Summer 2008 reading list

[NoHall]

JDarg started this last year, and, with all due respect, I figured it was time to renew it. (I would have just added to her thread, but it was titled "Summer 2007 reading list.")

What are y'all reading? What do you like?

I just finished Water for Elephants, which was handed off to me by a friend. Loved it--great fictional story based on the history of American circus, set in 1931.

One of the teachers at my school also passed me Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. I like the way he described it to me, which gave nothing of the plot away: It's a book about dealing with loss, told from the perspective of several members of a family. The primary narrator is a young boy named Oskar.

It was part of the boys' curriculum, so it was PG or maybe PG-13. At any rate, I love reading books for grown-ups and children's literature, but the best is when I find a book that's clean enough for a child but intelligent enough for an adult. It also has some wonderful photography incorporated into the story.

I've just started Swine Not?, which is Jimmy Buffet's newest. It looks very promising.

Spill it--what do y'all have going?

 

[beachpirate]

No country for old men---cormac mcarthey

The Dexter Books....

 

[NoHall]

No country for old men---cormac mcarthey

The Dexter Books....

What are these?

 

[Matt J]

I think they turned them into the series on HBO or Showtime called the same. It's about a serial killer cop that only goes after other serial killers.

 

[wrobert]

My problem is that I read more than one book at a time and it really slows me down. But since you asked.

Who Really Cares. America's Charity Divide, Who Gives, Who Doesn't, and Why It Matters by Arthur Brooks.

Leave Us Alone. Getting the Government's Hands Off our Money, Our Guns, Our Lives by Grover Norquist.

The Dirty Dozen. How Twelve Supreme Court Cases Radically Expanded Government and Eroded Freedom by Robert Levy and William Mellor.

 

[InletBchDweller]

thanks NoHall. I hope to get back to reading soon...

I did not know that Buffett had a new book out. I have loved his other ones...

 

[DD]

Might have to read JB first. Loved his others.

 

[Jdarg]

Water for Elephants ended up being one of my favorite books. If y'all haven't read it, add to the summer reading list. I think I will re-read this one.

I want to read:

The Venus Week- Discover the Secret of Your Cycle...At Any Age by Rebecca Booth MD (my ob/gyn in Louisville- she is amazing!)
Obviously not one for the guys!Although some reviews say they are sooo glad they read it- because they learned a lot about women!

When You are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris (releases June 3!!)

Re-read Harry Potter #6 and 7

I am needing recommendations for some good fiction and/or non-ficiton, but I have no interest in the trendy stuff like The Secret, New Earth, or sappy stuff (if I named them I would be oh so insensitive!). McClellan's book is not interesting either because he isn't saying anything new- already read his big "news" elsewhere.

Y'all recommend books that will make me want o stay up all night reading!

 

[peapod1980]

Y'all recommend books that will make me want o stay up all night reading!

jdarg, I have a book I think you'll really like. Perfect for an animal lover and someone who's trying to apply animal training skills to spouse and children.
Amazon.com: What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love, and Marriage: Lessons for People from Animals and Their Trainers: Amy Sutherland: Books

 

[NoHall]

Water for Elephants ended up being one of my favorite books. If y'all haven't read it, add to the summer reading list. I think I will re-read this one.

I want to read:

The Venus Week- Discover the Secret of Your Cycle...At Any Age by Rebecca Booth MD (my ob/gyn in Louisville- she is amazing!)
Obviously not one for the guys!Although some reviews say they are sooo glad they read it- because they learned a lot about women!

When You are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris (releases June 3!!)

Re-read Harry Potter #6 and 7

I am needing recommendations for some good fiction and/or non-ficiton, but I have no interest in the trendy stuff like The Secret, New Earth, or sappy stuff (if I named them I would be oh so insensitive!). McClellan's book is not interesting either because he isn't saying anything new- already read his big "news" elsewhere.

Y'all recommend books that will make me want o stay up all night reading!

Someday I'm going to get around to reading David Sedaris...