I recently dropped off a bunch of stuff at Goodwill. My word, I do not know how we accumulate so much stuff.
Since we were there, I went inside to look over the book collection. That is my favorite thing about Goodwill, the large, ever changing book collection. Not to mention the fact that the books are dirt cheap. Hard cover books for $1? Paperbacks for 50 cents? How can you pass that up? You can’t.
None of these books is particularly new to the market, except the guide to feeding your family which is brand new. Most people have probably already read them, I am always late to the game
Feed Your Family for $75 a Week (the author of this one is Mary Ostyn a great friend and fellow blogger)
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid (How much do I love Bill Bryson. He never fails to make me laugh out loud.)
And then there is a stack of Magic Treehouse Books that my son is working his way through during his independent reading every night. I let him lay on my bed to read. He felt like laying on his own bed to read was a punishment, like he was being sent to bed. But sitting in the family room proved to be too distracting for him. I am not even going to tell you how many nights I go into my room to tell him that he can stop reading and find him sound asleep.
So, tell me, what books are you reading? Have any good ones you are just dying to tell other people about? Maybe a book that isn’t on the best seller list, but should be! I am almost done reading my little stack of books and can use some recommendations.
I just finished In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner. It was really good. Since I am totally unaware of what is in the movies anymore I did not know that it had been made into a movie about 5 years ago. There were a couple of scenes in the book that were so funny that I laugh hysterically every time I think about them – I tried to read one to my sister and could not – laughing too hard.
Comment by Kathy from NJ — September 18, 2009 @ 3:46 pm
I just read a couple of the more recent Janet Evanovich books. Light, fluffy (good for tired brains) and makes me laugh. Then a new one called “Dog On It” (can’t remember author), a mystery told from a dog’s point of view, which was also funny.
Right now it’s “The Memory Collector” (can’t remember author). Also sort of a mystery/suspense, but a little more gritty, not humorous.
Guess I’ve strayed, I’m usually a fantasy/sci fi/ horror person, but I have to sneak into the “Young Adult” section at the library to get most of those!
Comment by Brigitte — September 19, 2009 @ 7:04 am
I highly recommend The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and its follow-up, The Girl Who Played With Fire. Both are by Stieg Larsson (Swedish author). I finally succumbed to the Twilight craze and read the first one over the summer-finished it in two days and went right out to buy the other three and had the whole series finished in a week. They were very easy reading and an intriguing storyline. I also love anything by Jodi Piccoult.
Thanks for reminding me about Goodwil/Salvation Army–we will go look for new reading material.
Comment by Erin — September 19, 2009 @ 1:02 pm
hey erin it is me sydney
Comment by sydney — September 19, 2009 @ 3:40 pm
I would read all day long if I could. A year or so ago I started a list of everything I read so you can check it out on my blog. I like older fiction better than anything new and I read a lot of non-fiction. I buy most of my children’s books from thrift stores. I have found so many great old books that way!
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Lara
Comment by The Lazy Organizer — September 20, 2009 @ 12:15 am
Look Me In the Eye by John Elder Robison. It details his life with Asperger’s Syndrome, not diagnosed until he was in his forties. I read it in just over a day. His brother is Augusten Burroughs, another writer I adore.
Also, anything by David Sedaris is fabulous, in my opinion.
Comment by Missy — September 21, 2009 @ 8:13 am
I’m reading “The Traveler” by John Twelve Hawks. It’s an insightful (and often scary) book about the constant surveillance we all live with now…and where that might lead.
Comment by Lindsay — September 21, 2009 @ 2:20 pm