Do you ever find yourself totally consumed by a book that it sticks with you? Too long?

[Anonymous]

Cheryl Strayed's book, Wild. Made me cry. It started out so slow and ended up being wonderful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm still haunted by the end of Connie Willis's Passage.

I love her books! Although her recent WWII blitz books seem to be full of screwball comedy and not much else.

[Anonymous]

Atonement
Three Junes
In This House of Brede
Snow Falling on Cedars
Kate Vaiden
The Vintner's Luck

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner

Oh, yes, that was so beautifully written.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Atonement
Three Junes
In This House of Brede
Snow Falling on Cedars
Kate Vaiden
The Vintner's Luck

Me too. I'm Jewish, but I found it riveting. Rumor Godden is such a wonderful writer.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm still haunted by the end of Connie Willis's Passage.

I love her books! Although her recent WWII blitz books seem to be full of screwball comedy and not much else.

Yes, I don't like her slapstick comedy at all -- I basically skipped over those parts. The Doomsday Book also utterly slayed me.

[Anonymous]

Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner.