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I finished The Ocean at the End of the Lane last night. I really liked it.
Today I plan to start Lois Lowry's A Summer to Die.
I really liked The Ocean at the End of the Lane and I'm so happy that someone is going to read my childhood tear-jerker, A Summer to Die, that I struggled to think of the name of until C2ShiningC came up with it for me on this forum. I remembered some of the oddest snippets from that book and should join you in a re-read.
I am almost done with The Savage Harvest. I liked it much more than I would have expected. The author does a good job of laying out the geopolitical climate and how that impacted the aftermath of Michael Rockefeller's disappearance. It is amazing to me how recently these events took place as it is hard to wrap my head (no pun intended...) around tribesmen who were practicing beheading and cannibalism and had no modern anything in my lifetime.
I really liked The Ocean at the End of the Lane and I'm so happy that someone is going to read my childhood tear-jerker, A Summer to Die, that I struggled to think of the name of until C2ShiningC came up with it for me on this forum. I remembered some of the oddest snippets from that book and should join you in a re-read.
The name of the author of A Summer to Die, Lois Lowry, grabbed me. She wrote The Giver which I think is a mighty fine book.
I read The Giver when my goddaughter read it in the 7th grade. Those few years when she was in elementary school and early middle school contributed to my love of YA literature. One of the funniest and "funnest" books I read was The Stinky Cheese Man. I howled with laughter as the fairy tales we all know were mixed around and retold in a fruit-basket-turn-over style.
So, I'm going to read A Summer to Die starting this evening. Thank you, pinetreelover and C2ShiningC.
The name of the author of A Summer to Die, Lois Lowry, grabbed me. She wrote The Giver which I think is a mighty fine book.
I read The Giver when my goddaughter read it in the 7th grade. Those few years when she was in elementary school and early middle school contributed to my love of YA literature. One of the funniest and "funnest" books I read was The Stinky Cheese Man. I howled with laughter as the fairy tales we all know were mixed around and retold in a fruit-basket-turn-over style.
So, I'm going to read A Summer to Die starting this evening. Thank you, pinetreelover and C2ShiningC.
Remember there are 4 books in The Giver series. I also enjoyed The Silent Boy by Lois Lowry. I read another one, something with birthday in the title. Seemed fairy tale-ish. I did enjoy it but not nearly as much as the others.
Hi all, new to the Books forum, but since I am an avid reader who enjoys getting new book/author ideas from forums such as this,here I am!
I enjoy many genres in fiction and nonfiction. I tend to read and watch movies in spurts of ones that are similar to each other,such as type or subject matter,do other people do that too,lol?
For instance,I just finished reading 3 nonfiction books on the history of the Oregon and California trails and settling of the west.
I was also fascinated by the history and totally loved the two Harvey Girl historical/inspirational romance series by Tracie Peterson.The Desert Roses and Westward Chronicles series.Wish there were more books like them.Non inspirational would be fine too,as long as they are clean,don't read profanity,or explicit sex.
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