https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:27:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2383669 Thu, 10 Dec 2015 02:12:27 +0000 CRGmama 2383669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second all the light we cannot see. I've been recommending it to everyone. I had a copy out from the library but I think I'm going to buy it and add it to my permanent collection. I thought it was beautifully written. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2380943 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 19:07:47 +0000 Silva 2380943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meredithNYC: I'm still surprised more people haven't heard of it. My best friend loved it, too. It really stuck with me after finishing it, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2380941 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 19:05:44 +0000 meredithNYC 2380941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: Yes, that book is so, so good.</p> <p>I just finished "Fates and Furies" and really enjoyed it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2380921 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 18:46:53 +0000 Silva 2380921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Station eleven! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2380910 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 18:40:07 +0000 MrsSCB 2380910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just finished Tell the Wolves I'm Home and it was really good. If you like nonfiction, I'm currently reading Just Mercy, which is very well written but will probably leave you outraged, fair warning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2380854 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 17:54:49 +0000 hilsy85 2380854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ra: have you read the invisible bridge? It is AMAZING--set in Hungary and Paris during WWII and is very emotional (duh given the subject). So well written.</p> <p>ETA and Life After Life--also very very good. If you like family sagas, I would also recommend Jane Smiley's trilogy, which starts with Some Luck, and then continues with Early Warning. It follows a family from 1920 I believe--each chapter is 1 year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2380849 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 17:51:34 +0000 sera_87 2380849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catlady: yes! Totally agree. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2380419 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:31:42 +0000 MoreCoffee 2380419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bushelandapeck: @hilsy85: I also read that when pregnant! It was a great book but I thought I would need therapy afterwards. And also...I'll never eat a lychee.</p> <p>Some of my recent favorites are "We Are Not Ourselves" by Matthew Thomas, "The Green Road" by Anne Enright, and "Station Eleven" by Emily St. John Mandel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2380407 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:25:08 +0000 catlady 2380407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just finished Uprooted by Naomi Novik, which I really loved. It was sort of in the genre of fantasy or fairy tale. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2380401 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:21:06 +0000 Pirouette 2380401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: that is one of my favorite genres - just added it to my wish list, thanks!</p> <p>@Ra: if you like historical fiction (particularly WWII), have you ever read Those Who Save Us? Not a new book, but one that i read years ago and loved. I've also enjoyed some of Robert Goddard's books - In Pale Battalions is one that comes to mind by name.</p> <p>@MamaCate: I just read the Goldfinch too and loved it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2380395 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:18:38 +0000 MediaNaranja 2380395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just finished The Martian and really enjoyed it. </p> <p>Others that I have read (relatively) recently and enjoyed are The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North and The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2380390 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:15:30 +0000 Ra 2380390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsKoala: Ill look into those, too! Historical fiction is my favorite genre. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2380389 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:14:58 +0000 Ra 2380389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ms.Badger: LOVED Room! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2380378 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:10:22 +0000 Ms.Badger 2380378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Room. They're making it into a movie and I like to read the book first and Im glad I did because I don't think they'll be able to capture the voice of the child well</p> <p>Off-topic but when did gillian Flynn's dark places become a movie? It's already streaming and I don't feel like a heard anything about it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2380368 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:07:04 +0000 lamariniere 2380368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ra: the original author died somewhat recently and his estate authorized publication of a 4th book written by someone else. I thought that it really retained the feel and tone of the original series, so definitely check it out if you liked the trilogy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2380341 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 12:56:24 +0000 MrsKoala 2380341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in the midst of finishing My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante. It's a series of books about two girls growing up in poverty in Post World-War II Naples. So far the first one has been fascinating and I'm really excited to read more about the lives of these women. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2380332 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 12:50:16 +0000 Ra 2380332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lemondrop: I've read Gone Girl and really enjoyed it. I've never heard of Bill Bryson. I'll check him out!</p> <p>@Keybee: I've read Gone Girl and Girl on the Train. I'll check out the other one. Thanks! </p> <p>@MamaCate: Goldfinch was so good! I started reading it and couldn't get into it at first. Then I tried again a few months later and couldn't put it down! </p> <p>@lamariniere: I LOVE historical fiction! I'm definitely going to look into that one. :heart: I've read the Millenium Series but wasn't aware there was a new one!</p> <p>@bushelandapeck: I read that a while ago. There is a movie, too. The story was powerful but her writing style was torturous to get through.</p> <p>@hilsy85: Yeah, that one is definitely not on my re-read list.</p> <p>@littlebug: I've read all her books! I loved them all. </p> <p>@lovehoneybee: I'll check that one out. Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2379892 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 08:48:19 +0000 lovehoneybee 2379892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just finished The Lake House by Kate Morton and really enjoyed it (I even managed to finish it, which is a feat lately!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2379888 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 08:43:35 +0000 bushelandapeck 2379888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: It was hard to get into, for sure., Her writing style is unique (and wordy, if you ask me) but the content is what kept me interested and it was totally worth it at the end. @hilsy85: I have a son too...and it has definitely kept me up at night! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2379887 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 08:41:48 +0000 littlebug 2379887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: All the Light is on my Christmas list. I love WWII stories.</p> <p>@bushelandapeck: I could NOT get into We Need to Talk. I tried and tried but it just didn't grab me at all. I'm also a SW, so I thought it would be something I'd really get into! </p> <p>Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl is good, but I actually liked her other books (Sharp Objects and Dark Places) more! They recently made Dark Places into a movie, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2379870 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 08:21:58 +0000 hilsy85 2379870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bushelandapeck: OMG I read that book while pregnant with LO1 (a boy) and it seriously scarred me. I could not stop thinking about it, and even though I usually re read books a million times, I think I will never re read that one. </p> <p>I just read You Should Have Known, and found it really well written and interesting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2379858 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 08:10:39 +0000 bushelandapeck 2379858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just read We Need to Talk About Kevin, by Lionel Shriver. Definitely not for everyone as it's a bit dark, but I'm a clinical social worker and always enjoy these types of books over others.<br /> @Keybee: I'm about to start the Invention of Wings so I'm glad to hear you liked it! I also enjoyed Girl on a Train. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2379850 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 08:02:45 +0000 lamariniere 2379850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read All the Light We Cannot See this summer. It was one of the best books I've read in quite some time! It's historical fiction set during WWII.</p> <p>I read the Millennium Trilogy (Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, etc.) earlier this year and the 4th book in the series a month ago. They are pretty gripping if you like thrillers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2379767 Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:44:57 +0000 MamaCate 2379767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just read the goldfinch by Donna tartt and it was really engaging and well written! I read it on the iPad though my library while nursing the baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2379762 Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:30:49 +0000 Keybee 2379762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gone Girl is a good read!<br /> I'm about to finish The Invention of Wings, it's good. Last month I read Girl on a Train, I liked it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2379751 Sun, 06 Dec 2015 22:50:11 +0000 lemondrop 2379751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LOL, well I finished Gone Girl fairly recently and enjoyed it quite a bit. Two kids, too many work commitments, and being in the middle of boards with my students- I'm pretty far behind!</p> <p>Lately I've been in a Bill Bryson kick since then, I've re-read A Walk In The Woods and am just starting In A Sunburned Country, about Australia. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-book-youve-read-recently#post-2379748 Sun, 06 Dec 2015 22:43:33 +0000 Ra 2379748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I need recommendations! </p>