Over Christmas, I read The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb. I don't really recommend it, it sounded really good in theory but was long and rambly. It wasn't a bad book, but I would have liked it more if it hadn't been quite so long or convoluted.
Today I finished Speak Softly, She Can Hear by Pam Lewis, which was pretty good although it gave me nightmares last night. It's about a girl who accidentally kills a woman while losing her virginity and then trying to keep the secret for the next decade.
I haven't read his other stuff, although I'm told I should! I think I was just disappointed because the book flap indicated that it was about a married couple teaching at Columbine High School the day of the shooting rampage, and I was really looking forward to reading about that. Although it's mentioned throughout the book and certainly plays a large role in the main characters' personalities, it's definitely not about that, per se. I was expecting more of the book to be about Columbine and their experiences in particular, and not the ancestry that it focuses on for a large part of the book.
twilight books - good, happy read. nothing very exciting, but it's something to read. see jane run - nice, quick read. gives you something to think about. lucky - also a quick read, and also gives you something to think about.. it's about her experience as a rape victom and going through court and everything afterwards. not exactly a "feel good" book, but it's interesting.
I am also in love with anything written by Jodi Piccoult. My favorite is 19 Minutes (about a school shooting), with My Sister's Keeper a close second. My sister tells me her latest one is amazing, but I haven't had a chance to read it. Plain Truth is a pretty good one as all. I'm currently reading Keeping Faith, it's not as captivating as the others but still good. She keeps the plots very interesting, normally with a good twist at the end, and the characters are so well drawn out. I just love them.
Other books I've read recently and enjoyed: Trans-Sister Radio, Eat Pray Love, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Tuesdays with Morrie (read it in 5th grade, just re-read it) and the 5 People You Meet in Heaven.
Also, my mom is a jr. high librarian so I read her books to make sure they are appriopriate for jr. high kids which I LOVE any excuse to read young adult anything, and the book 13 Reasons Why was excecllent. Also, the Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants books are great, and Gossip Girls are awesome as well.
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Today I finished Speak Softly, She Can Hear by Pam Lewis, which was pretty good although it gave me nightmares last night. It's about a girl who accidentally kills a woman while losing her virginity and then trying to keep the secret for the next decade.
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The Book of Negros was a facinating read about historical events. I tend to read a good deal of sci-fi as well.
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see jane run - nice, quick read. gives you something to think about.
lucky - also a quick read, and also gives you something to think about.. it's about her experience as a rape victom and going through court and everything afterwards. not exactly a "feel good" book, but it's interesting.
crap, i can't remember what i've read lately! i will always, always advocate for she's come undone and black and blue. :)
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Other books I've read recently and enjoyed: Trans-Sister Radio, Eat Pray Love, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Tuesdays with Morrie (read it in 5th grade, just re-read it) and the 5 People You Meet in Heaven.
Also, my mom is a jr. high librarian so I read her books to make sure they are appriopriate for jr. high kids which I LOVE any excuse to read young adult anything, and the book 13 Reasons Why was excecllent. Also, the Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants books are great, and Gossip Girls are awesome as well.
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That's what I read last year. :) Congrats on the new reading skills! I know exactly what you mean!
If you want a good laugh with a little more behind it all, read Lamb by Christopher Moore.
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