Thursday, June 5

may reads

  • The Ex Debutante by Linda Francis Lee

Loaned to me by my sister who wrote a review here . I thought it was amusing, with a lovable character, and a happy ending -- it was a fun read.

  • Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah

Again, loaned to me by my sister who wrote her review here. Really, really liked this book. I liked it a lot more than I had thought that I would. It follows 2 best friends throughout their life from the 60's to the 70's, to the 80's and into the 90's. Spoiler alert: I cried through the last couple of chapters which is a fairly good indication of how attached I got to the characters. Highly recommend.

  • Lost Souls by Lisa Jackson

Murder mystery in the true sense of the word "who-done-it". A fairly good, quick read with some suspense and mystery.

  • A Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier

In the way of expanding my reading material is to add some biographies to my list. This was an interesting story. I do not have the same religious beliefs as Mr Poitier but you have to take away something from his tenacity and belief in bettering himself. He definitely has a story of triumph.

  • The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

Brilliant! A historical novel that takes place in the 12 century. It begins with mystery and character development that grabs you and does not let go. For 1000 pages I did not want to put it down and was sad when it came to an end (although I hear there is a follow up?) It was so gripping that you could just loose yourself in it. I loved it and can't wait to look for the sequel.

6 comments:

Robyn said...

Seriously, you read all these books in May? Wow, very impressive. I commend myself for reading two books a month, apparently I am pathetic! Ha. I just finished A Thousand Splendid Suns and I loved it but shed a few tears myself. To me, that's a sign of a good book. Happy Reading!

Laurie said...

Great recommendations, thanks! I'm planning to read The Pillars of the Earth this summer, thought it might take all summer but maybe not. It seems intimidating because of the length.

Keetha said...

I've heard great, great things about Pillars of the Earth. I need to put it on my list.

Doodle Bugs said...

I knew you would enjoy Firefly lane.. It was just awesome!

Kim Sue said...

on my list is to look up Kristin Hannah and check out her other books

Unknown said...

i'm off to the library! although, it will take me all summer to read this many books! (of course, a beach vacation would improve my odds...)