I'm headed to the library later today and I'd love to hear your recommendations.
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Fantasy:
Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks
Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon SandersonYoung Adult:
Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Everneath by Brodi Ashton
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Angelfall by Susan Ee -
For what ages?
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@wonderstruck- Adult.
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@travelingnanny: I recently started reading Far From the Tree, by Andrew Solomon. It was talked about before here on HB-- it's a big book but really interesting so far.
I also recently read "When I First Held You: 22 Critically Acclaimed Writers Talk About the Triumphs, Challenges, and Transformative Experience of Fatherhood"/ I bought it for DH for father's day and then read it myself. I love short story anthologies and Dennis Lehane and he wrote one of the pieces. Really good and quick read.
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One of my favorite books is Kafka on the Shore by Murakami, it's a long read, but totally gripping!
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These have been my favorites thus far this year:
And The Mountains Echoed - Khaled Hosseini
Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn
This is Where I Leave You - Jonathan Trooper (also coming to film this fall!)
China Dolls - Lisa See (But I love Lisa's work so I'm biased) -
Just finished The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri. She's such a beautiful writer, but the book is sad and has a melancholy vibe.
Really loved And the Mountains Echoed too! @namaste:
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@Anagram: I love "Far From the Tree"! I always recommend it to friends, but when I describe it they're like, eh, that sounds really depressing. Which, it is... and it isn't, you know? I thought it was great.
I also recently read "The Goldfinch" and loved it. Vanity Fair has a great article in this month's issue about it being the big book of the year and how the higher-brow publications have given it mediocre reviews in spite of its general critical success.
Book nerd alert!
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@Mrs. High Heels: @namaste: Khaled Hossaini and Jhumpa Lahiri are two of my favorite, favorite writers. I met Khaled Hosseini once at a book conference and got signed copies of the Kiterunner and a Thousand Splendid Suns. And the Namesake with Gogol-- one of my favorite books of all time.
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@meredithNYC: it's good--totally depressing but also illuminating. I have a sister with schizophrenia so I was drawn to that section most.
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@Anagram: Those are my two favorite authors toooooooo!!!! I don't know why I'm so excited hearing you say that haha! You met him?? I'd love to meet him, his back story is fascinating because he was a doctor turned writer! I follow him on Goodreads and always get a kick out of seeing what books he reads and what he rates them.
The Namesake and all of Khaled Hosseini's books are also on my all-time favorite book list!
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@meredithNYC: Goldfinch is on my to-read list. I hear great things, but keep seeing the mixed reviews!
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Good suggestions here!
I just started Divergent to see what all the hype is about.
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I am currently reading the Hannah Swensen novels by Joanne fluke. It's a mystery series. The first one is called the chocolate chip cookie murder. They are fun easy reads plus she puts all kinds of cookie/dessert recipes in it.
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@Anagram: Ahh how amazing that you got meet him! He really is one of my favorites.
@meredithNYC: I've heard mixed reviews about Goldfinch but I'll add it to my Goodreads! I'm glad you liked it!
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- The Places In Between
- Travel As a Political Act
Non-fiction, I loved them both. -
Kate Morton:
The House at Riverton
The Forgotten Garden
The Distant Hours
The Secret KeeperThey're sort of family secret stories (someone in the present finds out something about the family's past).
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@namaste: It's one of those books I think is worth reading since it was the big title of the year. I hope you end up enjoying it! It's a long one, but (I think) worth it.
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