Summer '07 Reading.

[ski diva]

So what are you reading this summer?

I just finished Norman Mailer's "The Castle in the Forest," which didn't do a whole lot for me. It's the story of Adolf Hitler's youth through the eyes of the Devil; great concept but long and overwrought. Next is Robert Olmstead's "Coal Black Horse," about a boy searching for his father during the Civil War.

And yeah, of course I have to say this: Read Finn by Jon Clinch. Absolutely fantastic.

 

[Lilgeorg]

I just finished Jodi Picoult's Nineteen Minutes. Its about a school shooting and shows all sides of the issue. I would highly recommend it along with any of her other books.

 

[Native Vail Gal]

We just finished FINN and we loved it! :D

For this summer....I'm going to keep it light! I need a mind break!

1) Life's a Beach by Claire Cook
2) The Little Lady Agency by Hester Browne
3) Little Lady, Big Apple by Hester Browne

Just light and fun reads!

May I HIGHLY suggest that for anyone who has not read THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES....you run right out and get yourself a copy! It is a WONDERFUL book!

 

[Kimmyt]

Currently partway through:

-This is not Chick Lit anthology (the name intrigued me, the stories are o.k.)

- Dracula by Bram Stoker (its actually really good, not as 'stuffy victorian writing' as i expected)


Usually i only read one book at a time but recently i have been unable to finish anything, as you can tell. I just read A Canticle for Liebowitz which was odd but really good, makes me wish I knew latin and more about Catholicism!

 

[Pequenita]

I'm in the middle of Jodi Picoult's Vanishing Acts and want to read Nineteen Minutes. My next book may be one of JS Borthwick's really bad mysteries. I'm on a northern New England story setting kick right now.

Finn was a fun read, although I nearly puked when reading one scene! That may have been the turbulence on my flight, though. :D

 

[Lola]

I just finished reading Jodi Picoult's Keeping Faith, which was very good. I like all her books.
I have a whole book shelf devoted to books I want to read! As my husband says, I'll probably die with several books on my night stand that I want to read.

Currenly on my book shelf are:
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Letters to Sam by Dan Gottlieb
The Poetry of Robert Frost
Armchair Mystic by Mark Thibodeaux
A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham
6 books by Jodi Pilcoult: Perfect Match, Mercy, Vanishing Acts, Songs of the Humpback Whale, Nineteen Minutes, and Harvesting the Heart
The Complete Poems of Walt Whitman
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
The Habit of Being by Flannery O'Connor
The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emmerson

So what does that list tell you about me?? :D
Happy summer reading!

 

[Lilgeorg]

Your list says you missed a lot of English Lit classes in college while you were working on your B S in business and your MBA and your MS in counseling. It also says you have a nice mom who shares her Jodi books with you. So, give me 2 steps ,give me 2 steps..... oh, yeah that is a different thread.

 

[Native Vail Gal]

Currenly on my book shelf are:
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Letters to Sam by Dan Gottlieb
The Poetry of Robert Frost
Armchair Mystic by Mark Thibodeaux
A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham
6 books by Jodi Pilcoult: Perfect Match, Mercy, Vanishing Acts, Songs of the Humpback Whale, Nineteen Minutes, and Harvesting the Heart
The Complete Poems of Walt Whitman
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
The Habit of Being by Flannery O'Connor
The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emmerson

You have some ambitious reading goals! I will warn you, Emily Dickinson's complete book of poetry is ADDICTIVE!!!!! I analize the heck out of her poems. Some people say she is dark....but I think she was thoughtful and expresses some of the thoughts and/or concerns many of us have but are afraid to admit......just a thought.

After looking at your list....I'm thinking you may enjoy Walden by Henry David Thoreau! Beautiful book! (I'm a HUGE lover of the "Concord" and "Amherst" authors myself!)

 

[Lilgeorg]

I just finished Savanahby John Jakes. He wrote the bicentennial series and the Civil War series; North and South, Charlestown, etc. This is also a civil war period story but a short book about one Christmas during the war. I enjoyed it. I like historical fiction and Jakes never lets me down.

