bethany725 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 (edited) Read: Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese Ellis Island - Kate Kerrigan Night Road - Kristin Hannah The Crying Tree - Naseem Rakha The House at Tyneford - Natasha Solomons Fifty Shades of Grey Fifty Shades Darker Fifty Shades Freed The Postmistress - Sarah Black To Be Read: Slammerkin - Emma Donoghue Smuggled - Christina Shea Hothouse Flower - Linda Riley This Perfect World - Suzanne Bugler Trespass - Rose Tremain Anya: A Novel - Susan Fromberg Schaeffer The Violets of March - Sarah Jio Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 - Marcus Luttrell SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper - Howard E. Wasdin The Kingdom of Childhood - Rebecca Coleman Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami The Baker's Daughter - Sarah McCoy The Lost Wife - Alyson Richman The Seamstress - Sara Tuvel Bernstein Light from a Distant Star - Mary McGarry Morris When We Were Strangers - Pamela Schoenewaldt The Bunglow - Sarah Jio Edited May 15, 2012 by bethany725 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodkafan Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Hi Beth how was Cutting For Stone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethany725 Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 Loved it... TOTALLY dense, so much detail, which made me very hesitant at first. And it's LONG, so I knew it could be a mountain to climb with that much detail. Before too long though, I was totally sucked in and couldn't put it down. It's one of those books that really 'stays' with you after you turn the final page. I read this for my 'real life' book club, and we had the meeting last night. Everyone really enjoyed it, and felt as strongly about it as I did. I think it can be a real project, but it's really worth it and I even felt like a stronger reader when I finished it... It kind of stretches you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Hey, just wanted to pop in and wish you the best of luck for your 2012 reading, subscribed and look forward to reading your thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethany725 Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Thanks so much, Ben! I hope you're doing well and your reading is off to a good start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodkafan Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Loved it... TOTALLY dense, so much detail, which made me very hesitant at first. And it's LONG, so I knew it could be a mountain to climb with that much detail. Before too long though, I was totally sucked in and couldn't put it down. It's one of those books that really 'stays' with you after you turn the final page. I read this for my 'real life' book club, and we had the meeting last night. Everyone really enjoyed it, and felt as strongly about it as I did. I think it can be a real project, but it's really worth it and I even felt like a stronger reader when I finished it... It kind of stretches you! High praise indeed!! I will check this one out thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethany725 Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 I hope you do! I've read two books since then, and while both were good, they just haven't compared. "Cutting for Stone" has just stayed with me, and I think about it all the time... I hope you have the same experience if you try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I'm glad to hear you enjoyed Cutting for Stone - it's on my 'World Challenge' list as the author was born in Ethiopia. I might see if my library has it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookworm44 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Bethany, what did you think of Ellis Island by Kate Kerrigan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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