Summer Reading

Ditto about Time Traveler's Wife (an all-time fave) and Her Fearful Symmetry (weird).
I am smack in the middle of The Broken Teaglass right now, and really enjoying it.
~Tami

Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen was HILARIOUS and wise (my favorite combination), and Devotion by Dani Shapiro is my favorite book of the last 5+ years. I also adored Gift of an Ordinary Day by Katrina Kenison.
Trying to get into Little Bee, because everybody says it's so great!

a few that i have loved so far this summer on my list are:
Barefoot and A Summer Affair by Elin Hachette
Time of My Life by Allison Winn Scotch
Eat Pray Love
I can't wait to read the Time Traveler's Wife!

Every summer I reread a book by Anne Morrow Lindbergh called "Gift from the Sea". She talks about living a creative life as a mom...about appreciating the beauty of nature and about the joy of living in the moment. She also talks about time...that we need to find time to be "quiet", time to work without pressure, time to think, time to look at shells and time to see friends & laugh and talk.

I just read "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. Grim but very interesting. It really shows me how much a father loves his son and would do anything for him. Also finished Cutting for Stone and thought that was interesting too. I loved the description of life in Ethiopia. It's clear home much the author loves the country.
I think I'll have to look at reading Little Bee and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo after hearing everyone's comments.

Wow, it's so funny how we are all reading most of the same books. On my nightstand right now is The Art of Racing in the Rain, Little Bee, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Eat, Pray, Love. I highly recommend The Help and The Book Thief if you have not read those. It is so exciting to find a book you love and can't put down!

I'm reading all things Jodi Picoult. It started with Handle with Care, which I consumed in 2 days. I've also read Change of Heart, My Sister's Keeper and Keeping Faith. Loved them all.

Right now I'm reading Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove Series---lovin 'em
I did not like Time travler's Wife
Little Bee is on my 'to read list'

I am currently reading The Girl Who Played With Fire. It is a real page turner, even better than the first book. I love it and definitely recommend it if you enjoyed the first book.

Loved, loved, LOVED Pillars of the Earth ... I have World Without End on my list to buy from Amazon.

Picked up the 3rd book - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest..... I so don't have time to read this BUT I want to see the end of the story.

Finished the 4th book of the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. I am so in love with Jamie Fraser! :)

Just put down the book "Handle with Care" by Jodi Picoult...I usually love anything by her. It's older but borrowed from our public library (saving money for scrapbook supplies...lol).
I'm actually a closet "junk book" reader...my husband says I'll warp my mind, but I LOVE to read practically anything. From the other comments I think I should probably start reading other subject matters ;)

I totally agree w/ you about Audrey N's books. Time Traveler's Wife was much better than her second.
And I'm sort of reading backward for Stieg Larsson - I checked out The Girl Who Played with Fire from the library and am enjoying it now...so now I have Dragon Tattoo on reserve at the library and will read it next.
I've just finished The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, two in a young adult series by author Suzanne Collins. Good reads, both of them. The third book is out in August, and I'll be one of the ones waiting in line.

let the great world spin by colum mc cann is one of the best books i've read in a long time. i can't say enough about how good this book is.

I just finished Janet Evanovich's Sizzling Sixteen. I love this series and am always anxious for tne next one. It makes me laugh out loud, which is a great stress reliever these days.

I loved the whole Millennium series--I'm sure you will enjoy it too!
I also just finished "Friday Night Knitting Club" which was better than I thought it would be, and a lovely little YA jewel by Eoin Colfer called "Airman."
Enjoy!
Dianne

I recently finished Cutting for Stone and loved it. Would definitely recommend.

Ali, you MUST read Little Bee now, really. We read a lot of similar books this little gem is so well written, it's still with me (I read it months ago!).Oh my... Thanks for sharing some more possibilities as I head to Cape Cod :o) Happy day!

Oh, I too, am devouring books at the moment. Just finished 3 that I can recommend: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon; The Elegence of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery; and The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak. Enjoy!