2025 Reading Challenge discussion
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Melissa I recommend Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.
Tracey I see that you like thrillers! so I recommend The Girl In The Ice one of my favorite books this year!
Blagica - I see that you also like thrillers, murder/mysteries. One of my favourite authors in that genre who recently passed way is Henning Mankell. You might start with the first book in his series: Faceless Killers.
Tracey, I have read Jane Eyre and love it. Any other ideas?
Tracey, I'm going to recommend The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History since you like nonfiction like I do (we're actually pretty similar lol). I loved the movie and this is one that is on my tbr that I'm really looking forward to cracking into so hopefully you'll enjoy it as well.
Sam I just purchased it will let you know how i like it
Melissa, I see Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West is on your to read list. I have read large parts of that book and highly recommend it.
I see that Sam F. was skipped! So I'm going to suggest a book for Sam, then I'll post my req for Kadijah Michelle.Sam F., I went through your To Read shelf, and I found a few that I simply loved. You have given high ratings to a number of classics, so I am going to suggest a classic I loved that you have on your TBR: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. Jackson is one of my favorite authors, and this one is subtle and nuanced, a true classic of literary and psychological horror.
Kadijah Michelle, I don't know if you currently have few books on your shelves or have been hit by the Goodreads bug that clears shelves and leaves them reading "O." But with what I could see - coupled with your profile - I know you enjoy books dealing with sociological issues and have enjoyed memoirs by women who have emerged from difficult situations as strong, independent spirits. I also saw that you reviewed highly Silently and Very Fast, an unusual multi-generational sotry.With these things in mind, I will recommend Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang. It is the multi-generational memoir of women in the author's family as they struggle to survive and thrive in and after Mao's regime. I thought it was wonderful.
Candiss, you're a challenge ... very well read and excellent shelves... I was going to go with Murakami, but you've already read his work so I'll go with Nicholson Baker. You have one of his on your wish list, The Mezzanine, but I would recommend Vox or The Fermata. Daring, a little disturbing and strange .... Baker's writing style is unique, you might appreciate it? I hope so. Cheers!
Jules wrote: "Daring, a little disturbing and strange..."Jules, that hits right in my bookish sweet spot. "The Mezzanine" is on my overflow list because my library doesn't have it, so I look out for it when haunting used book stores. But the library does have both Vox and The Fermata, so they are both going onto my To Read list right now. Thanks so much!
Thank you Candiss! I just downloaded the audiobook from the libary. I think I will enjoy it too. I had hoped to get it for Halloween, but it was out. I'm glad I'll have a chance to hear it now.
Auntie K, I very strongly recommend Cinder. I was doubtful during the first 10 pages, but then got sucked in and it was done before I knew it. I was left wanting to immediately pick up the next in the series, Scarlet.
Katherine. I'm gonna challenge you to Sense and Sensibility.
Aech, I would recommend "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys, my favorite book.
Jade - Okay, that was tough. Although Room and The Book Thief are very, very good, and The Mists of Avalon and A Game of Thrones are awesome, I recommend The Name of the Wind. Amazingly well-written and not enough people have read it.
Gabriella, I would recommend "Back Roads" by Tawni O'Dell since you like both mystery/crime and contemporary but also romance. She always has a good mixture of all of those. That was the first of her novels I read and I've enjoyed all of hers.
Jade, I was going to give you two recommendations. After further looking into your list, I noticed you already had a book I was going to recommend {Marked by PC Cast, the series is really good). So, I'll give you the second recommendation. I've chosen the from the Night World series by L.J. Smith, starting with Secret Vampire.
Aich again reeller and a Elizabeth. I have added your books to my reading pile
ugh. Gabriella. omg I hate this phone. I also recommend Annie on My Mind for LGBT lovers
amber. I challenge you to read Left Behind book.
