Current selection of my book
club, The Square Mile Readers... Chick-Lit and light reading for this month.
I'll have to fly through this one to be ready for Friday night's meeting
(05/05).
synopsis and reviews
A quickie chick-lit book...just what I
needed after all the heavy non-fiction stuff I've been into.
The final story in the Mitford Years
Series...
This is
one of my favorite "feel good" series of books... Read on the plane to and
from Florida for Melissa's wedding.
Although one of my
favorite authors, I found this one to be to be too far-fetched and not one
of my favorites... took me forever to read which is not like me!
The
Heart is a Lonely Hunter
by
Carson McCullers
One of
Oprah's Classics book club series. I don't know much about it but
usually enjoy her choices.
This one took me forever to
get through...not because of the book itself but because it's football
season.
Rounds out the books by
SK.. figured I should read the last of them to be caught up... An expected
"fluff" book to accompany the heavier reading that I've got going on right
now.
New library book but
I'll wait to read it until Shopaholic Takes Manhattan and Shopaholic Ties
the Knot come in... I love series but HAVE to read them in order!!
Enjoyed To Have and To
Hold, so I picked this one up at the library as well...Trying to
squeeze a chapter or two in a night until my classes end next week, then
I'll be able to really get to it...
The prequel to the awesome novel
The Da Vinci Code. Although I'm dying to start this one RIGHT NOW
since I just finished DVC , I must wait since I have four library books that
have come in to read ahead of this one. (This one is mine so there's
no rush... other than I'm dying to read it!)
Finally got to it and finished during school vacation week!
She has a great style and has a way of endearing the reader to her
characters right from the start. Took me awhile to get through it but
not because of the story or book itself, rather my busy life.
Playing With Boys
by
Alisa Valdes Rodrigues
The
second novel by the author of The Dirty Girls Social Club.. I've been
waiting for this one to be released.
This one took me way
too long to read but only because of the playoffs and because I've been
knitting up a storm!
In Her Shoes
by
Jennifer Weiner
Should be a good one and
a quickie by the author of Good In Bed.
Fast becoming one of my favorite authors... I
loved this one about sisters coming of age.
The Catcher in the Rye
by
JD Salinger
Reading
Perks of a Being a Wallflower got me in the mood to re-read this one
from years back...
Recommended by Kelsea, it's a collection of anonymous letters from a high school
freshman dealing with growing up and all of the struggles of teen life....a
modern day Catcher in the Rye.
Another collaboration
featuring The Women's Murder Club... (5th on my list of library holds that
have come in but once I start a Patterson novel it's usually a one day
read.)
A quickie that I read in a weekend
while working on Kelsea's computer...
started 11/20 (finished 11/22)
Lucky
by
Alice Sebold
An auto biographical account
of the author's rape and her struggle for survival as a victim.
Quite a powerful memoir and an amazing story.
11/17/04
Cut
by
Patricia McCormick
A quickie that I read before returning it to
the library for my nephew. It's the story of an emotionally disturbed
teen who's in treatment for self-mutilation...
This classic comes highly
recommended by my friend, coworker, and fellow reader, Steph....
I really enjoyed this story of a black
woman in the south... Very heavy in the dialectal style.. once you get used
to reading it phonetically it's fine.
Patriot Reign : Bill Belichick, the Coaches, and the Players
Who Built a Champion by
Michael Holley
How can the Patriots Fan of the Year NOT have this
book on the nightstand???
A super quick
read...and an inside look at the workings of the Pats organization.. My only
complaint is that ALL of the pertinent stuff was posted everywhere as soon
as it came out; almost no reason to read it.. 11/09/04
One of my
summer books that I never got to read. Should be a quickie when I finally
pick it up. Read in a day... a funny collection
of articles and essays..
11/09/04
October Book Selection
for Square Mile Readers
The Lovely Bones
by
Alice Sebold
A disturbing and
compelling book that grabs your attention right from the start. It should
have been a quick read but thanks to the Patriot's home schedule and the RED
SOX winning the WORLD SERIES there was little time to read.
Been wanting to read this one
for awhile.. I love books that span the ages and especially when they're
about women.
Read
most of it on the plane to and from Arizona... This was a good one
that I wanted to catch before renting the movie... (Gosh.. I'm behind in the
times!)
Tales of a Drama Queen
by Lee Nichols
Elle was a real
walking disaster waiting to happen.... funny...but too ditzy for me!
The last of the fluff
books I read at Abakee.
The Nanny Diaries
by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus
A comic look at the Manhattan
upper crust written by two former nannies.
The library holds are all coming
in at once again!
A funny book... but I was
dying for her to QUIT that JOB!!
A memoir of Nicholas's travels
around the world with his older brother.
Should be a quick read once I get to it. I love Sparks and look
forward to this one. I've read all of his other works and this one is from a
different perspective. I own it so it will wait until after my library holds
are done and returned. Starting
7/24
7 /28 A wonderful memoir
of their travels around the world and a look at their lives growing up. An
inside look at the inspiration for many of his novels.