 

[Lisamarie]

Unfortunately, I have not had much time to read . This ski fiction novel that I started writing three years ago suddenly started writing itself, so I have been spending a good deal of time working on it.

 

[SnowHot]

I've never been much of a reader. But I have always enjoyed starting my day with something inspirational.

The past couple of years have been a huge transition of growth for me, which have recently lead me to some self discovery reading. I have to say, I've grown as much in the past two months as I have in the past two years.
This one has touched me in a significant way:
Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul

It touches on how as little girls we want to be lovely in the eyes of others, and want to be accepted. As Grown women, sometimes we carry that desire to be lovely, but we need to keep it in a healthy place for our soul to grow.

 

[eng_ch]

Well the book of the year this year (6 weeks to go) has to be the last Harry Potter ;)

Picked up a few books in the UK last week of which I particularly enjoyed;
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins - possibly not for those who hold their religion dear ;)
Penguins Stopped Play by the chap who wrote Have I Got News for You (Brits will know what I mean) - about a village cricket team who decide to do a tour to play a cricket match on all 7 continents

The new Jasper Fforde is out in paperback soon too (The Fourth Bear)

 

[persee]

Ahh yes... my guilty pleasure. I'm anticipating the new Harry Potter. I initially swore I would not read them, that I would not give in to the hysteria, but then someone gave me the first book, or showed me the dvd of the first book and I said what the heck lets start reading them... and now I'm hooked. I'm convinced the final book is bound to leave many people peaved at Rowling for one reason or another but I must know why!

Other guilty pleasure books that I will probably re-read are Jean Auel. despite the fact that I know I'll probably be waiting another 10 years for the 6th book!

Otherwise I need to find some more victorian novels to read (Jane Austen, Anne Bronte, etc) as I got hooked on those and so far I've gobbled up all the ones I've found to read. Perhaps I'll do a stint with Civil war historical fiction. Read a few of those many years ago.

 

[Lilgeorg]

I love the Harry Potter books! I started to read them so I could discuss them with my grandson. He is now 18 and I am not sure which one of us is looking forward more to the last Harry Potter.

I am now reading Widow of the South by Robert Hicks. It is a story about a house that was made into a field hospital in Tennesse after a bloody battle.

So far most of the healing seems to be for the woman of the house . The Civil war certainly was brutal. It makes me think of the poor people in Iraq caught in a war they can't escape.

 

[ski diva]

Just thought I'd sneak this in here: National Public Radio's Morning Edition program on Friday, June 8, will feature Finn as one of their summer reading picks!!!!!! Pretty cool!

 

[ski now work later]

I'm a HUGE lover of the "Concord" and "Amherst" authors myself!)/QUOTE]

Hey NVG, I work in Northampton, about 10 miles from Amherst, and I used to live in Cambridge and swim at Walden Pond in Concord! Yep, there are great authors that came from and still live around here in the Northeast....

 

[Native Vail Gal]

Just thought I'd sneak this in here: National Public Radio's Morning Edition program on Friday, June 8, will feature Finn as one of their summer reading picks!!!!!! Pretty cool!

VERY cool!!!!!!!!

 

[Native Vail Gal]

I'm a HUGE lover of the "Concord" and "Amherst" authors myself!)/QUOTE]

Hey NVG, I work in Northampton, about 10 miles from Amherst, and I used to live in Cambridge and swim at Walden Pond in Concord! Yep, there are great authors that came from and still live around here in the Northeast....

OK...HELLOOOOOOOOO!!!!! We are having SO MUCH IN COMMON!!!!!! I knew I liked you for a reason!!!!!:D

 

[SnowHot]

Just thought I'd sneak this in here: National Public Radio's Morning Edition program on Friday, June 8, will feature Finn as one of their summer reading picks!!!!!! Pretty cool!

Ditto what NVG said!
Very cool!

 

[ISki]

I just finished "The Dressmaker" by Oberbeck. The plot begs believability at times, however, there is a nice aesthetic thread throughout. Artists may enjoy this.