Last year I joined the 2016 Reading Challenge presented from The Modern Mrs. Darcy. I read everything on that list with the exception of War and Peace. That was my 'book that intimidates you'. The intimidation continues. I started it, but it just hasn't captured my attention yet, but I'm going to give it the old college try once again.
Today I'm sharing a few titles I really enjoyed in the past 6 months or so:
The The Lake House by Kate Morton.
Just finished this one. I listened to it on audio and LOVED it. Great story, loved the narrator's accent, the well-developed characters and probably one of my all time favorites although that list is pretty long. This isn't a classic, but a really good read.
I'm presently listening to Quail Crossings and so far, it's getting two thumbs up too.
I read Still Life, the first in a series by Louise Penny and am looking forward to reading the next installment. I like mystery and suspense, but I do not like gore and bad language, and this has neither.
I also enjoyed A Man Called Ove,
loved The Nightingale,
The Life We Bury
Whistling Past the Graveyard
The Noticer
Just seems like I've been picking up stories I've really enjoyed lately. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, and News of the World are up next!
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I have several of these on my audio playlist. Good to hear you liked them
Ah, quite a list! I wish I could do audio books, but my mind wanders. : (
I read on my tablet and on good old-fashioned books.
War and Peace intimidates me, too. I have read a lot of classics, but not that one.
The only book on your list that I have read is The Noticer. My son loaned it to me and I really enjoyed it.
Thanks for the recommendations/reviews. I was thinking about doing the book challenge this year. I guess if I'm going to do it, now is the time.
Hi Karin, I'm a long time big reader too :) I enjoyed Lake house, I love the Louise Penny series (am waiting for her latest at the library) and enjoyed Ordinary Grace (this writer also has a series that is pretty good, although has a bit of blood and gore, but not too much). Along these lines I also enjoy Victoria Thompson (she writes about a mid-wife in the the Victorian era that 'helps' the police with investigations), and Charles Todd (this Mom/Son team have two series which are both very good if you like mysteries around the WW2 era). Thanks for sharing what you're reading.
I really enjoyed News of the World! It wasn't very long but I loved it! Lots of good recommendations!
~M~
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