Summer book recs

Glory

Hello my lovelies!
Next week I am beginning a 2 week holiday! Woohoo. I have some time for reading and wondering if any of you have some good recommendations. Nothing too heavy is what I am after.
thanks xo

9 years ago

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crutcher

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If you havn't, you must read Krazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan...This is just such a great book...The story looks at the Asian culture through the eyes of one who has gone to the United States and returns with his girl...It is a love story, a story of generations and their view of their culture, and it is a funny story and at times a sad story...I finished it and guess what?...I read it again..I couldn't let them go without more...I hope Kwan has a sequel or more like..it is that good...Hope you havn't read it...you have a treat...

9 years ago

kerry

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The Signature of All Things, Elizabeth Gilbert - I read this while a week at the cottage. The Silver Star, Jeannette Walls - just finished it and if you haven't read The Glass Castle - it's one of my top 5 books of all time.

9 years ago

Glory

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Thank you Crutcher and Kerry. Have downloaded all of them to my Kindle!! I am very ambitious!

9 years ago

kellygirl

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I'm always looking for reading material. Thanks for posting the question and for all of the recommendations. I'm adding to my list!

9 years ago

crutcher

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Let's keep this going..I already have some new titles from you all...Anyone else?....

9 years ago

rachylou

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This is one of my favourites: The Arcanum: The Extraordinary True Story

It's the tabloid, yet literary, version of the history of porcelain in Europe. I almost exclusively can only get through syfy and mystery novels, so this is truly readable. And fun. Good cocktail party convo.

9 years ago

ClaraT

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For fun: The Husband's Secret, Sisterland. I'm reading A Constellation of Vital Phenomena right now (halfway through?) and *love it* (a bit meatier than the others, but delicious).

9 years ago

Glory

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Thanks Rachylou and ClaraT. Appreciate it very much.

9 years ago

Astrid

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The book I tell everyone to read if they haven't yet is "The Orange Girl" by Jostein Gaarder. It's light reading but then it's not. One of my favourite books.

9 years ago

Aquamarine

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Me Before You...loved it!

9 years ago

Glory

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Thanks Astrid and Aquamarine. I have a nice little catalogue coming along

9 years ago

Inge

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Oh fun! Thanks for starting this thread, Glory. I'm going to look up everything mentioned above.

Hm, let's see.

- I enjoyed Hugh Howey's Wool / Dust / Shift books (Sci-Fi).
http://www.amazon.com/Wool-Hug.....38;keyword

- Really liked Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch - although I felt the part in the middle dragged on a bit too long.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Gold.....8;qid=1406

- I'm still savouring Letters of Note - Shaun Usher
http://www.amazon.com/Letters-.....ref=sr_1_1?

And a selection of what's on my own to-read list (fiction and non-fiction):
- A Man Called Ove - Frederik Backman
http://www.amazon.com/Man-Call.....673&s

- One Plus One - Jojo Moyes
http://www.amazon.com/One-Plus.....id=1406366

- Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness and Creativity - David Lynch
http://www.amazon.com/Catching.....ks&ie

- The Diary of a Nose - Jean-Claude Ellena
http://www.amazon.com/gp/produ.....;creative=

- Daily Rituals: How Artists Work - Mason Currey
http://www.amazon.com/Daily-Ri.....038;qid=14

- On Looking: A Walker's Guide to the Art of Observation - Alexandra Horowitz
http://www.amazon.com/Looking-.....38;ie=UTF8

- What We Eat When We Eat Alone - Deborah Madison
http://www.amazon.com/What-We-.....1406366202

- Still Life with Bread Crumbs - Anna Quindlen
http://www.amazon.com/Still-Li.....38;qid=140

I could go on and on and...

P.S. Have a fantastic holiday, Glory!

9 years ago

Inge

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Rachy: Have you ever read the Sarah Kelling & Max Bitersohn mysteries by Charlotte Macleod?
http://www.amazon.com/Family-V....._1_3?s=boo

http://www.amazon.com/Charlott.....r_dp_pel_1

I haven't started in them yet, but a friend recently recommended them to me, and they apparently have a screwball comedy element to them (which if I remember correctly, you enjoy too?).

9 years ago

viva

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Elizabeth is Missing, by Emma Healey -- a first novel, a double mystery told from the perspective of an elderly woman with dementia; captivating and heartbreakingly real (but not too heavy for summer reading)

And maybe not for beach reading, I don't know, but I will recommend generally anyway

Tenth of December, by George Saunders -- brilliant, disturbing, insightful, and provocative short stories

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