Book recommendations?

[glitzyglow]

I'm in a reading slump and nothing sounds good. I need some recommendations of books that might inspire me to actually, you know, read them.

[TR]

Here are my go-to recommendations, some are older:

The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver

First Comes Love, Then Comes Malaria by Eve Brown-Wait

A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown

Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner
then Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner

The Godmother by Carrie Adams
then The Stepmother by Carrie Adams

As You Wish by Cary Elwes

Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld

American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld

The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst

[housewife]

I'm in the same slump. The most recent ones that I didn't want to put down was Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers. It's morbid medically stuff, but awesome.

[TR]

Others that I've read recently and enjoyed, although the first post are my all-time faves:

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan
The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson
The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman

OH OH! To add to my faves list: Those Who Save Us by Sarah Blum

And another older one:
Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich

[gozf]

What types of books you generally like to read? What are some of your favorite genres, authors and books?

Two that I read recently that really stuck out for me were Just Kids by Patti Smith and All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr.

[glitzyglow]

gozf, I like a variety of books, so I'm really open to any suggestions. My absolute favorites are The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, and Rules of Civility by Amor Towles. I also really loved Yes Please by Amy Poehler, some books by David Sedaris, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by Berendt, A Farewell to Arms by Hemingway. Aziz Ansari's Modern Romance was really interesting, too.

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The Red Tent
All the Lights We Cannot See
I like all Gregory McGuire books.. especially "Wicked"
Birdbox was eh for me but I got through it decently fast.

[glitzyglow]

I really wasn't a big fan of All the Light We Cannot See.

Thanks for the reminder of The Red Tent. A friend told me last year I would probably like it since I liked The Handmaid's Tale. I just ordered it to pick up at the library!

[jojoandleo]

Okay, if you like Amy Poehler, have you read any Chelsea Handler? It's hilarious. I loved My Horizontal Life.

If you liked The Handmaid's Tale, maybe try Unwind. It's actually a trilogy, but I stopped after the first book. It's not nearly as well written, but it is an interesting premise.

Vanishing Girls was a recent one I liked. It had a twist to it that I didn't see coming.

Orphan Train if you feel a bit like crying. Or Me Before You. That one made me cry. And think.

If you read any YA-my current series is Throne of Glass and I am digging it. It's a bit old timey with supernatural and kick ass female lead.

My next books on my list, which I haven't read yet are Pretty Girls and The Murderer's Daughter.

Psychological thrillers: I loved The Kind Worth Killing. I also loved Sharp Objects. It's a bit more...graphic than Gone Girl or Dark Places, but really interesting, IMO.

I've liked all the Liane Moriarty books I have read. I especially liked The Husband's Secret.

[glitzyglow]

jojoandleo, I don't care for Chelsea Handler. I tried to read Are You There, Vodka? and I quit because I realized I just don't like her.

I'll look into the other recommendations. I wrote down Orphan Train somewhere and forgot about it until you said it. I did read Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies (I think that's the name) and it was enjoyable.

[gozf]

Ever read John Irving? I love all of his books, but A Prayer For Owen Meany is one of the best. I also can't recommend Jeffrey Eugenedes enough: Virgin Suicides is brief and beautiful, and Middlesex is one of the best books I've ever read.

If you like Sedaris, you'll likely enjoy Laurie Notaro. I haven't read her novels, but her nonfiction is hilarious.

11/22/63 by Stephen King is a monster, but it's such a page turner that it flies by.

If you're into magical realism, pick up Haruki Murikami. I started with The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, and I then bought everything else he'd ever written and devoured it.

I can talk about books all day!

[jigsy]

If you haven't read it - Harry Potter, LOL.

I like audiobooks, because I will listen even if not full invested, while driving. I know a book is good when I listen to it while at home instead of watching tv/movie.

I am currently listening to the Outlander series (I'm on Book 2) and have really enjoyed it.

Random fun book that you would never otherwise pick up - The 100 Year Old Man who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared. From the Amazon page: A reluctant centenarian much like Forrest Gump (if Gump were an explosives expert with a fondness for vodka) decides it's not too late to start over . . . It is a fun read. The main character ends up playing a significant behind the scenes role in huge historical events. So kind of like Forrest Gump.

[glitzyglow]

jigsy, I normally always have an audiobook going, but the last one I checked out didn't grab me at all so I haven't listened (Nora Webster by Colm Toibin). I want to go to the library, but nothing was on my radar to check out. This thread is helping!

And I've never read Harry Potter. (flameful?)

[kaneen]

The Edge of Lost - Kristina Mcmorris

The Good Girl - Mary Kubica

The Red Tent - Anita Diamant (probably my all time favorite book and it was made into a mini series too!)

[jojoandleo]

Mar 2, 2016 14:33:22 GMT -5 gozf said:

I can talk about books all day!

My friend made the mistake of telling me he wants to read for pleasure and giving me specs on what he likes. I gave him a list of about 25 books just off the top of my head. He was all, "ummm, so, you really DO read, huh?" Yes. I really do. A LOT. LOL

[cuddlyevil]

His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman (it's YA fantasy but very well written--not for the faint of heart if you're Catholic though)
Sally Lockhart Mysteries by Phillip Pullman (also YA, but mysteries and history)

[jigsy]

Mar 2, 2016 14:42:07 GMT -5 glitzyglow said:

jigsy , I normally always have an audiobook going, but the last one I checked out didn't grab me at all so I haven't listened (Nora Webster by Colm Toibin). I want to go to the library, but nothing was on my radar to check out. This thread is helping!

And I've never read Harry Potter. (flameful?)

DO IT NOW!!!!


There is no further discussion needed. 

[alleinesein]

Mar 2, 2016 14:42:07 GMT -5 glitzyglow said:

jigsy, I normally always have an audiobook going, but the last one I checked out didn't grab me at all so I haven't listened (Nora Webster by Colm Toibin). I want to go to the library, but nothing was on my radar to check out. This thread is helping!

And I've never read Harry Potter. (flameful?)

Get the Harry Potter audio books. Jim Dale is fucking amazing as the narrator.

[jojoandleo]

Mar 2, 2016 16:13:38 GMT -5 alleinesein said:

Mar 2, 2016 14:42:07 GMT -5 glitzyglow said:

jigsy , I normally always have an audiobook going, but the last one I checked out didn't grab me at all so I haven't listened (Nora Webster by Colm Toibin). I want to go to the library, but nothing was on my radar to check out. This thread is helping!

And I've never read Harry Potter. (flameful?)

Get the Harry Potter audio books. Jim Dale is fucking amazing as the narrator.

NO!  Stephen Fry!  And listen for "pocketeded"

[glitzyglow]

Thanks all! I made a library list (which, who knew my library had this option in my account? Obviously not me until now, lol) of all your recommendations.

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THE POCKET WIFE

sorry. I forgot how fabulous it was.

But first, Harry Potter.