Sunday, August 5
Good Books
I just finished Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five (I loved it) and have suddenly been overwhelmed by the desire to read more great books. So, if you would be so kind, I would appreciate it if you would leave me the title of one of your favorite books (preferebly a classic but anything is ok). Thanks!
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My favorite classic was, without question, Les Miserables. I read the unabridged version... it has more pages than the bible and it took me a year to finally finish it (I went through on a have-time basis), but it was worth the effort. Victor Hugo is a genius by anyone's standard. I even found his rambling tangents about the French Revolution to be interesting.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I love the musical but have not had the courage to take up the book. But I think I'll add it to my list now.
ReplyDeleteI think '1491' is worth reading. It answers questions for me about the earlier peoples of the western hemisphere which is a much different picture than anything we were taught is high school. It both supports the B of M but also debunks some of the mythology that has grown up around it.
ReplyDeleteRichard Bushman's diary of his experiences with the writing of RSR is out and I will be picking up copies today.
ReplyDeleteGreat! I've been looking foward to that one.
ReplyDeleteI highly recommend "Refuge" by Terry Tempest Williams (nonfiction). And "Something Wicked This Way Comes" by Ray Bradbury (best read in October). And "Housekeeping" and / or "Gilead" by Marilynne Robinson.
ReplyDeleteI just checked out "Gilead". They didn't have "Refuge" (I had heard of that one before, is the author from Utah?). Currently I'm reading "Brave New World," and loving it. And I love the library. FREE BOOKS! They just let you take them, and then you can trade them a month later for other FREE BOOKS! I love it.
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