Saturday, September 4, 2010

Day 26: Favorite books

I got a little carried away with this post, so its kinda long, but I really like hearing about what other people are reading, so maybe you’ll enjoy my quick reviews too!

#1 The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas.  I cannot recommend this book highly enough.  It is long, but worth it.

#2 Bud, Not Buddy (a children’s novel) by Christopher Paul Curtis.  If you are looking for a quick, easy, entertaining read, then pick this book up.  I have read it a couple times on my own and a couple times with school classes, and I find it funny every time!

#3 The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. (I loved the whole trilogy, actually) by Sandra Gulland.  I read these books recently and was totally captivated by the history of it all.  I am a historical fiction nerd!

#4 The BFG (my favorite book as a child) by Roald Dahl.  I love most of his books.  So imaginative and funny.

#5 The Harry Potter Series (especially The Prisoner of Azkaban) by J.K. Rowling.  When I read these books I was hooked!  It has been a while and I enjoy the movies, but after thinking about this post, I am remembering how much I loved the books. 

Other books I have read recently (in the past year or so) and my thoughts on them, in case you are thinking about reading any of them:

The Hunger Games books:  I have read the first two and loved the first.  The second was good, but not quite up to par with the first.  I am excited to read #3 now!

The Twilight Series:  Yes, I read them all, and yes, I was hooked.  I am for team Jacob.  No, I have not seen all the movies yet.  I saw the first and was so disgusted that I haven’t been able to bring myself to watch the others yet.  I know everyone says the others are better, and I do plan to watch them…eventually.

Here Be Dragons:  A very interesting historical fiction book about Wales during the time period of Robin Hood and Prince John.  I really enjoyed this book after getting through the first 100-200 pages of background history.  It was a long book but I ended up really liking it and I recommend it if you like historical fiction.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo series:  I liked all 3 books.  I am torn on whether or not I recommend them, though.  I was disappointed in the vulgar language and graphic descriptions of some of the scenes.  The story was very intriguing, however, and kept me reading through all the books.

These is My Words:  I really liked this book a lot.  It is another historical fiction, taking place on the trails west during the later 1800’s.  By the end, I couldn’t put it down.

The School of Essential Ingredients: Good quick and easy read.  It’s about a cooking class and tells the stories of all the students in the class.  It had me thinking about all the characters well after I finished the book.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society:  I read this for a book club and thought it was decent.  I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t love it.  I’m glad I read it, but haven’t thought much about it since.

The Book Thief:  Loved this book.  The author writes in a very interesting style.  It is WWII fiction that takes place in Germany.  Again, I love historical fiction, so I highly recommend this book.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: I am currently reading this book.  It is nonfiction and had good reviews on Amazon.  I was very interested for the first half, but its kinda dragging on now.  I plan to finish it, but I’m ready to start a new book.  I have 60 pages left and need to just sit down and force myself to finish.  I don’t like only reading part of a book.

Water For Elephants:  I liked this book.  Again, I could have gone without some of the language and more graphic scenes, but I overall really enjoyed the story. 

Molokai:  Historical fiction about the leper colony in Hawaii.  I really enjoyed this book and learned a lot.  I guess that’s why I like historical fiction because its a fun way to learn about other time periods.

Nefertiti: Here we go with more historical fiction.  I have always been fascinated by ancient Egypt and this was a fun and interesting book to read.  It is told from the point of view of Nefertiti’s sister.

There are probably more that I have read, but I can’t think of them now.  Here are a few books that I plan to read in the near future.  If you’ve read them, let me know what you thought!

Packing for Mars

The Help

The Confessions of Catherine de Medici: A Novel

Mockingjay

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