First & foremost I'm working on "Eat, Pray, Love". It's about a woman going through a divorce & depression & decides to go to Italy, India & Bali to find... Pleasure, Devotion and a way to balance them both. I'm through Italy & halfway through India. It is one of the best books I have ever read. I am going to be sad when I finish it! (Note: there is some cussing!) It's amazing. It has me thinking long and hard about my life.
My 2nd favorite is the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris. The show "True Blood" is based on these books. (I've watched the 1st season of True Blood, the books aren't scandalous like the show. There are TEN books in the series.. yes ten. They are so cute though. I really have come to love the main character. Plus, vampires are all the craze at the moment! I have read six of them. I'm taking a break from reading them to read "Eat, Pray, Love".
Scott & I are working on some books together. I'm reading "For women only" & he is reading "For men only". If you haven't already guessed they are books for one sex about the opposite. Every couple needs some light every once in a while & this is where we are going to get ours from.
I have had the book "The Davinci Code" sitting on my shelf for well over a year. I think it's time to dust it off this Summer. I read "Angels & Demons" (Both by dan brown) and it was amazing! So I am going to read it! I have heard it was really good.
"Women, Food & God" is the next one. I have a HORRIBLE diet & this is just what I need at the moment. The author was on Oprah (yes I am a huge Oprah nerd) the other week talking about her book & it sounds amazing! It's not about dieting. It's about food and the emotions behind the food that you are eating. There is a reason you eat the food that you eat!
And last but not least my Tolstoy has been ordered from ebay & taking FOREVER to get here. I'm going to read "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy. Everyone that has read this has told me they love it. It's kind of an older book which makes it all the more exciting. It's about a women who leaves her family for a count. : ) Anyways.. i'm very excited about this one!
Thanks for all the suggestions! I need books to read. Right now I am reading The Undaunted, by Gerald Lund (I think that is the author) and it's really good, but 800 pages long. It's definitely going to take me some time to read that with a newborn!
ReplyDeleteI totally love this idea...can I copy? Although I might have to just go book by book. I only have a small list of "to do"s as far as reading goes. I was just mentioning on Facebook that everything I post on facebook (pictures) ends up duplicated on my Blog so I feel like my blog is getting boring. This might liven things up a bit.
ReplyDeleteMary Susan.. I LOVED Eat Pray Love. But there are some parts in it that are a little risque. And I do not suggest the Sookie Stackhouse books to you. I know you and I love you and I promise you wouldn't like these books. There is some sex in it (It doesn't go into detail.. i'm not a perv!!!) : )
ReplyDeleteTrudy! I DO THE SAME THING! haha I did this because it's something that I would never put on FB. And I seriously am the biggest bookworm. These books are my goals for the Summer.. along with losing weight and other things! But YES please copy! I copied my friend by doing this too! : )
Yay! I'm glad you're doing this Syd, cause I love to get suggestions of other books to read from friends. I am so glad you liked Eat, Pray, Love. It is definitely a fave of mine too. If you want some more ideas, check out my friend Mallary's blog (a link to her's is on the sidebar of my blog). I'm so glad that all this reading is catching on! :)
ReplyDeleteI checked her out! I hope she doesn't mind random strangers following her blog! : )
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