Hello, Everyone,
What’s the best thing you’ve read that was written after January 2000?
Christine
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One reader's thoughts as she steps from book to book.
Books I've Finished
- "A Christmas Memory"
- by Truman Capote 12/8/12
- "Child's Christmas in Wales"
- by Dylan Thomas 12/7/12
- "One Christmas"
- by Truman Capote 11/29/12
- "The Thanksgiving Visitor"
- by Truman Capote 11/29/12
- Inside Mrs. B's Classroom
- by Leslie Baldacci 11/28/12
- The Bee Eater
- by Richard Whitmire 11/15/12
- There Are No Shortcuts
- by Rafe Esquith 10/28/12
- I'd Like to Apologize to
- Every Teacher I Ever Had
- by Tony Danza 10/21/12
- Corked
- by Kathryn Borel 10/15/12
- Year of Learning Dangerously
- by Quinn Cummings 9/30/12
- A Hologram for the King
- by Dave Eggers 8/23/12
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- by Harper Lee 7/18/12
About Me
- Christine
- I often have a few books with bookmarks in them at once. I enjoy classics more than contemporary works of fiction, often read historical fiction, and love to get glimpses into other people's lives by reading memoirs and biographies.
7 comments:
The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. The story's settings and conflict remain vivid in my mind.
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeanette Walls. true story - interesting, fresh way of looking at a way of life of which most of us can't conceive. seeing poverty and life conditions - wondering how much of it can be avoided and how much is choice.
Gonna have to pick something really new -
Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir by Bill Bryson.
Wooo Doggie, that's mighty entertaining readin'.
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Hey Sophia, new book by Hosseini coming May 22nd
And "h", I concur. Glass Castle was very compelling reading.
Don, that's the second time Bill Bryson had come up today! Sophia is just about to read A Walk in the Woods. I find the 2000 year mark to be a challenge...when was The Red Tent written? Or the Poisonwood Bible? The latter needed the whole last section removed, though. I guess my favorite would have to be Leif Enger's Peace Like A River.
Cook, Red Tent was Sept 1997. Poisonwood was Feb 1999. I agree with you that Poisonwood ran too long, but was heart-wrenching. I loved the Red Tent.
h, Glass Castle was huge among my bookstore co-workers.
My husband, Jim, votes for The Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Chabon.
For myself, I really enjoyed Ruth Reichl's Garlic and Sapphires. Food writing. Don and I share an interest here.
Thank you all for sharing your favorites!
Wait! I want to change my choice.
As anyone who knows me will attest, my favorite book by far is "A Girl Named Zippy" by Haven Kimmel.
Just thought it was earlier than 2000, but no, 2001.
I cannot express just how very very keen this book is. Go read it and if you don't love it, I'll buy your copy!
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