please recommend some good fiction books (recent ones)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seconding:

The Condition
A Fine Balance
Olive Kitteridge
Snow Child

Also want to suggest Tenderness of Wolves.

Tenderness of Wolves was great! This is the first time that I have seen anyone recommend it. I respectfully disagree about Olive Kitteridge though. I know that it won the Pulitzer; I just found it a bit slow. A Fine Balance is on my list. I just looked up Snow Child and might have to order it. It looks good!

Regarding other recs on this thread, I also enjoyed the Art of Fielding. If you liked that, I would look into the Secret History by Donna Tart. Actually, the Little Friend by the same author is also very good.

I just read A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan and enjoyed it.

I love these book threads! Thanks to all that posted!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I took the recommendation from here for Cutting for Stone. It was excellent.

Yay and thanks I think that was from me.

[Anonymous]

20:13, you will love Snow Child -- very reminiscent of Tenderness of Wolves. Also try Reliable Wife.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I took the recommendation from here for Cutting for Stone. It was excellent.

Yay and thanks I think that was from me.

I recommended it also. Glad you liked it, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:just read crossing to safety and got quite engrossed
also read just kids. interesting, very different book.

I just read Crossing to Safety this summer. Loved it. Now I am on a Stegner kick, The Spectator Bird, Angle of Repose next.

[Anonymous]

We need to talk about Kevin. but maybe not if you have a baby at home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We need to talk about Kevin. but maybe not if you have a baby at home.

I couldnet finish this book. It was too slow and I found the lack of dialog boring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We need to talk about Kevin. but maybe not if you have a baby at home.

I couldnet finish this book. It was too slow and I found the lack of dialog boring.

It's verbose and slow to get into. But once you get into the flow of the writing style it's so worth it.

I also second the recs for A Visit from the Goon Squad.

[Anonymous]

Love love love the Game of Thrones series. The books, not the show. Though the show is pretty good. If you want serious character development and excellent story lines I highly recommend it.

[Anonymous]

If you liked "Kite Runner" then read "A ThousandSpendid Suns" by same author and "The Blood Of Flowers" by another author(fiction/takes place in Middle East.) "The Adults" was very good for a trashy book- So was "Tumbleweeds."

[Anonymous]

The Glass Castle - couldn't put it down!

Also love Barbara Kingsolver - The Poisonwood Bible, The Bean Trees, Animal Vegetable Miracle.

[Anonymous]

new group for us on goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/93305-larla-reads