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Has anyone ever read Cryptonomicon? If so did you enjoy it? Hate it? Meh? I have read reviews all over the board. Just curious what the BBS mind thinks.
Eric wrote: "Has anyone ever read Cryptonomicon? If so did you enjoy it? Hate it? Meh? I have read reviews all over the board. Just curious what the BBS mind thinks."I hadn't heard of that one yet, Eric. Hopefully, someone else here has read it!
* The Day After Tomorrow, Folsom, 692 pages, thriller (it’s been years since I read it though)* The Heart’s Invisible Furies, Boyle, 582 pages, historical fiction and a great read for Pride Month
* The Lincoln Highway, Towles, 576 pages, historical fiction, brilliant writing
* Foul Lady Fortune, Gong, 528 pages, historical fiction/fantasy, read this one last year for the BBS challenge
* Homeseeking, Chen, 512 pages, historical fiction, *so good*
* The Murmur of Bees, Segovia, 471 pages, historical fiction/western/gothic? A surprise hit last year
* A Gentleman in Moscow, Towles, 462 pages, historical fiction, adapted into an 8 episode mini-series
* Holly, King, 454 pages, horror. Not usually a fan of the genre but it wasn’t too graphic and reminded me how brilliant King is
*Small Island, Levy, 441 pages, historical fiction
* Little Women, Alcott, 449 pages, classic
* A Thread of Grace, Russell, 442 pages, historical fiction
* A Tale for the Time Being, Ozeki, 433 pages, fiction
* Moloka’i, Brennen, 405 pages, historical fiction
A few of my 5-star and 4-star reads that I've read for Big Book Summer over the years: America's Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines by Gail Collins
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb
Perfect by Rachel Joyce
Barbara Kingsolver is a Big Book Summer staple for me. I've read Prodigal Summer and Flight Behavior for this challenge, as well as Demon Copperhead another time.
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
That Summer by Jennifer Weiner
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
And a few additional recommendations (not read during Big Book Summer):
Oliver Loving by Stefan Merrill Block
Pretty Things by Janelle Brown
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin
The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People's History of Afghanistan by Lyse Doucet
The Red Convertible: Selected and New Stories, 1978-2008 by Louise Erdrich
Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life by Anna Funder
The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet by Jeff Goodell
Lives Like Loaded Guns: Emily Dickinson and Her Family's Feuds by Lyndall Gordon
The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai (also The Great Believers)
The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor
I already have a big stack of print books for the summer but have room to add some Big Book audios, so I'm looking for ideas!
After 14 years of Big Book Summer, I have LOTS of favorites & recommendations. Check out my Big Books! list on Bookshop for ideas: https://bookshop.org/lists/big-books-...
Or my Big Book Recommendations video, with dozens of my favorite Big Books! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwqs1...
Share your recs below!