The list in my sidebar continues to grow because I. love. to. read! I usually have two books going at the same time - one that I can stop and dig in to off and on throughout the day, and one on my nightstand, just for bedtime.
I finished reading "Rebecca" for the first time last week and liked it a lot. Then I watched the Alfred Hitchcock (1940) version of the movie on YouTube, and am tempted to watch other versions as well. We'll see.
I'm currently in the middle of "Made To Crave" with a group of friends, and am trying to decide what other one to pick up. I grabbed my Jane Austen all-in-one (1,431 pages) and am considering Northanger Abbey. I also put "Gone With the Wind" in my Amazon cart as another option.
HOWEVER, I am open to suggestions. Can you recommend some other must-read classics?
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Well.... I just finished Utopia. Not a page turner. Read that with the boys for Brit Lit. I'm currently reading "Secrets of the German War Office WWI" It's an autobiography of sorts. And "This is Herman Cain". I'm intrigued by the guy and wanted to know more about him. As far as classics..... Have you read "The Count of Monte Cristo"? It took a little while to get into it, but I enjoyed it after the first several chapters.
Do you have a Kindle? I just bought Bob the Kindle Fire for birthday/anniversary- can't wait until it gets here.
Leah I have several of the books you mentioned. I am now reading books by Julia Alveraz. Saving the World, !Yo,In the Time of the Butterflies, In the Name of Salome. She is from the Dominican Republic but live in the US in Virginia. She writes novels based on her own adventures as the daughter of a short timed president of the DR who migrated to Cuba and then to the US in 1960. Amazing writer. I just keep reading all she has written. I have read Tale of Two Cities about 4 times. Just read Kllling Lincoln by Bill O'Rielly. Very good read. About the last two weeks of the life of Lincoln and what was going on the same 2 weeks while John Wilkes Booth was planning the murder. Read on Gal.
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OK so my first visit here and we don't know each other or anything but... ooooohhh... book suggestions? I am so up for this! hehehe;-)
I didn't see any Dickens on your list, so I'm going to suggest "A Christmas Carol" (even though I'm sure you've read it.) Also "Bleak House" is a personal fave of mine.
Elizabeth Gaskill was a contemporary of Dickens and actually a protege of his (I think!) She wrote "Wives and Daughters" as well as "North and South" which are both lovely books (the BBC adaptations are amazing too.)
Another book which I'm always recommending is "Passionate Housewives Desperate for God" by Jennie Chancey and Stacey MacDonald... not a classic by any means but a great book for the Christian mom. The chapter on daily quiet time was revelatory for me.. really it was.
Oh, oh, oh! Have you read "To Kill a Mockingbird"? If you haven't, you simply must! And then watch the movie... I challenge you not to fall at least as little bit in love with Atticus Finch;-)
And I love the idea of your Giving Thanks challenge!
I try to make sure that everyone reads "To Kill a Mockingbird" and give it as a gift to lots of folks. It's definitely a read the book first and then watch the movie.
If you enjoy stories about home and love of home with an underlying Christian theme, you can't go wrong with any of Elizabeth Goudge books. There are many blogs where these books have been discussed such as Coffee Tea Books and Me. I would like to collect them all.
Have you ever read James Herriot? All of his are a delight. Purely delicious. Then you could watch the old BBC series on Netflix. Way fun for winter afternoons.
I always like "Rebecca" too. du Maurier has a way with just the right amount of spooky.
One of the first books I remember reading as a kid was Rebecca. As Vee commented the James Herriot books are great. I had to read the whole series.
I recommend "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck, an enduring fable.
I love to read, too! But I am the slowest reader! I love your sidebar thanksgivings! 1431 pages...you would never hear from me again! I like the music that plays when I visit as well...One book I like...hmmm- ya know I have always wanted to read some of those from The Lamplighter book club...but have not yet. I hardly read fiction. I did read ARiel ALlison's "Eye of The God" and loved it! SHe is a wonderful Christian author...
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