Comments on: Summer reading, part two: for you

By: Maureen

Maureen — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:04:08 +0000

It seems we enjoy some of the same books, I loved Lost and Found. A couple good ones I have read lately are:

Love Walked In, and Belong to Me by Marisa De Los Santos.

Friday Night Knitting Club, and Comfort Food by Kate Jacobs

The new Elizabeth Berg (collection of short stories) is really good. I think it is called “The Day I Ate Anything I Wanted”, something like that.

If you like Maeve Binchy (love her!), have you read Rosmunde Pilcher? The Shell Seekers is one of my favorite books of all time!

Loved your book reviews, and reading the comments with recommendations.

By: Kelsey

Kelsey — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:03:54 +0000

You might also like Jane Green. Jemima J is my favorite, though maybe too much weight talk for you? She has many! (I haven’t read them all yet, but I have always enjoyed the ones I’ve read.)

By: Daisy

Daisy — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:02:30 +0000

Check MotherTalk for other new books and reviews by mothers, too. I just read “A Summer Affair” by Elin Hilderbrand. A good summer read, accessible in short bursts between chores and naptimes.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:25:06 +0000

I’m reading Rockabye: From Wild to Child by Rebecca Woolf and I’m really enjoying it! It’s about a young mom and all of the crap she goes through along the way. Light reading, but with a deep message and a lot of humor and love.

By: Traci

Traci — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:10:10 +0000

Good call on Lost and Found! I too have similar parameters for my reading these days. I’m reading We Were the Mulvaneys, as I resisted it when it was an Oprah pick. Thanks for the other suggestions- I always get a little anxious if I don’t have at least three good options on my “to be read” pile.

By: Farrell

Farrell — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:18:01 +0000

The Year of Fog by Michelle Richmond is a perfect summer read - serious page turner, easy to read and I got so involved in the story. I recommended it to a friend that felt the same way about it.

By: Swistle

Swistle — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:05:53 +0000

Leeann- I love Elizabeth Berg (although not the two “period pieces” she did recently, the ones set in other times). And I like about half of Jennifer Weiner (too much shoes/weight, but good riveting plots). I like Jodi Picoult, except for the one about the Amish girl giving birth: I loved the book, but I HATE “write the ending yourself!” books. So disappointing, because until that point it was one of the best books I’d ever read.

By: Leeann

Leeann — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:45:57 +0000

Love the book reviews, Kristen! Apparently we like a lot of the same books. A MUST-READ book when you get a chance is called Come Back by Claire Fontaine and Mia Fontaine. Excellent book, very intense but a worthy read. Also, another one that is very good is called The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls. This incredible book about a childhood of poverty ends in an amazing look at triumph and redemption.

Check them out and if you read them, let me know!

Also, Elizabeth Berg, Sophie Kinsella and Jennifer Weiner are good “light” authors with some good substance.

Have you read anything by Jodi Picoult?

Leeann
niccofive.blogspot.com

By: Katherine Center

Katherine Center — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:56:49 +0000

So glad to see that you liked Bright Side! I have two little ones of my own climbing all over me most of the time, and I love your description of what you’re looking for in a good read. I’m just about to turn in my third novel in August, but after that, I’m going to get some reading done–and add these other books to my list! Many thanks!

By: Nowheymama

Nowheymama — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:59:20 +0000

Thanks for the list! I’m working my way through Philippa Gregory’s books right now.