So…after I read something I can never remember the name of the book I read and I’m pretty sure it’s the same for a lot of you. I want to tell someone about a great book but just can’t remember the title of the book. I thought if I start this blog and you all have a book you want to share, just send me the name, author and a couple of lines about it and I’ll share it here and we can pass it along by everyone having access to it. We all have friends in other book clubs, so email this along to all your friends and lets see where it goes across the country. We’ll add new books every time someone adds a comment and tells us a new book.
The book I’m reading now is on my IPad. It’s a book I borrowed from My Media Mall the electronic Lake County Illinois library. I was able to borrow it for 3 weeks. The book is The Tragedy of Arthur by Arthur Phillips. The story of adysfunctional family, a missing Shakespearean play, and the bond between twins.
That’s what I’ve been reading….how about you?
Hello, mother. In my quest to read only excessively long novels, I’m reading John Irving’s Until I find You. A few hundred pages in, not so sure I’d recommend it.
I read that one. It’s pretty good!
Barb
Hi, Aunt Sherry. Cool blog. I’m in the middle of a lot of books and I’m not moving through any of them very quickly. I’m enjoying very much The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis. They’re very interesting and very short. Some are even shorter than this reply. But most are a little longer.
The book I just finished was the The House at Riverton by Kate Morton. ” Kate Morton weaves together a modern Gothic mystery told from the perspective of a ninety-nine year old woman in a nursing home who was a servant at Riverton during during the 1910s and 1920s. Morton recreates England around World War I well, and draws readers into the emotion of the changing time. The House at Riverton is an enjoyable read.”
LOVED the “Hunger Games” trilogy! It’s young adult fiction and is kind of futuristic but a really compelling story. Also read “The Piano Teacher” – only fair. Am now reading “The Oriental Wife” about 3 Jewish childhood friends during and after the Holocaust.
helloooo, sherry.
i really like the look of your blog….what a splendid idea. currently, i am addicted to parenting books. (i tend to read the directions) “free range kids” by lenore skanazy and “the blessings of a skinned knee” by wendy mogel. also the less maternal “rum punch” which i have read before, so it’s a like running into an old friend. next on my list is “chanda’s secrets” the movie life above all is based on this and i am dying to see it, but want to read it first.
Hi,
Just finished reading the epic “Pillars or the Earth” by Ken Follett which is great historical fiction revolving around the building of a fictional Cathedral at Kingsbridge Priory in England. It has all the drama, politics, power struggles, famine, sacrifice and love to keep you interested. When I first picked it up I thought 800 pages, really? But it’s a fast read and the depth of characters keep you wanting to read more. I recently took out the sequel on CD “The World without End”. 36 CD’s! Road Trip!
I like reading your blog!
Finally finished listening to “The World without End” also by Ken Follett. My husband and I couldn’t wait to get back into the car and listen to what was going to happen next to Mirthen and Claris. The book also takes place at Kingsbridge Priory in England several generations later with new political and social problems arising with changes in Kings, Priors and Earls. Lifelong secrets and superstitions abound in this story, we were never bored. Very interesting to think about how we take modern medicine for granted when during this time period, blood letting by “trained” priests was supposed to make you better! The black plague comes to England in this book as well and the attempted treatment and measures taken to avoid or stop it are highlighted in this book. In addition, the fact that this book is written by a man yet somehow focuses on the role of women in society during this time period is maybe a reflection of our times?