Two books stood out for me. First was Challenger by Alan Higginbottom about the Challenger disaster and all the events and bad decisions that led up to it. For fiction, The Overstory by Richard Powers. Boiled down, it’s a call to action to save our planet and, ultimately, ourselves.
The Longest Journey by E.M. Forster. That was the fifth Forster novel I have read. He was a great writer who created excellent novels beyond the more well-known Howards End and A Passage to India.
I finished The Ilead, and I read the Odyssey by Homer. I had only read portions of these in high school. I thoroughly enjoyed the dialogue and the plot of these books.
I have enjoyed your picks so far. I just finished Bewilderment by Richard Powers. Sci-fi, child development, widower dad struggling to keep up with challenged 9 year old, political hell, Buddhism, ...what's not to like?
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese. I loved some of the exotic settings, the way the characters crossed paths across generations, and some of the twists along the way.
What wonderful month! I read some great ones, but I think my stand out was House of Monstrous Women by Daphne Fama. A gothic tale set in 1980's Philippines was just an amazing setting!
I too have been reading and loving Caro's LBJ biography. It's so great isn't it! What an undertaking! I finished Master of the Senate last year and am girding my loins to take on The Passage of Power.
Two books stood out for me. First was Challenger by Alan Higginbottom about the Challenger disaster and all the events and bad decisions that led up to it. For fiction, The Overstory by Richard Powers. Boiled down, it’s a call to action to save our planet and, ultimately, ourselves.
Both great! Challenger was one of my favorite reads of last year.
The Overstory was amazing. Loved it!
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver. Family doesn’t have to be tied together by blood!
Great book. Barbara is an American treasure, pure and simple.
One of the great reading experiences of my life. Reading the Bean Trees changed me.
My best book in August was The Memory Collectors by Dete Meserve. In fact it's the latest addition to my Facebook books of all time
Interesting, I’ll check it out!
I read that, loved it and reviewed it on my 'stack. Dete is so wonderful and her books make you feel good about life and humanity!
The Longest Journey by E.M. Forster. That was the fifth Forster novel I have read. He was a great writer who created excellent novels beyond the more well-known Howards End and A Passage to India.
Haven't read any Forster yet, but I will someday.
Dead Wake by Erik Larson.
A perfectly contextualized and humanized look at the last crossing of the Lusitania.
One of the few Larson books I haven’t read! I’ll definitely get to it one of these days.
I listened to the book and really enjoyed the narration!
My Darkest Prayer by S.A. Cosby and Falling by T.J. Newman.
Everything Cosby writes is amazing. I haven’t read any of those Newman novels, but I’ve had my eye on ‘em.
Cosby can do no wrong in my eyes! And Newman’s books are a wild ride for sure!! Very thrilling!!
Audition by Katie Kitamura
Looks intriguing - glad to hear you enjoyed it!
I finished The Ilead, and I read the Odyssey by Homer. I had only read portions of these in high school. I thoroughly enjoyed the dialogue and the plot of these books.
I need to read The Odyssey — I haven't read that one since high school. I've read The Iliad more recently and it was fantastic.
I have enjoyed your picks so far. I just finished Bewilderment by Richard Powers. Sci-fi, child development, widower dad struggling to keep up with challenged 9 year old, political hell, Buddhism, ...what's not to like?
That's a good one!
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese. I loved some of the exotic settings, the way the characters crossed paths across generations, and some of the twists along the way.
Such a great book. One of my favorites of the last few years.
Jane Eyre!!!
So good. An all-time favorite of mine.
What wonderful month! I read some great ones, but I think my stand out was House of Monstrous Women by Daphne Fama. A gothic tale set in 1980's Philippines was just an amazing setting!
Haven't heard of it, but I'll check it out.
The Badlands by Preston and Child
Been a long time since I’ve read a Preston and Child book. I’ll have to give it another go.
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
I too have been reading and loving Caro's LBJ biography. It's so great isn't it! What an undertaking! I finished Master of the Senate last year and am girding my loins to take on The Passage of Power.
Nice! Passage of Power might just be my favorite of the whole series.
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien.
It might be one of the most well written books I have read in a long, long time!
It's high on my list! Read it in high school (grew up in MN), but not since. I'm sure it would hit different now.