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Kelley's reading list for 2014
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Dec 31, 2013 11:07AM
Let the new year and the reading begin!
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Kelley wrote: "1. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak"I just read this too! What did you think?
I loved it! I was kind of surprised because when I book gets so much hype, I sometimes am disappointed once I read it. I had passed it up before also because I thought "Oh no, another Holocaust story"...But I truly loved it! I liked all of the characters, even the more unfriendly ones. I like that Death was the narrator too. I gave it an interesting perspective on it. And even though it didn't have a "happy ending" I still liked it because for the Holocaust victims and even local towns people there wasn't a happy ending. What did you think of it?
Kelley wrote: "I loved it! I was kind of surprised because when I book gets so much hype, I sometimes am disappointed once I read it. I had passed it up before also because I thought "Oh no, another Holocaust sto..."I also loved it. Death as the narrator was very interesting, especially for a Holocaust book, but it was done very well. I know what you mean about the hype though, that is so disappointing! I am planning on reading more by Markus Zusak in the near future! :-)
2. The Cuckoo's Calling - Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling)
3. Chasing the Star Garden - Melanie Karsak
5. The Silver Star - Jeannette Walls6. Momentum for Life Workbook - Michael Slaughter
7. The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion - Fannie Flagg
Hi Kelley - what did you think of The All-Girl Filling Station? I have this book, but I just haven't heard much about it.Thanks!
Melody wrote: "Hi Kelley - what did you think of The All-Girl Filling Station? I have this book, but I just haven't heard much about it.Thanks!"
Hi Melody! I really liked it. I love the off beat characters that Fannie Flagg comes up with. I really enjoyed the story line and how she would go back and forth between this time period and the World War II era. Have you read any of her other books? I believe I have read all of them. "Welcome to the World Baby Girl" was probably my favorite because I never even saw the plot twist coming on that one!
Thanks - great recommendations. I haven't read her books yet - just collecting right now.... These challenges kind of force me to actually read the books I have.
Melody wrote: "Thanks - great recommendations. I haven't read her books yet - just collecting right now.... These challenges kind of force me to actually read the books I have."I have a hard time reading my own books too! I have tons but I seem to devote more effort to library books or ones I borrow from Friends.
8. The First Phone Call from Heaven - Mitch ALbom
8. The First Phone Call from Heaven - Mitch ALbom
9. Let the Circle be Unbroken - Mildred D. Taylor
10. Not a Fan - Kyle Idleman11. Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood - Ann Brashares
14. Chasing the Green Fairy - Melanie Karsak
15. The Brightest Star in the Sky - Marian Keyes
18. Ocean at the End of the Lane -Neil Gaiman
19. The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls - Anton DiSclafani
20. The Maid's Version - Daniel Woodrell
21. Tender at the Bone: Growing up at the Table - Ruth Reichl
22. Allegheny City: A History of Pittsburgh's North Side - Dan Rooney and Carol Peterson
24. Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness - Susannah Cahalan
26. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz
28. The Zippity Zinger - Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
30. The Day The Falls Stood Still - Cathy Marie Buchanan31. The Night I Flunked My Field Trip - Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver
32. Just What Kind of Mother Are You? - Paula Daly
33. A Pirate Looks at Fifty - Jimmy Buffett34. The Book Whisperer - Donalyn Miller
35. Sisterhood Everlasting - Ann Brashares
36. The Last Runaway - Tracy Chevalier37. Not Becoming My Mother - Ruth Reichl
38. The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell
40. Possible Side Effects - Augusten Burroughs
41. The Devil Amongst The Lawyers - Sharyn McCrumb
45. Crash Course: Life Lessons My students Taught me - Kim Bearden
46. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate - Jacqueline Kelley
47. Alice I have Benn - Melanie Benjamin48. Walking on Water - Richard Paul Evans
49. Ghostly Encounters of Gettysburg - Johlene "Spooky" Riley
