Books & Authors
8-17-08 Some other suggestions:
Julie and Julia by Julie Powell – haven’t finished it yet, but great story of a woman who decides to cook every recipe in a Julia Child cookbook during her 30th year – as she’s suffering a bit of a early mid-life crisis.
Wicked: the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire- haven’t started this one yet but I hear from several friends that it’s great.
Just a few that came to mind today:
Lauren Winner – Mudhouse Sabbath she shares about how some of the Jewish customs work into her daily life as a Christian
Elizabeth Musser – The Swan House
Story of a girl growing up and how she began to recognize and grow in her understanding of poverty and racial tension
Madeline L’Engle – A Severed Wasp
Story of a retired concert pianist as she takes time to come to terms with some of the events of her life, while still being involved in the present day lives of the people around her
C.S. Lewis – The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
children’s book, I know, but have you read it recently? I picked it up a few years back and cried like a baby
Lois Lowery – the Giver
a beautiful book – also considered a children’s book, if you’ve never read it, you should
Anne Lemott
Annie Dillard
George McDonald – The Princess & the Goblin
Susan Howatch
really interesting; these will prod you to think from a different worldview than “amer-i-can”
Elizabeth Noble
nothing fancy, just a great summer read
Jane Austen
read all her books too many times to count; classically entertaining and often very funny
Simone Weil
beautiful writing
Irene Gut Opdyke – In My Hands
Jeannette Walls – The Glass Castle
recommended by Jody
Sara Miles – Take this Bread
recommended by Marsha
I read the Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls last week after Jody’s recommendation. It was, as she promised, very good. After reading it, I decided I must prefer fiction because while it contains truths, it is not true and thus is much safer than reality. Jeannette’s story of growing up wildly unconventional home with an alcoholic father and an artist mother is at times tender, but also painful as she relates stories of childhood hurts and hunger that no child should have to experience. Definitely worth reading. Thanks Jody!
bjtelle said this on August 17, 2008 at 10:49 pm |