Glittergloss67 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 (edited) Sometime ago I was in a book frenzy; buying countless volumes and failing to read them making my book shelf in quite a mess. Fortunately as I was sitting at my desk last week I decided its time to get off my butt and engage in the beautiful hobby of reading. I was going to post a list of books that I read in the last week and what I still have to read and I hope some of you can give me comments opinions or simply suggestions regarding books. Here it goes:The List- House Of Night "Marked" ( P.C. Cast.)- Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)- 13 Reasons why (Jay Asher)- The Maze Runner (James Dashner)- Secret Society (Tom Dalby)- Death in the Family (James Agee)- How to Save a Life (Sara Zarr)- She Went All the Way (Meg Cabot)- The Catcher in the Rye (J. D. Sallinger)- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)- Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)- The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Howthorne)- The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)- Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)- The Chosen (Chaim Potok)- My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult) - (re-reading) Lord of the Flies (William Golding)- The Color Purple (Alice Walker)- Sophie's Choice (William Styron)- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)- Slaughterhouse Five (Kurt Vonnegut)- Cinder (Marissa Meyer)- Before I Fall (Lauren Oliver)- Interview with a vampire (Anne Rice)- Divergent (Veronica Roth)- Infinity Nick (Sherrilyn Kenyon) -Turn right at Machu Picchu (Mark Adams) - Born at Midnight (c. c. Hunter) *** Will Add More Soon Edited May 16, 2013 by Glittergloss67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofia Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 (edited) The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a great read have some tissues in the general area Edited May 14, 2013 by Sofia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I wasn't too taken with Slaughterhouse 5 but I know others on here have rated in very highly. However Divergent and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas both were 5/5's in my opinion.. Happy reading!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I haven't read many books from your list, but a few of them are on my TBR and some more are on my wishlist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willoyd Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I really enjoyed (if that is the right word - it's a pretty grim book) Lord of the Flies when I reread it a year or so ago - having hated it as a teenager. Powerful stuff, and has led me on to trying other William Golding, with positive results! Huck Finn was one that grew on me, gradually sucking me in as he travelled down river - much preferred it to Tom Sawyer! Like chaliepud, I didn't rate Slaughterhouse Five, giving it 1 star out of 6 - I'm mystifed as to its appeal. Unlike chaliepud, i thought the same of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - finding the research plain sloppy and thus the story not credible. It didn't surprise me to hear he wrote it in a couple of days. Another one where its popularity surprises me! Otherwise, a few on my TBR list (Ethan Frome for instance). A interesting mix! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs_Bookworm Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 I've got Huckleberry Finn on my TBR list may pick some others of yours if I'm short on ideas happy reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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