I think I have officially converted. To the Kindle! I'm so spoiled. Picking up "real" books seems like a chore, and turning pages? For suckas! Anyway, I'd recommend all three of these to anyone. Loved them all. Some themes I found in all three of them are the beautiful power of words and escape of literacy, overcoming adversity and making the best of bad situations, grit, gumption, grudges, and gratitude, mother/daughter relationships, abandonment, and loving what you have. Be sure to read The Glass Castle (also by Jeannette Walls), too.
I cried, cheered, and laughed out loud from behind a book a lot this summer.
I cried, cheered, and laughed out loud from behind a book a lot this summer.
What should I read next?
8 comments:
I loved half broke horses and glass castle. I'm having a hard time getting into the book thief. Have you read Little Heathens. Anne K. recommended it to me. If you want I can send it to your kindle. I just started it.
Oooh. How about Wuthering Heights? Just kidding. I'm now on page 70 and still want to stab out my eye.
Anna Karenina, Bleak House, Middlemarch, and The Sweetness at the Bottom of a Pie are all excellent. The last one seems most summer-ish.
How do you like the Book Thief? I loved it.
I need to read Glass Houses. I'm in a very teen fic/fantasy mood these days and the best I've read so far is Graceling. Awesome book with the same themes as the three you mentioned.
i am almost done with saving ceecee honeycut....so sad it is almost over. LOVE it.
not sure what to read next.
The Truth About Forever, Sarah Dessen. Love her.
The only one of these 3 I haven't read is Half Broke Horses. Better get on that!
Have you read the Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway? It's theme is the overarching humanity of music.
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese - while it is on the long side, I loved the story and the writing was beautiful. It would definitely make my list of top 5 books I've read in the past year (maybe in 3 years)
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett - it took me a little to get into this book, but then I couldn't put it down.
I found the Actor and the Housewife very fun to read. I also recommend the Hunger Games to everyone, but I'd be surprised if you haven't read it yet.
I love books but I love my Kindle too. I especially love that I can read a FAT book on there and it's not all cramping my hands us.
I loved CeeCee Honeycutt! LOVED!
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