Books
You Loved: October had some super books – as
always. Some reviews that caught my eye
were:
Barbara from Stray
Thoughts reviewed The
Story Keeper by Lisa Wingate.
She said 'I loved this book: Jen’s
progression, the search for the mysteries involving the manuscript, the story
within the story of Rand and Sarra, the setting of both a busy NY publishing
house and then the Blue Ridge mountain area. Sarra and Rand’s story alternates
between the two of them, and I thought Lisa showed great skill writing in their
different voices as well as Jen’s – a modern city girl, a backwoods mixed race
mountain girl, and a turn-of-the-century Southern aristocrat.'
I
Could Write a Book by Karen Cox was brought over by Anna
of Diary of An Eccentric. Anna said
about this modern retelling of Jane Austen's Emma 'Rich with humor,
poignancy and the camaraderie of life in a small, Southern town, I Could Write a Book is a coming of age
romance with side helpings of self-discovery, friendship, and finding true love
in the most unlikely places.'
Mrs
Fletcher by Tom Perrota was reviewed by Dorothy of The Nature of Things. The review said 'This is, on one level, a very funny book, but it is much more
than that. Perrotta gives us an unflinching look at some of the darker corners
of modern society and how we deal with our fellow men/women/humans. And even as
he presents his perspectives with humor, he leaves us with a lot to ponder in
our more sober moments. ' [The content of this book will not be for everyone]
Lastly, a new book from
an author I have always enjoyed – Gretchen Rubin. The
Four Tendencies was reviewed by Tracey of Carpe Librum. She said 'I had great fun reading The Four Tendencies and recognising
myself and others in her descriptions and real life scenarios. Highly
recommended to anyone wanting to know themselves better or improve
relationships with their loved ones, kids and colleagues. An amusing and
informative read.'
Now on to the November
collection. Remember the posts you link
in don't have to be recent and the book concerned 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. You will also find last November's books
there as well.
Snowdrift and Other Stories is just the read you need at Christmas time!
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate the email reminder!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the mention! And thanks for hosting this every month!
ReplyDeletetx 4 early heads up, had accumulated all my reviews. over 100 as some recipe books had 20 books inside, hadn't expected that!
ReplyDeleteI found a new author I like - Belinda Bauer.
ReplyDeleteThis month I have linked Queens of the Conquest by Alison Weir, a fascinating history of the early Medieval queens, and my comforting re-read of The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman.
ReplyDeleteWhere has the month and the year gone? Too fast. :(
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting - Hally Halloween!!
Elizabeth
Thanks again, Carole. I linked tow mysteries I loved by Josephine Tey.
ReplyDeleteShared a bunch. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteOnce again I've given you links to three books read during the last month - one I didn't exactly love but found interesting nevertheless and two that I did love. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the mention Carole, I hope it helps others discover The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin. I still think of it every day!
ReplyDeleteI goofed, forgot to put the title for my heartwarming favorite book for October - RESCUING FINLEY at Grab a Book from Our Stack.
ReplyDelete2017 seems to be flying by! Thank you, Carole, for allowing me to post here. I appreciate it very much.
ReplyDeleteGreat list of books! Added a couple to my reading list.
ReplyDeleteReading the World - such a great book for anyone who wants to widen their horizon by reading books from all sorts of different countries.
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