Wednesday, May 29, 2013
What Should I Read?
In addition to the books that we read as a group, we undoubtedly occasionally pick up a book that we think is worth recommending to our fellow readers. By way of a comment, let us know if you are reading (or have read) a book that you think is worth our consideration. We won't discuss this book, but it is a good chance to become acquainted with different books.
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I just read a couple of books that I want to recommend. For our book club, we read Mr. Churchill's Secretary, by Susan Elia MacNeal. We mostly liked this book, I think. MacNeal's next book is called Princess Elizabeth's Spy: A Maggie Hope Mystery, and I liked it even better than the first book. As you will recall, at the end of the first book, Maggie becomes a spy. Her first assignment is to act as a governess for young Princess Elizabeth, who the powers-that-be suspect is in danger of being kidnapped. I loved reading about Queen Elizabeth as a young girl, even though it is fiction. Good read.
ReplyDeleteThe second book is called Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me (And Other Concerns), by Mindy Kaling. Kaling is the young woman who I know from playing Kelly Kapoor on The Office. What I didn't know is that she was actually a writer for that show. The book -- a series of comedy essays -- is laugh-out-loud hilarious. She is very, very funny. And it was refreshing to find a Hollywood-type person who has strong morals and a great sense of family. And did I mention she is very funny? :)
I have a book that might be a nice easy read for someone who wants something a little different. It is called Vaclav and Lena. My daughter gave it to me as a gift a few years ago and I just never got around to reading it. When I finally picked it up I was somewhat interested but when I started it, I had a hard time putting it down.
ReplyDeleteIt is just a story of two young Russian immigrant friends who are separated at a young age and find each other several years later. It sounds like such a simple story, but it felt deeper than I am describing. The characters became real to me. I found that I worried about them when I was doing day to day things, like dishes or driving. I missed them when I finished the book.
The author is Haley Tanner. I would be really interested to see if anyone sinks into this story in the same way.
I love this idea!
ReplyDeleteI'm reading a book for another book club I'm in. It (the book, not the book club) is called The Well-Dressed Ape, by Hannah Holmes. Holmes often contributes to Discovery Channel On-line.
The book is a scientific look at ourselves--homo sapiens, that is. That sounds dry, but it isn't at all. Holmes is engaging and entertaining. To quote the book jacket, she mixes "...personal stories and observation with the latest scientific theories and research results." The examples she uses from herself and her family are amusing and helpful. When she inserts the research information, everything makes sense. I feel smart and entertained at the same time.
I'd love to hear from anyone who reads this book.