Monday

Monday Recommendation List

Random list of 10 books Monday! I have read and enjoyed each of these enough to flag for a potential personal library purchase.

Be bold and just choose randomly, stick to your normal genre...or step outside of your normal reading zone and try something you usually wouldn’t. You can look up the descriptions at Amazon.com, or search my blog for old posts by entering the title in the little search box in the top left-hand corner and clicking the magnifying glass.

This week-- 10 recommendations (in no particular order):

1. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
2. Superfreakanomics by Steven Levitt
3. Say You Love Me  by Johanna Lindsey
4. Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
5. Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
6. The Collector by John Fowles
7. Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama
8. A Time to Kill by John Grisham
9. Are You There Vodka, It’s Me Chelsea by Chelsea Handler
10. Black Ops Series (starts with Show No Mercy) by Cindy Gerard

Monday Recommendations

Monday Recommendation List

Random list of 10 books Monday! I have read and enjoyed each of these enough to flag for a potential personal library purchase.

Be bold and just choose randomly, stick to your normal genre...or step outside of your normal reading zone and try something you usually wouldn’t. You can look up the descriptions at Amazon.com, or search my blog for old posts by entering the title in the little search box in the top left-hand corner and clicking the magnifying glass.

This week-- 10 recommendations (in no particular order):

1. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
2. 365 Things to Do With Your Kids by Bill Adler
3. The Collector by John Fowles
4. Natural Born Charmer  by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
5. A Journal for Jordan  by Dana Canedy
6. Third Life of Grange Copeland by Alice Walker
7. The Kommandant’s Girl by Pam Jenoff
8. Intimacy by Hanif Kureishi
9. The Way of the Wizard by Deepak Chopra
10. The Red Badge of Courage  by Stephen Crane

Monday Recommendations

Monday Recommendation List

Random list of 10 books Monday! I have read and enjoyed each of these enough to flag for a potential personal library purchase.

Be bold and just choose randomly, stick to your normal genre...or step outside of your normal reading zone and try something you usually wouldn’t. You can look up the descriptions at Amazon.com, or search my blog for old posts by entering the title in the little search box in the top left-hand corner and clicking the magnifying glass.

This weeks 10 recommendations (in no particular order):

1. Moving but Disturbing: Say You’re One of Them by Uwem Akpan
2. Beautiful and Spiritual: Wandering by Herman Hesse
3. Suspense: The Quickie by James Patterson
4. Chick Lit: The Bright Side of Disaster by Katherine Center
5. Romance:  A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught
6. Dark: The Collector by John Fowles
7. Business Minded: CEO of Me by Ellen Kossek
8. Parenting: Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber
9. Memoir: Lucky Man by Michael J Fox
10. Emotional Classic: The End of the Affair by Graham Greene

The Collector

I have recently finished several dark novels. One that I highly recommend is “The Collector” by John Fowles.

The first half of the book is told by “Ferdinand,” a brilliantly chilling character. Through Ferdinand we explore the psychology of a sociopath. The second half is told from the perspective of his captive, Miranda.

An author is successful when his reader can find themselves on the page. I found pieces of myself in Miranda. Taken out of the world, she ponders religion and morality. What makes a person who they are? This portion of the book allows introspection and soul searching.

I have added Fowles to my “read more” list.