Jade I saw that you like to read non fiction so I thought you might like these:
by Erik Larson,
by Brian Murphy, and
by Michael Tougias, I read them this year and loved them
Maxine - I noticed Animal Farm is on your to be read list - that's a great book.Another great book I saw/read was The Giver. I listened to the audio book narrated by Wil Wheaton and it was great.
Jenny, you should absolutely get The Night Circus from your To-Read list to your Read list. So beautifully written! I don't know anyone who has read it that didn't love it!Night is also hauntingly wonderful. Get some tissues and take it slow! It's super intense!
Rachel, I see you have two books on your TBR list that I have recently read and really enjoyed. I'm recommending The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd -- it was hard to put down! And I listened to the audio book of Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear and thought it was very good. I plan to read the next book in the series soon!
Melissa, I loved Jane Eyre too :) I have 2 more recommendations. 1st The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. I read this before All the light we cannot see and liked it so much better.
2nd is Embers by Sandor Maurai. This book is so good, so gentle and the writing is sublime.
I hope you enjoy whatever you choose.
Tracey, I also LOVED The Nightingale. You have good taste! I will check out Embers. Thank you!
Cheri,I looked at your to read shelf and thought you might enjoy Shame by Jasvinder Sanghera. I heard her being interviewed on the radio- extraordinarily brave woman
Jade, I actually do want to read the Left Behind series. It's been on my list for awhile now so maybe I'll move it to the top of the pile. Thank you!Heather,
Based on your read and to-read lists I recommend "The Husband's Secret" by Liane Moriarty and "Atonement" by Ian McEwan. Both were excellent reads!
Amber, I would recommend A thousand splendid suns by Khaled Hosseini. It's one if my all time favourite books and I see its on your to-read list!
Kathryn, we seem to have similar tastes in books. Having used the 'compare books' option on your profile, I'm going to recommend Divergent as I really enjoyed it and hope you will too :)
Rachael, I see you like YA - I recommend The Selection. I loved it (and the whole series) and hope you will too :)
Hey Chloe, you seem to really like historical fiction. So, I recommend Five Quarters of the Orange! It's got a little mystery in there too, so I hope you like it!
Hey Claude! I see you really like classics, so I'm going to recommend two books. I loved reading Jules Verne, so I'm recommending "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" if you like some adventure. Although I didn't like it as much as I thought I would, but my librarian recommended it to me, try reading "Typee" by Herman Melville.
It looks like you enjoy some science fiction, Kester, so I'm recommending 11.22.63 by Stephen King (not horror, I promise!) - and don't be daunted by the size of it. However, if you just can't manage a book that size at the moment, a much more manageable sized book that I enjoyed last year (I think!) is The Humans by Matt Haig.
Tracey wrote: "Melissa, I loved Jane Eyre too :) I have 2 more recommendations. 1st The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. I read this before All the light we cannot see and liked it so much better.
2nd is Embers by..."
Tracey, I was just scrolling back up looking at posts and it looks like you got missed... So I had a look at your shelves and see you enjoy historical fiction. I really enjoyed The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton so that is my recommendation for you!
Melissa wrote: "Tracey, I also LOVED The Nightingale. You have good taste! I will check out Embers. Thank you!"Thank you for the recommendation to read Shame, Melissa! I'm adding it to my list!
Kathryn I recommend Gone Girl and everything else Gillian Flynn has written! She so far, has been a consistently good writer and I can't wait to read whatever she comes out with next.
Kathryn I really enjoyed the Miss Peregrines Peculiar Childern Triology and recommend them- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Hollow City
Library of Souls
Emily- if you haven't already read The Golden Compass, I think you might like it based on some of the other books on your shelf.
Thanks Gretchen it looks interesting, I'm adding it to my list :)
Emily wrote: "Thanks Gretchen it looks interesting, I'm adding it to my list :)"Just don't watch the movie. It was terrible.
2025 Reading Challenge
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Duration: May 1 - June 30, 2016
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