Cache directory "/home7/mammalov/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ttftitles/cache" is not writable.Summer Lovin’: Books Edition
Something about the summer winds that give my nose the itch to be buried in a good book (or pressed up against the screen of my trusty Kindle who I adore but have yet to name. Ideas?).
I’ve had a phenomenal run of books so far this summer that are taking me all around the world.
First stop was England and Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson Though it’s been hot outside, this book was like a warm cozy sweater that allowed me to curl up in its pages.
Next I spent some time in Sweden with Stieg Larsson and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (and the rest of the trilogy). I read these books so fast. I couldn’t wait to find out what happened next. So sad the author is no longer here to share more of his stories with us. These books are the epitome of good summer reads.
Back home to the States next to spend time with the Richards family showcased in The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall. I was suspicious at first that this novel was playing off the popularity of the show Big Love, but THIS is a phenomenal book. Believe the hype. Funny and poignant are often over-used to describe books, but in this case they both apply.
And that lands me now in Ethiopia where I am getting to know the Praise Twins in Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. This title is on my book club list for the upcoming year and so I thought I’d dive in. No way did I think I’d be lucky enough to read six good books in a row, but holy cow this is good. I’m just about half way through and I already know these will be characters I’ll miss for a long time.
I have no idea what I’m going to read next. I don’t even want to hope for seven in a row.
Here’s the list my book club voted on for the next year. Have you read any of these titles? Which one do you think I should tackle next?
Do you have a book club list or reading list you want to share? Send me a link, and I’ll be happy to do a wrap up of all the posts.
| A Reliable Wife | Robert Goolrick |
| Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World’s Stolen Treasures | Robert K. Wittman & John Shiffman |
| The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake | Aimee Bender |
| The Lonely Polygamist | Brady Udall |
| We The Living | Ayn Rand |
| Crazy for the Storm | Norman Ollestead |
| The Power of One | Bryce Courtenay |
| Where’s My Wand? | Eric Poole |
| My Name Is Mary Sutter | Robin Oliviera |
| The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane | Katherine Howe |
| The Red Thread | Ann Hood |
| The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon | David Grann |
| Tags: book club, Books, reading lists, summer reading 6 comments »
July 21st, 2010 at 4:35 pm
Oooh. Writing titles of books now. Thanks for the tips! I finished the Larsson trilogy this summer and plan to watch the last movie before the summer’s out. (Just got it in Norway.) As for your list? I adored Goolrick’s book, A Reliable Wife.
July 22nd, 2010 at 12:39 am
Loved the Trilogy. Fine page turners indeed! I love the title of The Lonely Polygamist, hmm, feel drawn to it. We’ll see….
July 26th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
I actually read 3 of your upcoming book group choices. I liked The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane the best of the 3. (I also read The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake as well as The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon).
In my book group we are reading (not in the right order)-
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society,
Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed by Philip P. Hallie,
It’s Not All Flowers and Sausages: My Adventures in Second Grade by Jennifer Scoggin,
84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff,
Old Books, Rare Friends: Two Literary Sleuths and Their Shared Passion by Madeline B. Stern, and Leona Rostenberg
Death in a Tenured Position by Amanda Cross
Kiki Strike by Kirsten Miller
July 30th, 2010 at 10:48 pm
Have you read One Day? It was one of the best books I’ve ever read.
August 9th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
I adored Cutting for Stone. I’ve got Lemon Cake and the Lonely Polygamist on my to-read list right now. A Reliable Wife didn’t do it for me – I quit about 40% through, and I am considering reading My Name is Mary Sutter. I’ll download the first 50 pages free for my Kindle and see how I like it.
Another favorite that I read this summer was “Waiting for Columbus” by Thomas Trofimuk.
August 17th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
I just read “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” and can’t wait to read the next in the series. Have you read the Hunger Games series? AMAZING, Must-Read. Third book due out in a couple weeks.