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If you could recommend just one book to someone, what would it be? And why?
Give me an all-timer…and then, after that, one you’ve read just this past year.
~Elizabeth
If you could recommend just one book to someone, what would it be? And why?
Give me an all-timer…and then, after that, one you’ve read just this past year.
~Elizabeth
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April 6th, 2010 at 5:41 am
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee because it was very interesting to see racial divide through the eyes of a young girl and her interpretation to us, the reader. When I first read this book, it really spoke to me and every time I read it, I always find something new to talk about and reflect on where we are today.
The Help by Kathryn Stockett was just that good.
April 6th, 2010 at 6:46 am
Illusions by Richard Bach. If you can get past the mumbo jumbo and the religion, there’s some really good ideas about how you are in charge of your own life and you do have a mission, to learn and be happy.
This year? The LighteningThief and the Percy Jackson series. Love the story and love the pacing.
April 6th, 2010 at 10:25 am
CHOSEN BY A HORSE, by Susan Richards. I’m not usually a reader of animal books (too many tears shed over Lassie as a young girl). But this book literally called to me from the shelf. I’ve shared this book with friends of all ages, and everyone is so touched by it. It’s about opening your heart, and your life, to love (again). Have some tissues handy when you read it!
April 6th, 2010 at 11:17 am
ONE book?!?
What delightful agony, coming up with an answer.
I’ll have to go with The Whispering Land, by Gerald Durrell. I rescued my copy from a Waldenbooks bargain bin at the mall, summer of my freshman year. Durrell was a naturalist, a wonderful writer, and someone I would dearly have loved to meet. He could tell tales in such a way that, later, the images felt like memories, rather than stories you’d read.
When I talked to Sy Montgomery, another naturalist, a few years ago, I told her that her writing reminded me of Durrell. I thought she was going to weep.
One book from the last 365 days?
Sew Deadly.
But that answer doesn’t contribute to Elizabeth’s reading list. So let’s go with A Christmas Miscellany, edited by Ian Jackman. It’s a collection of Christmas pieces from newspapers and magazines. All were written around 1900. The articles, poems and such grounded me in another time and place. And really, what more can we ask from a book than that?
Speaking of delightful agony, we just purged our children’s library and donated the books to our Public Library. We kept our kids’ favorites (must think of the grandkids, down the road, you know). Still, there were memories imprinted on the pages I carted off…
April 6th, 2010 at 11:27 am
These are great! Kellie, I think I’m going to look for that at B & N this week…once my April 15th revision deadline is over I get to READ!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great books, everyone! Keep them coming!
April 6th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
1632 by Eric Flint – very fun read, gets the creative juices flowing. What would you do if you lost all your modern conveniences? What would you do if you knew what was going to happen for the next 450 years but didn’t know if you could change it?
In the last year, probably The Yiddish Policeman’s Union. Strange book, some supernatural aspects, but a well written story. Or Deep Dark and Dangerous if you are a tweener
April 6th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
Joe, you’re ahead of me. I can’t recommend just ONE. And I’ve read so much the past year I can’t even narrow that down. I just finished Changes (the latest Harry Dresden book by Jim Butcher), so that one’s stuck in my mind. It’s a great book, but you need to read the previous ones first.
April 6th, 2010 at 11:18 pm
Homeplace by Crescent Dragonwagon is my all time favorite picture book. It takes you to a simple walk in the woods and a child imagining who lived in the rubble that was once someones homestead. I read it over the intercom to my enitre building (at 3 schools I taught in) during the art week I sponsored each year.
Fever 1876 by Laurie Halse Anderson is a powerful mid grade historical fiction that I read last year. Full of survival stories, tragedies and adventure.
I guess you were asking about grown up books though…I only read yours, Will’s and Judy’s….So I’m no help…
April 7th, 2010 at 8:21 am
Great stuff! And Sharon, middle grade and kids works! It’s whatever book has struck you!
And Chris, your Eric Flint book sounds very interesting!
April 8th, 2010 at 8:17 am
May I join in? I just finished reading Marked By Fate (yesterday!) and really enjoyed the characters, looking forward to reading them all. I found your website thru “Stop You’re Killing Me” website, and your book at our local library’s book sale this year.
Favorite Alltime Book: The Legacy by Neville Shute (aka A Town Like Alice), the greatest love story and adventure ever written.
Past year’s Favorite Book: I Shall Not Want by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Favorite alltime: Elizabeth Peters’ Amelia Peabody series
I enjoy your blogs and will be stopping in from time to time.
April 8th, 2010 at 8:28 am
Welcome, Carol!!! I’m so glad you enjoyed MARKED BY FATE! And I hope you’ll check out some of my new stuff (written under Elizabeth Lynn Casey).
Your suggestion of THE LEGACY has me intrigued right away. A love story/adventure sounds wonderful!
I’m glad you stopped by and hope you’ll comment more in the future! Happy reading!
April 8th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
Thank you for the welcome. I was just on Amazon reading reviews, and found I read Sew Deadly back in the fall. I am looking forward to the next installment!!
April 17th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
I love having a chance to post favorites! Favorite childhood series which I read periodically even today, is the Betsy_Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace. As a young adult I was mesmerized by The Good Earth by Pearl Buck, and a few favorites this year have been Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet and Sarah’s Key, all different authors and all special. Just read Sew Deadly last night and today and look forward to May 4 for the new one. Thanks for a terrific mystery series! Love it!
April 17th, 2010 at 5:51 pm
Gail, I’m so glad you enjoyed Sew Deadly!!! Thanks for letting me know!! I think you’ll enjoy the second one even more!