I cannot fail to mention all the pleasure I have gotten from reading the Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon. I had to really be talked into reading these books (Thank you Grandma Marji!) then couldn’t get enough of them. Although they might not be for everyone, disappearing into the 18th century Scottish Highlands with James Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Fraser while sipping a cup of hot tea by the fire is a true pleasure not to be missed!
Jeannette Walls incredible memoir-The Glass Castle– is another of those books that has just stayed with me. It is almost too incredible to believe when you are reading it. She has transformed very sad and difficult situations into something quite magical and wonderful You will have to read it for yourself to believe it!Highly recommended!! Her prequel to this-Half Broke Horses is on my reading list.
I also must mention Marilynne Robinson. Probably one of my favorite books in recent years is Gilead. This book is written in such a beautiful and serene style, I was carried along by the congregationalist pastors voice the whole way. Although perhaps it would be a bit slow moving for some tastes, for me it was beautiful beyond words, even making me cry by the end. I cannot recommend this book enough. Robinson followed this book with Home. I will only…
The first books that come to mind are the wonderful books by Lisa See, starting with Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, followed by Peony in Love, and finally Shanghai Girls. The first is my favorite, anthough there is a very difficult to read chapter on foot binding. Of these three, I liked Shanghai Girls the least, but still, they are all worth the read. Wonderful historical fiction set in China. Lisa See is a master. Of all the books I’ve read in…
Hello! My name is Gena, and my husband Loring has been bugging me for a long time to keep a blog about all the books I read, so I decided to finally do it. It is partly just a list for me to remember what I’ve read and for friends who are constantly asking me what good books I’ve read lately and if I have any recommendations. So let me start by telling those of you who don’t know me…