A Book Thread for 2012

[linnell]

Have you read "One Day"? The movie came out last summer and it was good but the book was a zillion times better.

 

[newmouse2008]

I just started reading "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children"

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs.

It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive.

A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.

 

[willowsnn3]

I just started reading "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children"

I put this one on hold at the library last week!! Waiting.....
I love Karin Slaughter or Lisa Gardner. Their books usually have recurring characters so try to get them in order.

 

[praisehisname]

Right now I'm reading "Revolution" by Jennifer Donnelly and I cannot put it down!!!

 

[bkoehl]

Lots of great ideas here! I'll add The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. I'm about half way through and totally enchanted.

Tammy

Awesome book! How about Tana French "The Likeness" or "Icy Sparks" by Gwen Rubio.

 

[Scouter]

I just started reading "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children"

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs.

It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive.

A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.

Oh Yay! I just got this book for Christmas! Can't wait to read it!

I'm so glad for this thread!

I'm marking ones I want to read on my Amazon wish list, so I don't forget them, or for someone to buy for me for Christmas or my birthday or something like that.

Also, I wanted to mention to you all that I have been getting a lot of my books from the public library online for free! They offer many choices on Kindle editions or Adobe Ereaders, but I personally download them on my mp3 player to listen to while I work.
It's been awesome and I don't pay a dime!

 

[newmouse2008]

Oh Yay! I just got this book for Christmas! Can't wait to read it!

I'm so glad for this thread!

I'm marking ones I want to read on my Amazon wish list, so I don't forget them, or for someone to buy for me for Christmas or my birthday or something like that.

Also, I wanted to mention to you all that I have been getting a lot of my books from the public library online for free! They offer many choices on Kindle editions or Adobe Ereaders, but I personally download them on my mp3 player to listen to while I work.
It's been awesome and I don't pay a dime!

I stayed up most of last night finishing this book. I couldn't put it down... If you like odd and alittle weird this is a great book. I love the way the story is built around the old photos.

 

[dsnyfan608]

I love the books you listed. How about Molokai by Alan brennert or Thirteenth Tale? I loved both of them.

I loved Molokai! I thought it was much better than his other book, Honolulu. I recently finished Night Road by Kristen Hannah and I greatly enjoyed it. I started One For The Money by Janet Evankovich. I have not read any by her but the reviews have been good and there are lots of Disers who like the Stephanie Plum books so that comes as a great recommendation

 

[WorldWacky]

I ADORED The Help. The movie was great, but the book was amazing.

I also really enjoyed The Hunger Games and am currently reading Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich. I love this series (Stephanie Plum series) and a movie is coming out in a few weeks based on the first novel. I also enjoyed a few books by Jodi Picoult. You might want to check out descriptions of her novels on Amazon for a few ideas.

I just finished the Hunger Games trilogy and really liked it a lot. I finished them in 5 days! These books are certainly not for the sqeamish, but they were interesting.

 

[aggielawyer]

"Sarah's Key" (just finished yesterday)

How was this? My sister and I rented the movie this weekend and it was really good. It made me want to read the book.

 

[praisehisname]

If you liked "The Hunger Games" trilogy, you'll really like "The Maze Runner" trilogy!

 

[jjjmranch]

I belong to a wonderful book club and these are some of the books we have recently read that I've enjoyed:

The Peabody Sisters by Megan Marshall
Bloodroot by Anne Greene
Before I go to Sleep by SJ Watson

 

[lttlmc3]

My first finished book of 2012 is "Mrs. Tom Thumb," about the life of Lavinia Warren. I really liked it!

 

[Scouter]

I stayed up most of last night finishing this book. I couldn't put it down... If you like odd and alittle weird this is a great book. I love the way the story is built around the old photos.

I love odd and weird!

One of my favorite books is Stiff by Mary Roach. She investigates what they do with bodies donated to science, very interesting stuff! Loved sharing it with my co-workers even though they kept telling me to stop. LOL!

 

[willowsnn3]

Great thread!! I'm making a list.......

 

[Dismom+two]

I just started a book that I can not put down! It's called THE LOST WIFE.

A young couple gets married and then the Nazi invasion separates them. Decades later and thousands of miles away in NYC, they find each other again.

A must read.

 

[tammydel]

I just started reading "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children"

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs.

It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive.

A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.

I LOVED this book....

Tammy

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

I recently read Unbroken which was an amazing book. While I found it to be a fast read I also found it to be a tough read because some of the subject matter was a little unsettling, but it really is an amazing true story.

There was a book signing by Louis Zamperini that I was able to go to. I haven't read the book yet, but I know it will be good.

