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Jan 04, 2010 09:47AM
And I'm off and reading in the new year!
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1. Wait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Although the details about specific baseball games sometimes grew old, this book really made me yearn for my childhood days in a neighborhood where everyone knew everyone else.
Lisa wrote: "1. Wait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Although the details about specific baseball games sometimes grew old, this book really made me yearn for my childhood days in a neighborhood where ..."That is one of my favorite memoirs. I am a big baseball fan so I was touched by those parts even more. But she captured a more innocent time beautifully. I feel lucky to live in a neighborhood where we all know and interact with each other often. I know that is no longer the majority, and it should be.
Molly wrote: "Lisa wrote: "1. Wait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Although the details about specific baseball games sometimes grew old, this book really made me yearn for my childhood days in a neighb..."Didn't you read this and wish there were a butcher and soda fountain on your corner?!
2. The Body Scoop for Girls by Dr. Jennifer Ashton. Well written book directed to preteen and teen girls that addresses everything they need to know about their bodies.
Lisa wrote: "Molly wrote: "Lisa wrote: "1. Wait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Although the details about specific baseball games sometimes grew old, this book really made me yearn for my childhood da..."Totally. I wanted to ride my bike outside all day until the fireflies came out and spend time with my dad talking baseball.
3. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson; I haven't read a YA or sci-fi novel in a long time and it took me a while to adjust but this one pushes the reader to think.
4. The Believers by Zoe Heller. I liked Heller's style, I just didn't care about her characters.
5. The Day The Falls Stood Still by Cathy Marie Buchanan. So many wonderful thinking points set into a love story.
6. Home Front by Kristen Tsetsi. Tough content to read but interesting writing style.
7. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. It has some flaws but so many wonderful lessons and discussion points.
8. The Summer We Fell Apart by Robyn Antalek
9. The Weight of Heaven by Thrity Umrigar. Magnificent!
12. Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
13. James and the Giant Peach by Road Dahl--a childhood favorite
14. The Writing on My Forehead by Haji--really enjoyed this one about an Indo/Paki family.
15. An Unfinished Score by Elise Blackwell
16. Where The Sidewalk Ends--Shel Silverstein. Every child should read this book!
I love Where The Sidewalk Ends!!! And his other book too!
Sherri wrote: "I love Where The Sidewalk Ends!!! And his other book too!"So funny that I didn't realize, until I re-read this one without kids on my lap, how subversive Silverstein was, particularly for the time the book was published.
17. The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli--beautiful writing, wonderful characters. I highly recommend this one, particularly if you grew up at all aware of the Vietnam War.
18. Comfort Living by Christine Eisner19. Eloise by Kay Thompson
20. The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott
22. The Singer's Gun by Emily St. John Mandel
23. This One Is Mine by Maria Semple Didn't care for this one at all.
24. The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff. Really liked this one.
25. The Threadbare Heart by Jennie Nash. Loved it!
26. My Sister's Voice by Mary Carter I knew right off the bat that this was not my kind of book and I was never able to get past that.
27. Let The Great World Spin by Colum McCann28. On Folly Beach by Karent White
So different from each other but I enjoyed both of them.
29. What I Thought I Knew by Alice Cohen30. Dead End Gene Pool by Wendy Burden
Two interesting looks at different kinds of family.
31. Let The Great World Spin by Colum McCann32. The Queen of Palmyra by Minrose Gwin
33. Letter to My Daughter by George Bishop
34. "Dismantled" by Jennifer McMahon. Great suspense.
36. Everything Is Broken: A Tale of Catastrophe in Burma by Emma Larkin. Almost put this one down in the first third but it really picked up.
40. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte41. Hearts On A String by Kris Radish
42. Seven Year Switch by Claire Cook43. The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar
44. The Murderer's Daughters by Randy Sue Meyers
45. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien46. Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson
47. The Last War: A Novel by Ana Menendez48. Paula Deen's Savannah Style by Paula Deen and Brandon Branch
49. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger50. The Miracles of Prato by Laura Albanese
Whoot! Whoot! For your 50! How did you like Her Fearful Symmetry? There were maybe two characters I didn't feel a need to slap silly.
Donna wrote: "Whoot! Whoot! For your 50! How did you like Her Fearful Symmetry? There were maybe two characters I didn't feel a need to slap silly."It was only just okay for me--I was willing to go along for the ride but when it came to the big twist I didn't like that at all. I loved Martin, though!
52. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood53. The Art of Disappearing by Ivy Pochoda
54. Stay by Allie Larkin
55. 31 Hours by Masha Hamilton
56. The Hypnotist by M.J. Rose
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