Books
I have made it no secret over the years that I am an avid reader. I love to read and I have been a bookworm my entire life, you can see the long list of books I have read in the past few years in my sidebar or even see some of my book talks here. I love BOOKS, I have hundreds of them and yes, they do take up a lot of space. Despite all of that, I don't think I could ever replace my beloved printed books with a digital reading device such as Amazon Kindle or Sony eBook or Papyrus or any of the other devices currently out there.
I can see how these reading devices are convenient, especially if you travel a lot, but I would genuinely miss the action of turning the pages, the smell of a book. I know it might seem weird but some of my best memories as a kid are of reading Little Golden Books and the smell they had. There are so many wonderful picture books out for kids now that I cannot even think about how these devices would be used with children. All I know is that it would be a travesty if picture books ever disappeared.
What do you think about electronic reading devices? Do you have one or would you like one? Or are you a traditional printed-book-person like me? Do you think these devices will increase in popularity in time and eventually put printed books out of business or will man-kind return to the simple things liking reading real books after this craze has ended?
Other TFTs this week:
My parents had a little brunch this past Sunday and I got to spend a little bit of time with my nieces. It is amazing to me how smart they are and how quickly they catch on to things. They are smarter every time I see them!
The girls had fun reading their books and they looked so cute while doing so!
That's all for now…. I just wanted to brag for a minute about how cute and smart they are ;)
Just finished reading The Scandalous Summer of Sissy Leblanc. Pretty good, fast read. Now what should I read? Summer has begun and I am pretty much of out adult books that I haven't already read, although I did bring a couple of good young-adult Newbery Medal books home from school. I know I can get through each of those in just a day or so, so I am looking for recommendations for good summer reads.
This is the current NY Times List of Trade Fiction Bestsellers:
| 1 | THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. (Dial, $14.) A journalist meets the island’s old Nazi-resisters. |
4 |
| 2 | THE SHACK, by William P. Young. (Windblown Media, $14.99.) A man whose daughter was abducted receives an invitation to an isolated shack, apparently from God. (†) First Chapter |
54 |
| 3 | VISION IN WHITE, by Nora Roberts. (Berkley, $16.) A wedding photographer finds romance with the brother of a bride-to-be; Book 1 in the Bride Quartet series. |
5 |
| 4 | PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith. (Quirk, $12.95.) The classic story, retold with “ultraviolent zombie mayhem.” |
9 |
| 5 | MY SISTER’S KEEPER, by Jodi Picoult. (Washington Square, $16.) A girl sues her parents after learning they want her to donate a kidney to her sibling. |
36 |
| 6 | OLIVE KITTERIDGE, by Elizabeth Strout. (Random House, $14.) A seventh-grade math teacher is the link in 13 stories set on the Maine coast; the winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. |
6 |
| 7 | ANGELS AND DEMONS, by Dan Brown. (Washington Square, $16.) A scholar tries to save the Vatican from the machinations of an underground society. |
8 |
| 8 | TESTIMONY, by Anita Shreve. (Back Bay, $14.99.) Sex acts caught on videotape ignite a scandal at a prep school in Vermont. |
4 |
| 9 | UNACCUSTOMED EARTH, by Jhumpa Lahiri. (Vintage Contemporaries, $15.) Stories about the anxiety and transformation experienced by Bengali parents and their American children. First Chapter |
8 |
| 10 | SARAH’S KEY, by Tatiana de Rosnay. (St. Martin’s Griffin, $13.95.) A contemporary American journalist investigates what happened to a little girl and her family during the roundup of Jews in Paris in 1942. |
16 |
| 11 | FIREFLY LANE, by Kristin Hannah. (St. Martin’s Griffin, $14.95.) A friendship between two women in the Pacific Northwest endures for more than three decades as they make different choices in their lives. |
21 |
| 12* | LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH, by Emily Giffin. (St. Martin’s Griffin, $13.95.) A woman’s happy marriage is shaken when she encounters an old boyfriend. |
6 |
| 13 | THE LIKENESS, by Tana French. (Penguin, $15.) Detective Cassie Maddox is drawn into a murder case in which the victim looks just like her. First Chapter |
1 |
| 14 | THE ALCHEMIST, by Paulo Coelho. (HarperOne, $13.95.) A Spanish shepherd boy travels to Egypt in search of treasure. |
89 |
| 15 | CITY OF THIEVES, by David Benioff. (Plume, $15.) Two men arrested in World War II Russia must complete a seemingly impossible task to save their lives. |
9 |
| 16 | THE BEACH HOUSE, by Jane Green. (Plume, $15.) When a widow on Nantucket learns she may lose her house, she turns it into a bed-and-breakfast. |
1 |
| 17 | 7TH HEAVEN, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Grand Central, $14.99.) Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women’s Murder Club hunt for an arsonist. |
8 |
| 18* | NETHERLAND, by Joseph O'Neill. (Vintage Contemporaries, $14.95.) A Dutchman deserted by his wife after 9/11 finds solace in New York''s immigrant cricket scene. First Chapter |
, |
