2009-07 - Realistic Fiction - What will you read in July

[Tara]

Wow, I did not know how much pressure I was going to put on myself when I was finally chosen.
Well, thinking that the idea is to push myself out of my usual genres, I went with Realistic Fiction!
I tend towards fantasy or humor, so I think this shelf will push me a bit.

Here is the shelf.
http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/r...

I hope you find this a good pick for a shelf!

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Wow - this is a great category. I have about 10 books on MT TBR that are in this category. The ones on the top of the list are:
The Poisonwood Bible
Belong to Me A Novel
The Kite Runner
The Pact A Love Story
To the Lighthouse
The Bean Trees

There are many others, but I will start with a selection from the above list and see how it goes.

[Tara]

Okay, I think I have a few.
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle A Novel
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
and
Matrimony A Novel

[Michele]

I have a few also....

My Sister's Keeper
Blue Genes
A Piece of Cake OR Blonde

Maybe finish The Story of Edgar Sawtelle???

[Luann]

Yay, Tara! And this month (hopefully soon!) we will be able to have the shelf linked in our group description. I'll be back later to add my "realistic" plans for the month. :)

[Vicki]

Ok now that I am off for the summer I can finally participate again. I am going to start with My Sister's Keeper, since I want to see the movie, but I have to read the book first and then see what else I stumble across.

[Sunflower]

Sigh. You guys and your summer....way down here in the other hemisphere we are well into winter.

[Slayermel]

Some of my Mount TBR is on this list too! :op
Good choice Tara

To Kill a Mockingbird
Little Women
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
The Hour I First Believed A Novel
Sense and Sensibility
Angels & Demons

[Mita]

Fantastic choice, Tara. I kept scrolling up and down cause lots of the books look interesting I simply can't decide! I end up with My Sister's Keeper and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. Can't wait to start :D

[Cam]

Been in a bit of a reading lul of late. Hope to get these two read -

The Thirteenth Tale By Diane Setterfield
The Outsiders By S.E. Hinton

Some great choices on the shelf Tara.

[Lennie]

There were so many good choices on this list that it became hard to decide but this is what I picked:

A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

[Lynne]

Tara wrote: "Wow, I did not know how much pressure I was going to put on myself when I was finally chosen.
Well, thinking that the idea is to push myself out of my usual genres, I went with Realistic Fiction!..."

Funny you say that about the pressure Tara, I felt the same way. I was afraid everyone would think my shelf pick was an unimaginative cop out. But the people in this group are fantastic and there are plenty of great books on every shelf so relax and enjoy your month of "power".

[Lynne]

Sunflower wrote: "Sigh. You guys and your summer....way down here in the other hemisphere we are well into winter."

Don't worry, the worm will turn before you know it. Besides, I will be spending the day under a scorching sun at my son's baseball game trying to stay hydrated.

[Lynne]

Slayermel wrote: "Some of my Mount TBR is on this list too! :op
Good choice Tara

To Kill a Mockingbird
Little Women
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
[book:The Hour I First Bel..."

I recommend To Kill a Mockingbird and Little Women!

[Lynne]

Cam: wrote: "Been in a bit of a reading lul of late. Hope to get these two read -

The Thirteenth Tale By Diane Setterfield
The Outsiders By S.E. Hinton

Some great choices on the..."

I think both of these books are fantastic Cam. You should be in for a great month of reading. I envy you getting to experience them for the 1st time.

[Lynne]

Okay, I found 14 books on this list I was interested in reading, and that was just before I stopped looking! Clearly I need to narrow down my list before making final choices. Especially since I haven't finished my June book yet.

[Lauren]

I have read many of the books on the list already. I am going to browse through my TBR stack before deciding on my selection though!

[Tara]

Lynne wrote: "Slayermel wrote: "Some of my Mount TBR is on this list too! :op
Good choice Tara

To Kill a Mockingbird
Little Women
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
[book:Th..."

