tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007435143293777068.post6485771848987396911..comments2023-10-10T09:49:15.371-06:00Comments on Divulge with Dani: Friday's Top Five: Books I Want to Read This YearDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15391671462323209856noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007435143293777068.post-88206581969767767762013-02-13T08:05:43.339-07:002013-02-13T08:05:43.339-07:00You have some great reads of your own Tracy! I agr...You have some great reads of your own Tracy! I agree that Rutherfurd does tend to get fixated on body parts. LOL. London was great though. <br /><br />And Jo, yah, I don't pick the light ones this year. Ha! I blame Rules of Civility for renewing my love for grown up books. <br /><br />As for the Henrietta Lacks, I have started and am past a 1/4 of the way in. It's ok, but I am not overly wild about it so much. I like her story and find that part fascinating, but care less about her families. But that probably comes from the can't-stand-people-playing-the-victim-mentality. I dunno. Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15391671462323209856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007435143293777068.post-58877982936571924342013-02-04T09:30:01.860-07:002013-02-04T09:30:01.860-07:00I have actually read two of these books!
I read ...I have actually read two of these books! <br /><br />I read Jenny Lawson's book when I was in Jamaica last year at the same time my smarter half was reading a book on mental health. Funny juxtaposition, I thought. Totally worth the read. I figuratively <i>devoured</i> this book.<br /><br />"New York" is the other one I read. I picked up "Princes of Ireland" when it first came out and found his books to be a fun historical overview. "New York" was the first book I bought for the Kobo and was terribly disappointed that it didn't have the maps or the family trees. Rutherfurd also has this weird hang-up about "small, perfectly formed breasts." <br /><br />I think "London" is my favourite, but "Sarum" is a good read too. And "Paris" is coming out in April. The only one I haven't read is "The Rebels of Ireland."<br /><br />Personally, my list contains "Bossypants" by Tina Fey, something by David Sedaris (my sister-in-law recommended "Me Talk Pretty One Day"), the newest in the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde, and either "The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club: True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life" by Laurie Notaro or Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential".<br /><br />As usual, great list! Have fun reading!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15774464527733745930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007435143293777068.post-63887422904858453122013-02-03T14:55:16.332-07:002013-02-03T14:55:16.332-07:00Wow, that's some heavy-duty reading material y...Wow, that's some heavy-duty reading material you have lined up for yourself. (I just tend to stick to biographies and short stories most of the time, lol)<br /><br />So kudos to you for taking these on!!<br /><br />As an aside.... how's the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks coming along? I guarantee once you get a few chapters in, you won't be able to set it down.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14111909868402552083noreply@blogger.com