| 19 | THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG, by Muriel Barbery. (Europa, $15.) A young girl and a widowed concierge, both closet intellectuals, become friends. |
|
| 20 | CHASING HARRY WINSTON, by Lauren Weisberger. (Downtown, $16.) Three glamorous friends, New York women nearing 30, vow to change their lives. |
I would be willing to swap books with anyone who is interested, if you
have a book you want to send me. Just take a peek at the books in my
sidebar so you can see what I have already read and what kind of books
I like and if there is anything you might be interesting in swapping
for :)
| 1 | THE SHACK, by William P. Young. (Windblown Media, $14.99.) A man whose daughter was abducted is invited to an isolated shack, apparently by God. (†) First Chapter |
| 2 | THE READER, by Bernhard Schlink. (Vintage, $13.95.) A German high school student falls in love with a former Auschwitz employee. |
| 3 | SUNDAYS AT TIFFANY’S, by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet. (Grand Central, $13.99.) A woman finds an unexpected love. |
| 4 | FIREFLY LANE, by Kristin Hannah. (St. Martin’s Griffin, $14.95.) A friendship between two women in the Pacific Northwest endures for more than three decades as they make different choices in their lives. |
| 5 | REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, by Richard Yates. (Vintage, $14.95.) Frank and April Wheeler, a beautiful young couple living in 1950s America, see their supposedly perfect life come undone. |
| 6* | AMERICAN WIFE, by Curtis Sittenfeld. (Random House, $15.) A pretty librarian marries the alcoholic scion of a wealthy political family who somehow becomes president. First Chapter |
| 7 | A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS, by Khaled Hosseini. (Riverhead, $16.) A friendship between two Afghan women against the backdrop of 30 years of war. |
| 8 | SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, by Vikas Swarup. (Scribner, $15.) A poor orphan in India is arrested and must explain himself after winning big on a TV quiz show. |
| 9 | STILL ALICE, by Lisa Genova. (Pocket, $15.) A 50-year-old Harvard professor is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. |
| 10 | PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, by Geraldine Brooks. (Penguin, $15.) An expert unlocks the secrets of a rare manuscript. |
| 11 | THE ALCHEMIST, by Paulo Coelho. (HarperOne, $13.95.) A Spanish shepherd boy travels to Egypt in search of treasure. |
| 12 | WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen. (Algonquin, $13.95.) A young man — and an elephant — save a Depression-era circus. |
| 13 | THE WHITE TIGER, by Aravind Adiga. (Free Press, $14.) A chauffeur in India relates the story of his transformation from manservant to entrepreneur to murderer; the winner of the 2008 Man Booker Prize. |
| 14* | THE APPEAL, by John Grisham. (Delta, $14.) Political and legal intrigue ensue when a Mississippi court rules against a company accused of dumping toxic waste. |
| 15 | THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO, by Junot Díaz. (Riverhead, $14.) A nerdy Dominican-American struggles to escape a family curse. |
| 16 | THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG, by Muriel Barbery. (Europa, $15.) A young girl and a widowed concierge, both closet intellectuals, become friends. |
| 17 | LOVING FRANK, by Nancy Horan. (Ballantine, $14.) A story of the romance between Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Borthwick Cheney. First Chapter |
| 18 | THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES, by Sue Monk Kidd. (Penguin, $15 and $14.) In South Carolina in 1964, a teenage girl tries to discover the secret to her mother’s past. |
| 19 | THE KITE RUNNER, by Khaled Hosseini. (Riverhead, $15.95 and $14.) An Afghan-American returns to Kabul to learn how a childhood friend has fared. |
| 20 | OUT STEALING HORSES, by Per Petterson. (Picador, $14.) In a remote cabin, a Norwegian man circles around his memories. First Chapter |
This is my stack of "next to be read" books!
One of these lucky books will have a date with me tonight ;)
Oh, and since reading is my #1 hobby, this photo will satisfy #21 (main hobby) of Photo Scavenger Hunt.
I have had this wonderful stack of books sitting on my shelf since my birthday. Coincidentally, two of them are on the lifetime reading list.
I am not sure which to read next, but I won't complain about that!
Having too many books to read has never been a problem for me, it just makes me that much more anxious to get my nose in the next book ;)
I also ordered a few other books at Paperbackswap.com last week (two of which are also on the lifetime reading list) and hope to add them to this stack within the next few days . I have said it before, but I love, love, love that site. I only list the books that I can bare to part with and I have been able to order so many great books!
I have had this Lifetime Reading List for some time now and I thought I'd finally share it with you.
There are many on this list (29) that I have read (the ones that are starred), several that have been turned into movies I have seen, and several others that I would like to read eventually or already have on my bookshelf to read. I think that being well-read teaches a person so much, plus you know these books are on this list for a reason :) I also must add that there are many other great books that should be on this list but aren't.
How many of these books have you read?
Author |
Recent Comments