As always Books
You loved: September
had lots of interesting books. Some
reviews that caught my eye were:
Alex Baugh
from Randomly Reading brought us Brown
Girl Dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson. Alex said: "When I finished reading Brown
Girl Dreaming, I thought about it for a few
minutes, turned to the front of the book and began reading it again. The
images that each of the poems conjure up are at times beautiful, sad, funny,
poignant and at time difficult and honest, but all are beautifully rendered. "
Another
unusual book was reviewed by Rhiannon Johnson of Ivory
Owl Reviews – An
Unnecessary Woman by Rahih Alameddine.
She said "This
book is a wonderful microcosm of daily life and Aaliya is a lovingly relatable
character."
Tracey from
Carpe Librum brought us The
Farm by Tom Rob Smith.
I got this one out of library on the strength of her review. She said "The Farm is a mystery and psychological thriller, which is
surprising given the content is not driven by action so much as learning the
truth about what took place. The plot is tight and the tension is
palpable, and I thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it. "
Lastly a
non-fiction book about journeying to the North Pole – In The
Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides.
Doing Dewey's review said " My
favorite narrative nonfiction this year! Well-researched and packed with
details that bring this more fantastic than fiction adventure story to
life."
Now for the
October collection. Remember the post doesn't have to be a recent
one and the book doesn't have to have been recently published or read. The
only requirement is that it is about a book that you loved.
To add to
the list just pop the name of the book (and your name/blog name if you like)
into the first Mr Linky box and then copy and paste the url of your post about
it into the second box.
I'll be
pinning your links to this
Pinboard to make it easier for you to check them out at a
glance.
Happy
reading!
Hi, Carole,
ReplyDeleteThanks as always for this meme. I have three entries this month. Last month was a very good reading-wise for me.
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk was by far the very best book I have read in the past month. Funny, poignant, at times chilling in its descriptions of war, it is about an Iraqi War veteran's experiences when the government brings him home for a two-week "victory tour." Highly recommended.
ReplyDeleteHappy reading to all!
Simon's cat fascinates me. He's a typical cat and I enjoy the humor Simon shares!
ReplyDeleteBrown Girl Dreaming sounds good. The Farm sounds good too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this month's post, Carole.
My book entry is below. It was a mystery.
Elizabeth
Silver's Reviews
My Book Entry
I was lucky enough to read an advanced copy of Juliet Marillier's Dreamer's Pool--a new series by a beloved fantasy author. She's great for people who want to try sci-fi/fantasy!
ReplyDeleteI read The Farm this year and really liked it! Smith did such a good job with the mother's voice. I'd like to read his Child 44 Trilogy...
ReplyDeleteThanks for hostine Carole Ive read a few different books this month from a memoir, to a war time mystery, to a vegetarian dinner party!
ReplyDeleteThanks again, Carole. Just linked two books.
ReplyDeleteJust posted. Thanks for waiting!
ReplyDeleteI linked my book twice by mistake, I went back to check that the title was correct (it wasn't) and I managed to link twice. Sorry. If you can delete the "one hundred" listing that would be great.
ReplyDeleteThanks Carole. I linked 2 books.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the mention above Carole, have you had a chance to read The Farm yet? Did you enjoy it? I've read a lot of 3 star books lately, so nothing worthy enough for the list this month. Off to check out a few of the links and offerings above though :-)
ReplyDeleteIt's always so hard to just pick a few! Thanks for hosting such a fun link-up :)
ReplyDeleteI read quite a few good books in Sept. I would also recommend "The House We Grew Up In," "Five Days Left," and "Paris Letters."
ReplyDeleteI love this link-up, Carole - it's such fun! So far, I've read so many good books this month, that I haven't been able to make my choice just yet. I'll be back a little later and leave my Book of the Month!
ReplyDeleteHello Carole and everyone,
ReplyDeleteWell, in honor of Halloween - it's Friday afternoon, October 31st, over on this side of the pond - I chose The Haunted by Bentley Little. I really enjoyed this story, because it's not the typical haunted house story; the haunting was very unusual. Have a great day, Carole, and I'll see you next month! :)