I really like his work and I've
been waiting for this one to come in. I've got a few ahead of it on
the list but I'm looking forward to it. (Library request came in 6/28/04 but
tons to read before getting to it.) Starting 7/8
Definitely NOT the book to read
after 2 Dan Brown thrillers. It was good but contained lots of
narration and not much action so it took me awhile to get through. (And
yes... I did finally sit by the pool this summer!)
6/22/04 I really have to get moving on this one since the SMR
Book Club meeting is on 6/30. However, since I am officially ON
VACATION... Let the Reading Begin!! (starting 6/28!)
I loved this book!
Sex-in-the-City-Latina-style set in Boston. Can't wait for
the sequel (which she's working on now) and her new book Playing with the
Boys due out in Sept. 2004.
Of course I always read every
book by an author when I find someone I like so here's another to read while
waiting for Aloft to come in.
Finally finished this one... after a
couple of renewals. It was ok but not as good as Native Speaker....
but you know me.. I can't NOT finish anything.
I've read all of his other
works... (light reading for sure...) and his mother's as well. This
one just came in from the library hold list so I'll move it closer to the
top of my list because it needs to be returned.
After reading more "meaty" novels of
late, this one was fluff.... It was ok but nothing earth shattering.
One of the hottest books out
there right now. I'll check it out after Cold Mountain and Native
Speaker.
Starting 4/21... everyone I know who's read it
says it's excellent so I know I'll be able to squeeze it in before getting
to my two for the Square Mile Readers Book Club meeting next week.
(Had to put it down for a couple of days to do the Book Club selections but
picking it back up on 4/30.) OMG!!!! I couldn't put
this book down! Brown is a genius, plain and simple!
These are the latest selections
from my school book club... I've already read tuesday's
years ago but have no problem reading it again. (It's an AWESOME book
and makes you really look inside yourself.) We're going for 2
books by Albom since they're short but I won't start them until April cuz
there's lots more reading to do before the next meeting.
Two great ultra-quickies that pack
a lot of punch... both make you examine your life and what you are all
about.
Awaiting the arrival of
Aloft, I like to read everything by an author so I checked this one out
of the library to read first.
School vacation week so I'm starting this one and should be done in a couple
of days (That's if I'm not too busy watching Sox and Bruins!)
I always have to read the novel
before seeing any movie,... this one's no different. I love historical
stuff and I've heard nothing but great things about this one. It's next on
my list after Shepherd's Abiding. (Starting 3/18.)
4/12/03 Started it late but read it quickly once I got
moving. Looking forward to the movie soon.
Fellowship of the Ring Photo Guide
Two
Towers Photo Guide
and
Return of the King Photo Guide
by
David Brawn
I just picked up the newly
released Extended Version DVD and saw this full color companion book at the
school book fair so of course I had to order the rest of them from
Amazon.com.
Shepherd's Abiding
Jan
Karon
The next installment in the
Mitford Series... hopefully I can blow through it during the school
vacation/playoff bye week. (Didn't happen!
Still sitting there.) Finally starting on 3/12!
I love to read series since the characters
become familiar. The Mitford series is always a quick read that puts a
smile on your face.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J.
K. Rowling
I'm a certified HP nut... even
ran out to BJ's dressed in a formal gown on the way to my nephew's wedding
on the morning of the release to be sure that I had my copy ASAP!
After plowing through 100 years of Solitude...
I used the promise of reading this next to help me through! Starting
2/19/04.
Finished it and looking
forward to the next one!
One
Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The first book selection of the newly formed Calcutt Book Club... Watch for
a new page and message board coming soon.
Must say... it was a Tough first foray
back into my reading obsession.... Made it through because of the book club
but it was hard to stay focused. Read it in 2 days during a winter getaway
to NH but definitely not a "beach book" as it was much to heavy an epic (and
everyone had the same names...) I'm anxious to see what the rest of the club
felt about it. (Of course I would have finished it regardless cuz I'm
me and can't quit at anything..lol!)
Bleachers
by
John Grisham
I've read all of his others...
got in line to read TT's copy. Should be a quickie with vacation
coming up.
Read it on one leg of the plane trip home from The SUPERBOWL!!
The
Big Bad Wolf
by
James Patterson
Another in the long line of Alex
Cross novels.... Theresa just got it in and let me take it to Houston before
she even read it.
GRRRRR.... Not the kind of ending I
expected.. I'll leave it at that and let you decide.
The
South Beach Diet
by
Arthur Agatstan, MD
Very similiar to Dr.
Schwarzbein's principles... always looking for new recipes to try.. (now if
I can just stay out of South Street, I'd be fine!)
The
Reader
Bernard Schlink
Catching up on my Oprah's
Book Club selections... this is a shorty; the perfect book for a football
fan/webmistress during the busy, busy season!
