This post led to many a marvelous suggestion about books that I should read. And this list is lighting a fire under my oh-so-lovely-behind to get crackin'...a book club to form and books, books, books to read (25 before the big birthday). So... all this got me thinking. I'm adding this little collage above to my sidebar. One click on it will lead you here to this post (this ever-evolving, constantly in need of edits post). The idea is that this is a place where you (yes, you!) can leave suggestions or book reviews. It's (in a sense) a little online book club. I'll let you know what I'm reading and publish reviews as I check off those 25 books. And I'll pass on my all time favorites. So, here we go...
25 books before
25th Birthday:
1. Happens Every Day by Isabel Gillies
2. The Emporer's Children by Claire Messud
3. Dancing on Thorns by Rebecca Horsfall
4. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
5. The Namesake
6. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
7. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
THE READERS SPEAK...THEIR SUGGESTIONS:
The Hero and the Crown
by Robin Mckinley
suggested by Sarah-Lucy
The Heartbreaking Work of a Staggering Genius
by David Eggers
suggested by Red
The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life
suggested by Sarah-Lucy
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith
suggested by Megan
The Poison Wood Bible
by Barbara Kingslover
suggested by Katie
Suite Francaise
Water for Elephants
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Sex Lives of Cannibals
The Unwanted
Observatory Mansions
The Shadow of the Wind
The Historian
The Feast of Love
Suite Francaise
by Irene Nemirovsky
suggested by Katie
Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen
suggested by Katie and by Red
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
by Haruki Maurakami
suggested by Katie
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Diaz
suggested by Katie
The Sex Lives of Cannibals
by Maarten Troust
suggested by Christie (she said it was quite possibly the funniest book she's ever read)
The Unwanted
by Kien Nguyen
suggested by Christie
Observatory Mansions
by Edward Carey
suggested by Christie
The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
suggested by Mariah
The Historian
by Elizabeth Lostova
suggested by Mariah
The Bone Man of Benares
by Terry Tarnoff
suggested by Tina Tarnoff
The Feast of Love
by Charles Baxter
suggested by Thao
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Time Traveler's Wife (NOW READING)
by Audrey Niffengger
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
suggested by Krysta
The Dud Avocado
by Elaine Dundy
suggested by iheartkiwi
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
The God of Animals
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Closeby Jonathan Safran Foer
suggested by Krysta
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
The God of Animalsby Aryn Kyle
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
suggested by Lauren
The History of Love
by Nicole Krauss
suggested by JulieD
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Societyby Mary Ann Schaffer and Annie Barrows
The Blind Assassin
suggested by Tina Tarnoff
On Beauty
by Zadie Smith
suggested by hay
The Blind Assassinby Margaret Atwood
suggested by Gabby
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kate spade ad, yellowbird on flickr,
(need your help on this one),
and found via {this is glamorous}