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. Schindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
2. The Big Short by Michael Lewis
3. The Quickie  by James Patterson
4. The Bright Side of Disaster by Katherine Center
5. The Giver by Lois Lowry
6. Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
7. CEO of Me by Ellen Kossek and Brenda Lautsch
8. Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber
9. Lucky Man by Michael J Fox
10. The End of the Affair by Graham Greene

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. Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas
2. Escape by Carolyn Jessop
3. Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
4. The Giver  by Lois Lowry
5. A Kingdom of Dreams  by Judith McNaught
6. Hiroshima by John Hersey
7. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
8. The Great Influenza by John Barry
9. Reclaiming History by Vincent Bugliosi
10. Of Mice and Men  by John Steinbeck

Monday Recommendation List

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. Classic: Schindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
2. Historical Spiritual Fiction: Buddha by Deepak Chopra
3. Romance: Say You Love Me by Johanna Lindsey
4. Romantic Suspense: Seeing Red by Susan Crandall
5. Thought provoking YA:  The Giver by Lois Lowry
6. For Parents: 365 Things to Do With Your Kids by Bill Adler
7. Memoir: Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama
8. Legal Suspense: A Time to Kill by John Grisham
9. Humor: Are You There Vodka, It’s Me Chelsea by Chelsea Handler
10. Romantic Suspense Series: Black Ops series (starts with Show No Mercy) by Cindy Gerard

The Giver

The Giver by Lois Lowry

Lowry's dystopian fiction has won awards and also been challenged, even banned by schools. Perfect combination--when a book is controversial, it is usually worth reading!

Aimed at the YA crowd, "The Giver" follows 12-year old Jonas through his assignment to an important community position. Jonas lives in a society with no crime, no poverty, no unemployment--a seeming Utopia. However, as he delves into the history of the society, troubling issues arise. What must a community give up in order to create this level of conformity and sameness?

The controversies of this book include themes of euthanasia, infanticide and suicide. In my opinion, as a YA book, all of these ethical issues are valid to explore. I would prefer young adults read books with substance and thought provoking material.

Overall, this book is beautifully told. It is part of a series, but I have only read this first novel.