Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Summa Reading


One of my personal goals is to read more books. I like to read before I go to bed at night and during the weekends. Because of what has happened my summer reading list has tripled in size (thanks Grandma).

I have decided to list what I am going to read here because I like lists and also incase any of you want to know.  Summer reading list –turned into – 6 month reading list. I hope to read and finish these within the next 6 months … this might seem lofty – don’t know?

In order particular order

-Tan Twan Eng – The Gift of Rain
-Ursula Hegi – The Vision of Emma Blau
-Bret Lott – Jewel
-Jan Karon – Light from Heaven
-Isabol Allendale – Daughter of Fortune
-Malike Oufkir – Stolen Lives
                            Freedom
-Barbara Bickmore – East of the Sun
-Kim Chernin – In my Mother’s House
-Penina Keen Spinka – Picture Maker
-Kenneth Wishnia – The fifth Servant
-Sandra Dallas – Tall Grass
-Deborah Roban – The Olive Grove
-Anchee Min – The Last Empire
-Lorna Landvik – Angry Housewives
-Jeannelle Wells – The Glass Castle
-Peter Carey – Parrot and Oliver in America
-Barbara Kingsolver – The Bean Trees
                                    The Poisonwood Bible
                                    Animal, Vegetable, Miracle 
-Leon Uris – The Haj
-Diane Ackerman – The Zookeeper’s Wife
-Alexandre Dummand – 3 Cups of Tea
-Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche – The Joy of Living

BOLD- currently reading
GREEN have read

My great/fabulous grandmother sent me these books to read. We like an assortment of reading ... 

1 comment:

  1. I love to read- I really like fiction stories and I like mysteries. These look like some great choices. If you need more I can give you lots of suggestions. Do you have a Barnes and Noble Nook? If you do we can lend books to eachother.

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