I just started reading "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children"

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs.

It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive.

A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.

This looks like it would be a good read.

How was this? My sister and I rented the movie this weekend and it was really good. It made me want to read the book.

I read Sarah's Key, and though I can't say it was entertaining, it was definitely thought-provoking. I thought it was a good book.

I just started a book that I can not put down! It's called THE LOST WIFE.

A young couple gets married and then the Nazi invasion separates them. Decades later and thousands of miles away in NYC, they find each other again.

A must read.

So many good books.

I just got through reading Outlander. That was a good story. I'm thinking about getting into the Hunger Games trilogy next.

 

[myweegirls]

I'll bite! I set myself a goal of reading 50 books every year. The baby years were tough, but I kicked the goal out of the park this year and read everything on the list below in 2011. My favorites are in bold...

1. Ellington Boulevard: A Novel in A-Flat – Adam Langer
2. The Map of Love – Ahdaf Soueif
3. If I Stay – Gayle Forman
4. The Ten-Year Nap – Meg Wolitzer
5. The Sherlockian – Graham Moore
6. Dead Until Dark – Charlaine Harris
7. Living Dead in Dallas – Charlaine Harris
8. Club Dead – Charlaine Harris
9. Half Broke Horses – Jeannette Walls
10. Dead to the World – Charlaine Harris
11. West of Here – Jonathan Evison
12. Matched – Ally Condie
13. The Girl Who Fell from the Sky – Heidi W. Durrow
14. The Three Weissmanns of Westport – Cathleen Schine
15. Cleopatra: A Life – Stacy Schiff
16. Swamplandia! – Karen Russell
17. A Discovery of Witches – Deborah Harkness
18. Full Dark, No Stars – Stephen King
19. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet – Jamie Ford
20. A Red Herring without Mustard – Alan Bradley
21. Case Histories – Kate Atkinson
22. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie – Muriel Spark
23. One Good Turn – Kate Atkinson
24. The God of Small Things – Arundhati Roy
25. The Uncoupling – Meg Wolitzer
26. Then We Came to the End – Joshua Ferris
27. When Will There Be Good News? – Kate Atkinson
28. Dead as a Doornail – Charlaine Harris
29. Definitely Dead – Charlaine Harris
30. All Together Dead – Charlaine Harris
31. Talking to Girls About Duran Duran – Rob Sheffield
32. In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin – Erik Larson
33. Spoiled – Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan
34. Thirteen Reasons Why – Jay Asher
35. From Dead to Worse – Charlaine Harris
36. The Life Before Her Eyes – Laura Kasischke
37. Dead and Gone – Charlaine Harris
38. Dead in the Family – Charlaine Harris
39. Started Early, Took My Dog – Kate Atkinson
40. The Space Between Us – Thrity Umrigar
41. The Watery Part of the World – Michael Parker
42. The Lonely Polygamist – Brady Udall
43. The Cookbook Collector – Allegra Goodman
44. State of Wonder – Ann Patchett
45. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close –Jonathan Safran Foer
46. The Emperor’s Children – Claire Messud
47. Bombay Time – Thrity Umrigar
48. Bossypants – Tina Fey
49. Dead Reckoning – Charlaine Harris
50. If Today Be Sweet – Thrity Umrigar
51. First Darling of the Morning: Selected Memories of an Indian Childhood – Thrity Umrigar
52. The Weight of Heaven – Thrity Umrigar
53. The Return of Captain John Emmett – Elizabeth Speller
54. The Red Garden – Alice Hoffman
55. The Heights – Peter Hedges
56. Divergent – Veronica Roth
57. Then Came You – Jennifer Weiner
58. The Year We Left Home – Jean Thompson
59. The Magician King – Lev Grossman
60. Ready Player One – Ernest Cline
61. Sister – Rosamund Lipton
62. The Paris Wife – Paula McLain
63. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption – Laura Hillenbrand
64. The Invention of Hugo Cabret – Brian Selznick
65. Crossed – Ally Condie
66. Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy – Caroline Kennedy
67. The Book of Air and Shadows: A Novel – Michael Gruber
68. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – Rebecca Skloot
69. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children – Ransom Riggs
70. Blueprints for Building Better Girls: Stories – Elissa Schappell

I'm currently working on the 2012 list...

XO
Liz

 

[*NikkiBell*]

I'll bite! I set myself a goal of reading 50 books every year. The baby years were tough, but I kicked the goal out of the park this year and read everything on the list below in 2011. My favorites are in bold...
Liz

I love this idea, Liz! I do something similar with my students. Maybe we should try this together on the DIS? Hmmm.....