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Sunday, January 07, 2007

Help! I'm looking for a good novel to read. Got idea?

4 comments:

Debi said...: That's a funny cartoon. Jorge frequently asks me if I have anything to read!

Did you like the book Growth of the Soil by Knut Hamsun?

Have you ever read The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver?; January 07, 2007 4:12 PM
Bobbie said...: Yes to both books. You loaned me Growth of the Soil and I loved it, also had read The Poisonwood Bible a few years ago and it still sticks with me.; January 07, 2007 5:01 PM
Debi said...: I've gone through my bookshelves for titles and to my surprise learned that the majority of books I've loved most are nonfiction essays and travelogues. In any case, here is a lean list of some of my very favorite novels from that browsing:

The Stones for Ibarra by Hariet Doerr

An Imaginary Life by David Malouf

The Story of Zahra by Hanan al-Shaykh

The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

The Soujourner by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles

A Feather on the Breath of God by Sigrid Nunez

Crystal Mountain by Belle Norman Rugh -- a children's story but very well done. Rugh is part of the AUB founding family.

P.S. I'm getting ready to read The Scarlet Letter...for the first time.; January 07, 2007 6:56 PM
Bobbie said...: Thanks for your best list, I appreciate your compliling it for me. At your recommendation a few years ago I read The Stones for Ibarra, wonderful book. Have already read Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings as well as Paul Bowles on your recommendation before. Gosh. I read too much.; January 07, 2007 7:52 PM

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