A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

Man, I am glad I live where I live. I mean, it was one thing reading Snow Flower ... that was a billion years ago! But this takes place in the very recent past and into the present. Frightening. It was a little slow going in the beginning because there's a whole story about the one character before we even meet the second character, but if you can stick with it, they come together.

3 bookmarks.

Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

I LOVED LOVED LOVED LOVED LOVED this book. And it had a male narrator ... hmmmmmm. A little mystery, a little romance, the Great Depression and a little animal cruelty that made me cringe. This book used flashbacks -- which I really like. The book was fabulous and for once, I actually read the author's note in the back -- which was fascinating because a lot of the story -- well, several of the scenes anyhow -- were inspired by real events.

4.5 bookmarks! You know, I might even go a full 5 on this one ... APPROVED!

Marley and Me - John Grogan

Marley and Me by John Grogan

Yes, I am a crazy dog lady. Yes, I loved this book. :o) I think that's enough said ...

4.5 bookmarks!

To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

My mom's favorite book, one of Jason's, too. We named our dog after the main character ... I figured I should read it. How did I not read it in high school? Not sure. It's funny because Jason didn't love the first half (boring character development in his mind) and he really liked the legal action in the second half. Me, I thought the opposite. Brilliant character development and while the legal action was very interesting, I liked the first half better. Then we made the mistake of renting the movie ... we both fell asleep. But then again, we are movie snobs. It won awards for a reason ...

4 bookmarks!

Swapping Lives - Jane Greene

Swapping Lives by Jane Green

We went uber chick lit this month ... we've got your basic chick lit here: successful single Brit wants what the fabulously rich stay at home mom in Connecticut has and vice versa. Is the grass always greener?

It was fine. Great beach book. Not going to win any awards.

3 bookmarks.