I have read The Thirteenth Tale, although it has been a while, I am not sure if I would have listed it as realistic fiction. I am looking forward to your take on it.

[Lauren]

There are a number of books on the list that I am surprised are listed as "realistic fiction". Then again I say that every month a new shelf is chosen!

I never got to read To Kill a Mockingbird for June, maybe for July. I have read it before but not since high school.

[Marvin]

Browsing through my TBR I noticed these three books from the "Realistic Fiction" shelf begging me to read them.

All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh A Novel by Michael Chabon

Since I just placed All The Pretty Horses on my currently reading list, even though I haven't actually started it, I'll go with that one.

[Vicki]

I am going to also read To Kill A Mockingbird. I have actually never read it before and I could possibly teach it next year, so it's time.

[Tara]

I may switch out one of my books or be really lofty and try for 4 books. I have to read My Sister's Keeper for another book club and found it on the shelf.

[Luann]

Wow, lots of children's and YA books on that shelf! I found a couple of books I had already planned to read in July, so this shelf worked out great for me:

* I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
* Savvy by Ingrid Law
* Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
* The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer

[Lynne]

Ew, Luann, I loved "I Am The Messenger". Let me know what you think.

[Luann]

Lynne wrote: "Ew, Luann, I loved "I Am The Messenger". Let me know what you think."

Will do! I'm looking forward to it. I LOVED The Book Thief - although I hear this is quite different, but still very good.

[Lynne]

It is, and although the subject matter of "The Book Theif" was much more, how should I say it...relavant, important...I have to admit that I thought "I Am The Messenger" was a more exciting book. I found most of it to be a real page-turner. Hope you enjoy it!

[Leonie]

I will start with Nineteen Minutes and then maybe a Thousand Splendid Suns.

[Lauren]

I am changing my mind.

I will start off with The Poisonwood Bible since it will help me in another challenge I am participating in. If I have time I will get to To Kill a Mockingbird.

[Laura]

I was going to take a month off it the shelf didn't fit any of the books I have hanging around that I have been wanting to read, but I won't have to do that. Great pick, Tara. I plan to read Revolutionary Road and possibly My Sister's Keeper.

[Tara]

Thanks Laura! It is hard being a shelf picker, I am glad it worked out!

[Sara]

So I guess I will read The Wednesday Sisters A Novel, The 19th Wife A Novel, and Skylight Confessions A Novel

Can't wait to get started! Great shelf pick!

[Tara]

Is The Wednesday Sisters on the list? I did not see that, looks like I will be reading another book as well!

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

OOOh, I've been wanting to read the Wednesday Sisters also, maybe I will do that. It looks so good. BTW = welcome to the group Sara.

[Jen B]

Lots of great books on this shelf! I'm in the middle of Wintergirls right now, and I also have The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time in my stack, so hopefully I'll make it to those as well this month.

[Sarah]

The Book Thief has been on my list for a while so if I can get hold of a copy I'll read that. Otherwise, I might re-read Jacob Have I Loved which was a favourite of mine in my teens.

[Lynne]

Okay, I have officially started "Memoirs of a Geisha", mostly because I already owned it, but it is a good choice as it is not only on the list for this month, but fits several of my challenges. I also hope to read "I Capture the Castle" which is this month's selection for another of my groups and maybe "Confessions of a Shopaholic" and "My Most Excellent Year". That is a pretty ambitious list for me in one month, but it is summer, so I should have lots of time to read, and none of them were written by Dickens!

[Mary E.]

Great pick, Tara! Quite a few of the books are already on my TBR shelf, but I think I'm going with The Thirteenth Tale because it's already on my Kindle. Just the one title, since I've already over-extended myself with challenges this month.

~Peace

[Tara]

Since I am still waiting for Edgar Sawtelle to arrive, I am going to read The Flying Troutmans instead.

[Jennifer]

I started My Sister's Keeper and I'm loving it...it is quickly becoming one of my new favorites