tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post82469599120256295..comments2023-07-03T06:33:49.206-04:00Comments on J-TWO-O: Read any good books lately?J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10888193975667450910noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-18751476469607355642010-04-30T14:55:16.244-04:002010-04-30T14:55:16.244-04:00I recommend Evidence of Things Unseen by Marianne ...I recommend Evidence of Things Unseen by Marianne Wiggins. A strange love story and some WWII history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-17183356713967423942010-04-27T11:27:59.490-04:002010-04-27T11:27:59.490-04:00"Let the Great World Spin" by Colum McCa..."Let the Great World Spin" by Colum McCann is a wonderful book NYC focused story and won the National Book Award in 2009. "Olive Kittredge" by Elizabetgh Strout is another good recent read.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15364272083254329649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-50066625536770125812010-04-24T10:30:34.432-04:002010-04-24T10:30:34.432-04:00I loved the Millenium series (starting with the Gi...I loved the Millenium series (starting with the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). They were all the rage here in France 2 years ago and I finally gotten around to reading them last summer. Dark, dangerous and sexually explicit though.<br /><br />I have been a reading rampage as of late and since I am not home don't recall all. Am currently reading Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy about life on the plains in the late 1800's - I loved The Road. I also finished recently and loved The Reader, Down & Out in London & Paris (George Orwell's 1st published work), Where You Are Calling From by Raymond Carver, and not forgetting the Twilight series (excellent beach reading!). Am waiting for the last book to come out in paperback so I can finally find out what happens to Bella and Edward! ;)Sugar Dazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13208932511688616864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-22228249669636611892010-04-23T19:14:29.335-04:002010-04-23T19:14:29.335-04:00@Margaret, thank you so much for the recommendatio...@Margaret, thank you so much for the recommendation -- and like you and Tabitha will be getting <i>The Captive Queen</i>. (Will also probably get <i>A Taste for Scarlet & Miniver</i> and <i>The Scarlet Lion</i>, Chadwick's followup, again featuring William Marshall. Maybe we should create an Eleanor of Aquitaine/William Marshall fan club.)<br /><br />@Anonymous #2: You read it twice, eh? That sounds like a glowing recommendation to me. Thank you.<br /><br />@Lizzy: I'm not big on celebrity memoirs but will give this a look-see at the library. Thanks for the recommendation!J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10888193975667450910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-551398741379718042010-04-23T18:22:19.331-04:002010-04-23T18:22:19.331-04:00@Tabitha (and J) - if you haven't done so, che...@Tabitha (and J) - if you haven't done so, check out "A Proud Taste for Scarlet & Miniver" by E.L. Konigsburg. It's a kids' book, but wonderful for anyone who loves E of A. I read it the year it came out ('73 when I was 9) and continue to reread it all these years later.<br /><br />I've never read any of Weir's fiction, but I like her non-fiction books on Eleanor, the Six Wives, and the War of the Roses. Guess I'll go get "The Captive Queen" now!<br /><br />Thanks for all the suggestions. Summer reading!Margaretnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-79319290445478185092010-04-23T12:41:17.995-04:002010-04-23T12:41:17.995-04:00"Open" by Andre Agassi. He "opens&..."Open" by Andre Agassi. He "opens" his soul and tells it ALL...he hated tennis from time he was 5, but his father made him practice hours a day. He is self-conscious about many things (hair, opposite sex, anger issues, his erratic tennis skills). He tells it all about Brooke and Steffi and his ultimate acceptance of himself.Lizzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-11809867756524334242010-04-23T12:37:33.816-04:002010-04-23T12:37:33.816-04:00I recently read Chasing Fireflies by Charles Marti...I recently read Chasing Fireflies by Charles Martin. It was such a moving book that I had to read it twice. It ended up being a gift to my sister in law who also fell in love it. The author has several other fantastic books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-65100394563049076852010-04-23T10:54:17.143-04:002010-04-23T10:54:17.143-04:00@Tabitha, I have picked up Wolf Hall at the bookst...@Tabitha, I have picked up <i>Wolf Hall</i> at the bookstore and then put it down too many times to keep count, fearing it was yet another me-too book about Henry VIII's court, even though it has gotten good reviews. But if YOU recommend it I will pick it up. Not sure I'm up for reading more about the financial debacle, though I am sure <i>Lords of Finance</i> is excellent. Thanks for the recommendations.<br /><br />@Anonymous, We have had a copy of <i>The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</i> on the nightstand for MONTHS, but I'm worried it's too scary/depressing for me. (I'm a wimp!) Interesting that you liked <i>Water for Elephants</i>, which I have also heard is a good read but have not wanted to read for the same reasons you cited. Maybe I will reconsider.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10888193975667450910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-24002892085426575302010-04-23T10:46:50.376-04:002010-04-23T10:46:50.376-04:00The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Slow start and t...The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Slow start and then it just races-part of a trilogy. LOVED LOVED<br /><br />Water for Elephants-not much for America in the Depression (just so depressing) or circus/carnies but this was FABU...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-62815355564674676272010-04-23T09:39:17.297-04:002010-04-23T09:39:17.297-04:00I hadn't heard of "the Greatest Knight&qu...I hadn't heard of "the Greatest Knight", thanks for that one. Eleanor is my favourite woman from history, and I love William Marshall, too. I have "Captive Queen" by Alison Weir next to my bed for the next read, also about Eleanor. <br />My 2 biggest MUST READS for you are: <br />Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (Man Booker winner last year, about Thomas Cromwell).<br />and Lords of Finance by my old boss, Liaquat Ahamed, which just won the Pulitzer for history. (About the central bankers who made the big calls leading up to & during the depression. Very timely.)Tabithanoreply@blogger.com