The best book I read recently was Unbroken. I couldn't put it down! It was so hard to believe that it's a true story!
What about you? I'd love to add some new reads to my kindle...
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Best "beach-y" read: The Husband's Secret. It was such a fast read and I really liked the ending.
Best "good" book: The Goldfinch!
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I've been on a bit of a re-reading kick. I'm on the His Dark Materials series right now, but almost finished and I'd love to add some new ones to my list! Following
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Old Man's War. It's sci-fi and I couldn't stop reading. It was so good!
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@Mrs. Bee: Yeah, that is one of the best books I've ever read!
I guess the best book I've read recently is An Untamed Heart by Roxane Gay, followed by Life Drawing by Robin Black.
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@Mrs. Bee: that's such a good book!
My favorite this year has been And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini.
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@hilsy85: i have goldfinch on my kindle but haven't started it yet!
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@Mrs. High Heels: isn't he the one who wrote the kite runner? (which i also couldn't put down!)
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@Mrs. Bee: yes!!! All his books are excellent. He's my favorite author. Have you read A Thousand Splendid Suns?
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I just finished "Astonish Me" about the ballet world. Pretty interesting read and great story the way it unfolded.
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@Mrs. High Heels: no i haven't! sadly i had a book drought for a few years because they exacerbate my insomnia. i can't put a book down once i start it!
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@Mrs. Bee: you're doing a really good job making up for lost time! I'd def add his two other books to your to-read list!
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@Mrs. Bee: what's Unbroken? You definitely have to read A Thousand Splendid Suns! And the Mountains Echoed is next on my list. I'm currently reading The Twelfth Tale.
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@NurseMommy: it's an unbelievable true story about a delinquent turned olympian turned pow. seriously unbelievably amazing! soon to be a movie directed by angelina jolie so you have to read it because the book is always better than the movie!
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@NurseMommy: What is The Twelfth Tale? I know I read a book called The Thirteenth Tale that was amazing.
@Mrs. Bee: I think Unbroken was the last really great book I read, too. That or Gone Girl, can't remember which I read first. I am currently reading The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova, the author who wrote The Historian, and it's excellent so far.
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between the devil and the deep blue sea is one I couldn't put down this week.
other 4 or 5 star books this month:
midwives
enclave (razorland #1)
wonder (finally got around to reading it)
two boys kissing
what I thought I knew: a memoir
born of illusion
conversion (only five star book this month)Wow. I'm either reading really good books this month or I've grown soft in my old age.
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@sera_87: it amazes me how much you are able to read!
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I like non-fiction ... My favorite author is Mary Roach. I just finished "Gulp", and it was amazing.
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@Bao: I'm spending 90% of my time nursing right now and holding the kobo one handed is a LIFESAVER. I haven't read this much in months!
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@IRunForFun: hahahaha yeah that's the one.
I haven't picked it up in a while and forgot the title.
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@IRunForFun: @NurseMommy: now I'm curious what the thirteenth tale is about and who the author is!
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I recently read The Wasp Factory. Oh.my.god.
I'm just about to re-read one of my favourite books of all time - Tears for Algenon. It's amazing.
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Umm, "Boomers Big Day"... Does that count?
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I'm currently reading a book about praying for my unborn child and I'm really enjoying it...
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I love to read series, favorites would be The Forest of Hands and Teeth (hunger games type books), The Sookie Stackhouse Series, and The Selection series by Kiera Cass.
Other favs- Anything by Sarah Addison Allen, loved The Host by Stephanie Meyer, anything by Heather Gudenkauf, or Gillian Flynn.
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@Mrs. High Heels: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004H8GLXQ?pc_redir=1409137897&robot_redir=1
Sooo good!
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How Much is Too Much? It is about raising your kids without overindulging and solid structure. I especially liked the chart with age appropriate responsibilities.
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Since being back at work I've finally gotten to really get into some books, so I haven't read much in the past year. The most recent book that I could not put down was The Shining by Stephen King. I am a, recently, big fan of his!
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@.twist.: did u watch the movie? Creepy!! We are going to Yosemite this year and it just creeps me out to stay in the hotel there!!
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@808love: Is that where they filmed the movie? That would be kinda creepy! I have seen it and was never much of a fan. I watched it recently after the book and I think I can appreciate it a little more, but it never did scare me when I was younger.
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@.twist.: wow!! You are very brave. The hallway is the freakiest scene ever. I think the setting was a takeoff on the awhanee hotel and the Yosemite area. We are staying at Yosemite's Wawona but I have flashbacks of the movie ( I don't like scary stuff!) even at the online pics of the sister hotel.
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@.twist.: I just read that too! But it was my third time reading it. I think its such a great, creepy book. Before that, I read doctor sleep, which is the sequel to the shining. Its about Danny as an adult and I thought it was excellent as well!
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I think we have different taste in books! I didn't care that much for Unbroken. I thought it was okay but it wasn't a super compelling read for me. I felt like she could've shaved 100 pages off to make a more concise story that would've been more interesting.
And my favorite recent book was Where'd You Go Bernadette (which I think I remember you said you didn't care for!).
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@SleepyMonkey: AH! This is great to hear, I've been wanting to read it and you're the second person I know, now, who has read it and enjoyed it!
thanks!@808love: haha, Brave & stupid waver on a fine line.
I kind of go out of my way to find scary things. I haven't read/watched much that has ever scared me.
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@.twist.: I should have known by your avatar that you like scary stuff. It is the scariest one in the hive.
says the scaredy cat.
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I don't get a chance to read that often but read the Divergent series last weekend and it was pretty good.
I haven't picked it up in a while and forgot the title.
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