It's Books You
Loved time again.
Books
You Loved: June was interesting – as always. Some reviews that particularly caught my eye
were:
Me
Before You by JoJo Moyes – I agree with Kenzie that 'Definitely a book
deserving of all the hype. I highly recommend it and if I had the copies, I
would probably throw it at random passerby’s and demand they read it.'
The
Book Thief by Markus Zusak was reviewed by BermudaOnion's
Weblog and Stray
Thoughts Bermuda Onion said 'Let me tell you, I
am kicking myself for waiting so long. I loved this book – it may be one
of my favorites of all time.' Stray
Thoughts said 'It’s a beautiful
story. It’s mainly about the power of words. As Liesel’s world opens up with
reading, she finds books a help as she reads to Max to alleviate boredom, to
comfort him when he is sick, and to help distract people in air raids
shelter. But at one point, after so much loss in her life, which she traces
back to Hitler, she hates the power of words for evil and rips apart a book,
vowing to never read again. Then she is given a blank book to write her own
words and discovers the healing power of being able to express her own thoughts
and to combat hate with words. She concludes, “I have hated the words and I
have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.'
A
Man Called Ove was reviewed by Heather of Books and
Quilts. Her review said 'How did Ove, a
grumpy Swedish man, become dear to my heart in less than three hundred
pages. I have to mark it down to the brilliance of debut author Fredrik
Backman.'
Sweetbitter
by
Stephanie Danler was reviewed by Sarah's Bookshelves. Sarah said 'This is one of those books where the cover and
premise could deceive you into thinking you’re getting “brain candy”. What
you’re actually getting is a smart, exquisitely written coming of age story set
in the rough and tumble world of top-notch restaurants. The story of a young
girl searching for her place in the world.'
Finally, Dorothy from The Nature of Things reviewed Eligible
by Curtis Sittenfeld. Her review
said 'The
original Pride
and Prejudice was a subtle piece of satire on the manners of the
age. There's not much that is subtle about this book. It is mostly loud,
sometimes bawdy and outrageous, and even laugh-out-loud funny. There is much to
like about it because, while Sittenfeld is no Jane Austen, she is a very
talented writer.'
Now on to the July
collection. There are no rules other
than your post 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.
I hope you discover some great books to read – I always
do! Please invite other book loving
people to join in the fun – the more the merrier!
You may have noticed that I have now inserted a top page called Books in my
header. Here you will find books that I
have reviewed because I thought they were great plus a list of books I have
read but chose not to review. It's a
work in progress but I hope you'll find it useful.
Pets aren't allowed at the library. Especially BIG PETS!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link! And the opportunity to share books we loved.
ReplyDeletegreat listing, great idea. wish I had done it that way before I hit 3000 reviews at amazon
ReplyDeleteJulie
This month I have linked in The Gospel of Loki by Joanne Harris; an interesting twist of Norse Mythology. I also really enjoyed The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown but haven't reviewed it yet, so will come back once I have.
ReplyDeleteAdded my reviews. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks for mentioning my review of Eligible in your intro. I've linked you to three books that I read and loved in the month of June, including another book in the Austen Project series, Emma. I hope some of your readers will give my choices a try. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteThank you for highlighting my Sweetbitter review! It was such an amazing book!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting, I've linked up 3 books I've read recently, my favourite was All The Light We Cannot See - its a really beautiful wartime story told through the eyes of the young during the war.
ReplyDeleteHi Carole, I accidentally put my P.D. James link to June so I've just linked it above again, where I meant to put it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to share my thoughts about The Farm at the Edge of the Wold by Sarah Vaughan. A book I loved reading from start to finish.
ReplyDeleteRight, I'm in!
ReplyDeleteLooks like another great month for everyone.
ReplyDeleteENJOY the heat if your weather is warm. :)
Just added my review to your great list! Thanks, Carole :-)
ReplyDeleteI just finished "I am Messenger" by Markus Zusak and it was great! Not quite a fabulous as The Book Thief but a great read.
ReplyDeleteI have just linked in The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown.
ReplyDeleteVery late this month but I was not sure which one to list from the previous month. I had a few good ones but decided in the end for Madonna in a Fur Coat, our book club read.
ReplyDeleteMarianne from
Let's Read
My favorite book for July was a reread for me from a year and a half ago. So, I posted two links.
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