The Crossing

by Cormac McCarthy

Marley and Me for anyone who is a dog lover!! Have the tissues ready, I cried, and laughed and cried some more!

I also have to say that I found the Harry Potter books absolutely fascinating. JK Rowling is an fabulous author...there aren't many authors who can write a "kid's" book and captivate the attention of so many adults. If you can stand a little fantasy, I dare anyone who loves to read (and who hasn't yet attempted them) to give HP a try.

Also excellent are the Chronicles of Narnia which I first read in 8th grade (I'm almost 40 now) and have re-read a few times since. If you want your kids to get interested in reading, read them these books.

I just finished reading all 3 of David Pelzer's books, The Child Called It, The lost Boy, and A Man Named Dave. I must warn, these books will make anyone cry. Anyone who hasn't read them, they are the phenominal true life story of Dave, and his abusive childhood, and how he rose above and broke the cycle.
Makes you realize your life isn't so bad after all.

2 of the best books I have ever read were by Khaled Hosseini

The Kiterunner
and
A Thousand Splendid Suns

My absolute favorite book is To Kill A Mockingbird so if you haven't read it yet, I highly suggest you do.

Just read Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose. Wow, they don't make em like that anymore.

I swear I'm the last Harry Potter holdout on Earth.

I mean, really, people take note of my prominent and deliberate love for winter scarves and just assume I'm well-versed in wizardry...but I just haven't got around to it.

About time, We need more positive stimulation. Good Job

Just dropped by to say hi. So HI!!!
A.K.

The bus is a fantastic place to read ^_^

Guess who?

I know you've been fighting it, but everyone else is doing it: Harry Potter! JK Rowling's writing is reminiscent of Roald Dahl. And her word choices are so vivid. For example, the device you use to sort through people's thoughts is called a "pensieve".

I love "My Sister's Keeper"! It's probably my favorite Jodi Picoult book, and I've read a few of them. She has a new one coming out this month, I believe. Did you know "My Sister's Keeper" is being made into a movie? (By the way, svogel is me, Stacy, the blog author. You can expect me to jump back in the discussions a lot.)

"My sister's keeper" by Jodi Picoult

"The Power of Three" by Laura Lippman

Both awesome books!

People should audit literature classes at U Rock. Teachers like having older students in class.

I just finished "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini and recommend it highly, his first book "The Kite Runner" was also excellent and I understand is now being made into a move. A Thousand Splendid Suns is about the women in Afghanistan.

Thank you for the recommendations JoeFlint- I have been trying to cultivate an interest in advanced mathematics and need all the help I can get.

Keep em coming people! SHOW US YOUR BOOKS!!

The Road

by Cormac McCarthy

As for "popular" physics and cosmological books, might I recommend Hawking's abridged version of _A Brief History of Time_, entitled _A Briefer History of Time_? Also, Richard Feynman and Michio Kaku immediately come to mind for having written splendidly accessible books, _Six Easy Pieces_ and _Hyperspace_, respectively. Roger Penrose (Hawking's thesis advisor) also has written some popular books; the densest and best is _Road to Reality_ which has a considerable amount of math sprinkled into the story of what we do (and more importantly do not) understand about the Universe and its underlying beauty.
Looking forward to others' continued book suggestions.

YAAAAYYYYY! Stacy Vogel, I LOVE you!

Some of my favs:
Thomas Michener.
Dick Francis for fun.

I tried to read a Brief History of Time, (Hawking) but got lost in the fourth page. Hey, I tried.
The Glass Castle, Jeanette Walls.
Love At Goon Park

And that's all for now= but SOO much more to come. Yay! A book blog in JVille!!!!

What a great blog!!

As a high school teacher I can't do enough to encourage reading. If you love history, have you tried Bernard Cornwell. He does superb historical fiction, but his history is solid. I especially love the Saxon Tales his current work about the founding of England by King Alfred and his wars with the Danes.

I have not found a good place to read except my gazebo. Best of luck on this great idea!

Great idea! Looking forward to it.

Few things beat a warm summer day in the country, under a tree, and reading for awhile.

Good for you Stacey. I'm kind of a book worm too: Literature. Recommend The Tenant by Bernard Malamud. It's about writing literature.

I, too, have melted a good share of plastic library cards. Currently, I have a healthy addiction to the Arrowhead Library System's on-line catalog RockCat at http://rockcat.als.lib.wi.us/patroninfo.

One of the first books I remember reading was "The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I mean Noel)" by Ellen Raskin. I read it again a couple weeks ago and enjoyed it just as much!