The Wedding
by Nicholas Sparks
Read this one on the plane to and
from Miami... A sequel to The Notebook, I predicted the outcome right from
the beginning.... Perhaps I've just read too many of his books, or he's
written too many...
Starting Over
by
Robin Pilcher
Started it during the second
Abakee week, and plan on finishing before school starts.... (I'll be busy
unpacking and won't have time for fiction of any kind!)
PHEW.... never anticipated 4
packing and unpacking sessions... took forever to finish this one.
I've read all of his mother's
books, so I decided to try his when I saw them at the library...
Good summer book that I read on the dock at
Abakee... (very light "beach book") Quite similar to Rosamunde's
style.
The
Lake House
by
James Patterson
The sequel to When the WindBlows which I read in 98... not one of my favorites so we'll see how
this one goes. Theresa passed it on to me to read first since she
hasn't read the first book. Read 1/2 last
night and 1/2 today... OK but not the greatest thing I've read this
week. 7/10
The
Guardian
by
Nicholas Sparks
The newest book by one of my
favorite authors. My sister-in-law just just it from the book club but
passed it on to me first since it's summer and I can finally read!
A single sunny day story.... 7/8! (Two days in a
row!)
The
Jester
by
James Patterson & Andrew Gross
Just finished 1/2 of Four Blind
Mice on this rainy Sunday so I'm starting this new one now...
never did get to start it that day, but read it in one sunny afternoon by
the pool..7/7
Four Blind Mice
by James Patterson
The newest book in the
Detective Alex Cross series.
I love summer vacation! Read 1/2
during a pedicure and 1/2 on a rainy Sunday afternoon.
Won For All
by Pepper Johnson
A quick read about the 2001
Patriots. I read half on the plane home from TN and read the other
half yesterday. (Had me choked up at the end... I'm such a wuss!)
The Lord of the
Rings
by JRR Tolkien
Read the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings
Trilogy and saw the first and second movies. Can't wait for the
release of Return of the King!
An absolute MUST for fantasy fans...
The Street Lawyer
by John Grisham
This one must have slipped by...
and will be done in no time. (After Fellowship, this one will be a single
sitting book)
A Sunday afternoon start to
finish read!
The Beach House
by James Patterson
Here's one I didn't get to when
my summer vacation came to an end and school and football season started up
in Sept. He's my favorite author so it should be a quickie...
A quickie that I read in the car on our daytrip
to NH.
Nights in Rodanthe
by Nicholas Sparks
Fast becoming the master of the
the love story and tear jerker, I can read any one of his books in a single
sitting.
A
Common Life
The
Wedding Story
by Jan
Karon
The sixth novel in the Mitford
series. Fr. Tim and Cynthia finally tie the knot....A
quick read. OK, but not my favorite of the series.
The Sky is Falling
by Sidney Sheldon
I can always read Sheldon quickly
and find that his books are predictable but... I've read all the others so I
always read his latest.... A super fast
read that I polished off while taking Jacob fishing yesterday.
A Walk to Remember
by Nicholas Sparks
Always a quick read, and usually
a tear jerker.... Reading while taking my little man fishing this week.....A
tear jerker as always, finished while doing cardio yesterday. I was
sweating so much you couldn't tell the sweat from the tears...lol!
The Notebook
by Nicholas Sparks
Reading while on the bike at the
gym... I expect a sad story like the rest of his novels.
A beautiful story about life and love.
The Rescue
by Nicholas Sparks
This is an old one that I missed.
When I finish, I will have read all of his books up to date.
Not the greatest of his novels...His new stuff is
much better.
In the Middle,
New Understandings About Writing, Reading, and
Learning
by Nancie Atwell
Simply the GURU of Language Arts
teachers.
The Summons
by John Grisham
One of his newer ones that's been
collecting dust in my stack.
A shortie that took me way to long to read
because I've been so busy. If it was a "summer" book it would be done in a
single sitting.
Patriot's United
by Bryan Morry
Coffee
table book from Patriots Football Weekly, I haven't read it cover to
cover yet but have read selected articles.
Chicken Soup for the Teacher's Soul
by Canfield and Hansen
A collection of stories to
inspire teachers and remind us why we chose the profession in the first
place .... A gift from a talented new educator; my student teacher,
"Miss R."
Living Well with Celiac Disease
Abundance beyond Wheat and Gluten
by Claudine Crangle
A super quick read... finished it
in one sitting. Practical advice from a life long Celiac sufferer.
I've read the first one many
times, and take it back out again when I need to tighten up my diet. A great
book for anyone wishing to follow a balanced diet based on organic, whole foods.
Just started the second book.
From Emeril's Kitchens: Favorite Recipes from Emeril's Restaurants by
Emeril Lagasse (Author)
I love cookbooks....
not that I usually follow recipes!
Again!: The 2003 Patriots and
Their Second Super Bowl Season
(& Supermen II which is similar)
Of course EVERYONE at school knew
that I'd buy this one from the Book Man! A collection from the folks
at The Boston Globe.
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