sidekick and a talking garden gnome.
Did I like it? I think so. Kind of annoyed by it, truthfully.
Would I recommend it? Probably not.
Beauty Queens, by Libba Bray
What it's about: A group of beauty queens are stranded on an island when their plane crashes. Only the strongest and most beautiful can survive. Complete with product placements.
Did I like it? I did. I laughed out loud on occasion (big deal for me). Some parts were trying too hard to be p.c.
Would I recommend it? To the right person, yes. I can't think of who that right person is.
When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead
What it's about: A young girl in elementary school tries to fit the pieces together in a puzzle that can potentially save her friend's life. Sweet, young, set in the 1970s New York City.
Did I like it? yes
Would I recommend it? yes. Especially if you like younger books and the fantastical.
A Visit from the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan
What it's about: Each chapter is a short-story, jumping time and speakers, by interconnected characters whose lives all join to tell a complete story of music, self-destruction, redemption.
Did I like it? More on reflection than during actual reading.
Would I recommend it? I don't know. Probably not. But the method of writing the author employed is fascinating and inspiring.
Nefertiti: A Novel, by Michelle Moran
What it's about: Nefertiti, the Queen and Pharaoh, and her sister, Mutnodjmet, are raised in a powerful family but sheltered until Nefertiti marries the son of Pharaoh. Fictional depiction of their rise and struggle.
Did I like it? yes, I did.
Would I recommend it? yes, I would.
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Currently reading: Everneath, by Brodi Ashton
What it's about: High school girl, Nikki Beckett, disappears and reemerges six months later. Nobody knows that she has been living in the Underworld and has escaped for only six months as she tries to set things right with her family and friends. Think: modern Persephone.
Did I like it? Liking it. I am sure I will finish it by tomorrow, so that's a good sign.
Would I recommend it? I think if you like YA fiction, you'd like this.
Currently reading: The Heretic Queen: A Novel, by Michelle Moran
What it's about: The sister of Nefertiti, Mutnodjmet, is now Queen of Egypt. Hilarity ensues. (I am kidding. I just started it and love it already.)
Currently reading: Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling, by Richard Lyman Bushman
Just started it. Alan and I are trying to read it together chapter by chapter, but I am already enjoying it and learning. Eager to learn more.
What I want to read: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs (which is also a pen name I would like to have)
Have you read any of these? What did you think about them? Any new books you are reading that you are DYING to suggest? Bring it.
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5 wise comments:
I just read Sanctuary of Outcasts. I think by Neil white? Anyway fabulous memoir about a year at a federal minimum security prison that is actually also a leporsarium. Great read.
I could not get through Going Bovine--ugg. I loved Jellicoe Road (my sister thought it was too obvious). I just finished 13 Reasons Why. I had such a mixed reaction to it love/hate. I laughed out-loud reading An Abundance of Katherines. It reminds me of the many geeky boys I taught. For non-fiction I finished Truth & Beauty fascinating. Unbroken is great too. I am on Good Reads (wink wink).
Haven't read any of them, but I do want to read Rough Stone Rolling.
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I am glad to get some new adult type book choices. I am a little sick of the Young Adult book craze that is going on. Not that I don't mind them but I really disliked the Hunger Game series even though everyone seemed to like them. I just read A Discovery of Witches by Diana Bishop. I thought it was great hard to put down. I am currently reading The Book Thief by Markus Zusak which I like so far.
Thanks for the book review. "Rough Stone Rolling" is on my list to read. I am reading "As a Man Thinketh" right now. It is amazing how powerful our thoughts are. They control our actions, attitudes and our life. We often blame outside sources but most of the time it is our own thoughts. So with that said...I'm da bomb! (I have to keep thinking this.) lol
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