As it appears I have very little aversion to tooting my own horn, allow me to point out that I've remembered to maintain (and even post!) this booklist two months in a row now. Please be duly impressed.
February's books:
SOMEDAY THIS PAIN WILL BE USEFUL TO YOU (Peter Cameron)
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (JK Rowling)
PLAN B (Anne Lamott)
THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY (David Levithan)
LUCAS: A STORY OF LOVE AND HATE (Kevin Brooks)
WALK SOFTLY, RACHEL (Kate Banks)
CONFESSIONS OF A HEARTLESS GIRL (Martha Brooks)
BEFORE I DIE (Jenny Downham)
SNAP (Alison McGhee)
WAVES (Sharon Dogar)
THE SWEET FAR THING (Libba Bray)
Now for the monthly recommendation. While no clear preferent emerged, I did enjoy each of these novels. The most compelling, in my opinion, were SOMEDAY (kind of like a modern-day CATCHER IN THE RYE), LUCAS, and SNAP (which had a young, candid voice reminiscent of BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE, minus the magical realism). Also, BEFORE I DIE engendered more tears from my poor little eyeballs (or poor little tear ducts, whatever) than any other book I've encountered in my thirty-one years. Confirm a healthy Kleenex supply before attempting this read.
Happy bookworming, friends.
Click here for January's booklist.
29 February 2008
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6 comments:
Nicki, that's amazing...how do you find the time?
Gonna add a few to my list.
Oooo...I've been needing something new to read! Thank you!
I was thinking the same thing as waterfalls*n*rainbows. Ask me how many books I read in Feb... go ahead... ask... ZERO. I feel so lame!
You must be super human! I don't know how you do all the things you do in a given day. Are you a speed reader? I'm just trying to figure it out.
Oooh, thank you thank you. :D
And seriously where do you find the time to read that many books.
guys, it's really easy: misplaced priorities. so when i ought to be, say, sweeping the floor, i read another chapter instead. ;)
actually, reading is what i do as down time--instead of tv, books are my thing.
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