Anonymous
10/28/2024 16:24
Subject: Re:What is your favorite book? I have to give "my favorite" to a friend for her 50th.
Anonymous wrote:Anything by Barbara Kingsolver. But I especially like The Bean Trees. The main character is a young woman from rural Kentucky and has a "voice" that resonates with me (as someone who grew up in a rural Southern community). The accent is perfect, most definitely Southern; she is whip smart and just a little bit sassy.
This book had me at the opening line: "I have been afraid of putting air in a tire ever since I saw a tractor tire blow up and throw Newt Hardbine's father over the top of the Standard Oil sign."
Love this book as well
Anonymous
10/28/2024 16:19
Subject: Re:What is your favorite book? I have to give "my favorite" to a friend for her 50th.
Anonymous wrote:Ah it’s so personal.
I read through this list and there’s tons of books that I would never imagine someone would consider their favorite much less gift to someone. Mine would be Lolita (highly controversial), I know this much is true, Zen and the Art of motorcycle maintenance, the Dubliners, the home, angel, and the bronze Horseman trilogy.
Yes to this one too. Am reading it now for the 4th time.
Anonymous
10/28/2024 16:17
Subject: Re:What is your favorite book? I have to give "my favorite" to a friend for her 50th.
Anything by Barbara Kingsolver. But I especially like The Bean Trees. The main character is a young woman from rural Kentucky and has a "voice" that resonates with me (as someone who grew up in a rural Southern community). The accent is perfect, most definitely Southern; she is whip smart and just a little bit sassy.
This book had me at the opening line: "I have been afraid of putting air in a tire ever since I saw a tractor tire blow up and throw Newt Hardbine's father over the top of the Standard Oil sign."
This book had me at the opening line: "I have been afraid of putting air in a tire ever since I saw a tractor tire blow up and throw Newt Hardbine's father over the top of the Standard Oil sign."
Anonymous
10/17/2024 09:16
Subject: Re:What is your favorite book? I have to give "my favorite" to a friend for her 50th.
Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon.
A lot more levity than the other, excellent, suggestions.
Movie's pretty good too.
A lot more levity than the other, excellent, suggestions.
Movie's pretty good too.
Anonymous
10/16/2024 20:42
Subject: What is your favorite book? I have to give "my favorite" to a friend for her 50th.
What did you choose?
Anonymous
10/16/2024 20:39
Subject: What is your favorite book? I have to give "my favorite" to a friend for her 50th.
Barchester towers by Anthony Trollope
Anonymous
10/16/2024 20:34
Subject: Re:What is your favorite book? I have to give "my favorite" to a friend for her 50th.
Ah it’s so personal.
I read through this list and there’s tons of books that I would never imagine someone would consider their favorite much less gift to someone. Mine would be Lolita (highly controversial), I know this much is true, Zen and the Art of motorcycle maintenance, the Dubliners, the home, angel, and the bronze Horseman trilogy.
I read through this list and there’s tons of books that I would never imagine someone would consider their favorite much less gift to someone. Mine would be Lolita (highly controversial), I know this much is true, Zen and the Art of motorcycle maintenance, the Dubliners, the home, angel, and the bronze Horseman trilogy.
Anonymous
10/16/2024 20:30
Subject: What is your favorite book? I have to give "my favorite" to a friend for her 50th.
Interpreter of Maladies
What I Loved
Digging to America
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Snow Falling on Cedars
None are my singular favorite, but I loved all and have re-read many times.
What I Loved
Digging to America
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Snow Falling on Cedars
None are my singular favorite, but I loved all and have re-read many times.
Anonymous
10/13/2024 20:05
Subject: Re:What is your favorite book? I have to give "my favorite" to a friend for her 50th.
Tuesdays With Morrey
Anonymous
10/11/2024 10:41
Subject: What is your favorite book? I have to give "my favorite" to a friend for her 50th.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The Book Thief is my go to recommendation. It's technically a young adult book, but it is so beautiful.
It was summer reading for my teen but I'm afraid to read it because I think it will be sad. Is it sad? My teen has said death is a character and I won't like it.
NP. It takes place in Germany in WW2, so definitely sad. Death is the narrator which I thought was pretty clever but otherwise the writing style really grated on me.
Thanks for the update. I'm definitely passing. Life is too short.
Dp. Life is too short not to examine the whole experience of life.
Uhh...we're talking about The Book Thief, which some think is not very good and some think is good.
Anonymous
10/10/2024 14:26
Subject: What is your favorite book? I have to give "my favorite" to a friend for her 50th.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The Book Thief is my go to recommendation. It's technically a young adult book, but it is so beautiful.
It was summer reading for my teen but I'm afraid to read it because I think it will be sad. Is it sad? My teen has said death is a character and I won't like it.
NP. It takes place in Germany in WW2, so definitely sad. Death is the narrator which I thought was pretty clever but otherwise the writing style really grated on me.
Thanks for the update. I'm definitely passing. Life is too short.
Dp. Life is too short not to examine the whole experience of life.
Anonymous
10/10/2024 13:59
Subject: What is your favorite book? I have to give "my favorite" to a friend for her 50th.
Anna Karenina