Looking Back: Summer Books I Missed
05 September 2012
Now that I've survived my summer of TBR, I'm loosening my belt a little and allowing myself to indulge in a few summer releases I skipped over. Here's a few I can't wait to get my hands on... and since I'm late to this reading party, I'm hoping you all can help tell me where to start!
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Gone Girl!!!
ReplyDeleteThat book has been EVERYWHERE this summer - I feel like I am really missing out by not having read it yet!
DeleteOf those I read and enjoyed 'Harold Fry', The Chaperone, and Beautiful Ruins. Gone Girl is on my tbr list. Good luck ;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recs! Looking forward to seeing what you think of Gone Girl...
DeleteGone Girl, no question about it! Of course, I bawled my eyes out with Harold Fry, oh, I just loved it. If you want my ARC let me know, I'd be happy to send to you. Email or tweet me what your address is and I can send it out this week, if you don't have a copy. I was thinking about holding a giveaway, but if you want it, just let me know!
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking I might order Gone Girl as my first - so far it's had the most votes. And Harold Fry looks wonderful too - I will shoot you an email!
DeleteI guess it's time to read State of Wonder. It's my review who received the most number of reviews, so looks like other readers are really interested in it. I loved that book very much. see here: http://wordsandpeace.com/2011/07/05/bell-canto-and-state-of-wonder/
ReplyDeleteI have a friend who read it after seeing Ann Patchett speak at her bookstore in Nashville, and says only good things!
DeleteHeading Out to Wonderful's prose is really great and he paints vivid pictures. I did find the holes in the story to be a distraction, but I didn't regret reading it. I enjoyed Gone Girl, it's dark fun. I liked Jess Walter's Financial Lives of the Poets, but haven't gotten to this one yet. I couldn't get into State of Wonder, but I think it was a timing thing.
ReplyDeleteI've heard that the Goolrick is good but a little spotty. I never made it through his first, though that was partly because it was due back at the library with holds on it. I've never read Jess Walter so as excited as I am about Beautiful Ruins, I wonder if I should start with an earlier work?
DeleteLet me take a minute to just gush.. I loved The Unlikely Pilgrimage and State of Wonder. Patchett has a special place in my heart now. I still haven't visited her bookstore and I go to Nashville at least twice a year. I'll be sure to document the whole experience if I do. The Chaperone and Gone Girl (I'll most likely tackle this first) are on my radar after picking them up recently. Hopefully we'll read one at the same time and can discuss! Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteOk sounds like there are 3 or 4 that are moving to the top of the list... if you pick up The Chaperone and/or Gone Girl in the next few weeks let me know and I will definitely read along with you! Always good to have a companion to talk as you go.
DeleteI've been to Patchett's bookstore and it is really lovely - though not quite what I expected. Unfortunately I haven't been to any events there (yet!) which I bet are fantastic!
The only one I've read is Gone Girl and I'd say pick it up soon just so it doesn't get spoiled for you. I want to read Harold Fry but haven't got a copy yet. Those would be my 2 picks.
ReplyDeleteState of Wonder!
ReplyDeleteI liked both State of Wonder and Seating Arrangements. Seating Arrangements is set on an island in New England where the privileged "summer" so I do think of it as a summer novel.
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