The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks
**3/5 stars for being so predictable **
Room: A Novel by Emma Donoghue
**3/5 stars for giving me nightmares **
Shania Twain's autobiography From This Moment On
**4/5 stars for being very interesting and surprisingly well-written**
In the Company of Others by Jan Karon
**2/5 stars. The only book of her's that I felt bored reading! **
Began Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner. It was so vulgar by chapter 2 that I literally threw the brand new book in the trashcan. Very sad.
Obviously I haven't found many good books this summer. Any suggestions (fiction or not)?
I agree with you on Sparks! He is one of the worst writers ever:). His books are entirely predictable by the first few pages, and he struggles to use any original expressions. Tedious, but definitely relaxing! Good to rest the brain sometimes....!
ReplyDeleteI've read a Nicholas Sparks book this summer: The Guardian. I've only read two of his books (although I've seen most of the movies) and this one seemed a bit different. It had much more mystery and I enjoyed that aspect. I also read In the Company of Others and did enjoy it although it was very different from Karon's other books. I think it was all the journal entries that made it harder to read, but I did find it very interesting (probably b/c I'm a history buff:). I've currently gone back to one of my all-time faves for a great read: Agatha Christie:) You just can't miss with her.
ReplyDeleteRenee, Rachael and I both read and really enjoyed The Help. There are a bunch of girls at church that have read it too and we have all planned a movie date when it comes to theaters next month. I also have been loving reading foodie autobiographies/memoirs for the last couple of years. Some of these people have had such amazing lives! I especially enjoyed Life a la Henri by Henri Charpentier and Supper of the Lamb by Robert Farrar Capon (an Anglican priest :) ) Now I am working my way through Ruth Reichl's books and really enjoying them. I also read a lot of comedians' memoirs. Pretty much, if a person interests me, I read their book! It doesn't always work out well though, I do NOT recommend Julia Child's book or A Beautiful Mind (to date, the worst book I have ever read!)
ReplyDeleteI also have gotten into some easy reading while trying to find titles for Amabel. Have you read the Betsy Tacy series all the way through Betsy's wedding? I felt like I was part of her family! I loved them! I also loved re-reading the Anne of Green Gables books recently. Another one that Amabel and I both read and loved just last week was Ella Enchanted. I really like to check out Newberry award winners because it's nice to read easy stuff that is still well done :)
And of course, my "you can't go wrong with" author is always Jane Austen :)