Comments on: Tip Tuesday — Summer Reading

By: Kari Andersen

Kari Andersen — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:39:51 +0000

Anything by Jane Porter!

The Frog Prince
Flirting with Forty – being made into a movie by Lifetime
Odd Mom Out
Mrs. Perfect

These are the perfect fun easy-read summer reads!!

By: PZ4s « quaking aspen

PZ4s « quaking aspen — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:52:15 +0000

[...] am a definite PZ4 — a term I first heard here, and I find it positively endearing, so dorky and intellectual and perfect — a fantasy/scifi [...]

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:21:48 +0000

Check out any and all of the Stephanie Plum Series by Janet Evanovich. The first one is called One for the Money. These are hysterically funny, the characterization is amazing, and they are impossible to put down. They are about a Jersey girl who becomes a bounty hunter because she can’t find any other job, and she is really bad at it, but usually gets lucky and gets her man. Think lots of exploding cars, eating donuts instead of therapy, and LOTS of sarcastic humor. I read the first one, and it only took a couple of weeks until I had bought the entire series (#13 comes out in a couple of weeks!). Good thing I bought them, cause they are definately re-readable!

By: Mel

Mel — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 05:07:19 +0000

Just finished “Peace Like a River.” What a great book!

My suggestion for you is “Jayber Crow” by Wendell Berry.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 26 May 2007 01:27:52 +0000

Anything by Torey Hayden, especially One Child. She is a teacher/therapist who worked with emotionally disturbed children and has written quite a few books about her work.

By: vicki

vicki — Fri, 25 May 2007 23:46:57 +0000

I just read UN LUN DUN by China Mieville. SO GREAT! It’s young adult, so very easy read, but deals with issues that are so timely, like pollution, in such an imaginative way. Very, very fun book.

Another one I LOVED, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Also young adult Lit, (I’m a seventh grade teacher). Deals with the Holocost in a totally original way. So thought provoking, hopeful, and sad, but not so gut wrenching sad that you can’t sleep at night.

Anything by Jodi Piccoult.

By: Bobita~

Bobita~ — Fri, 25 May 2007 01:20:22 +0000

And…so happy to see that you are going to Blogher. I live so close to you…but maybe we will get a chance to meet in Chicago!!

By: Bobita~

Bobita~ — Fri, 25 May 2007 01:19:16 +0000

The last book that I read (and currently my favorite) is Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. I loved it.

By: Farm Wife

Farm Wife — Thu, 24 May 2007 20:09:52 +0000

Anything by Laurie Notaro…she’s funny & irrevrent & strange. I particularly loved We Thought You Would Be Prettier.

I’m a big fan of Francine Rivers. Especially The Last Sin Eater & Redeeming Love. She used to write “hardcore romance” until she became a Christian.

I just finished Wicked by Gregory Macguire. Now I’m waiting for Son of a Witch.

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 24 May 2007 01:56:52 +0000

Just finished “Summer of Light” by Dale Kramer. Modern Christian fiction writer, and one of the VERY FEW I actually like. Most of them can’t write, and seem to have very little substance.

Dale Kramer actually can write, and has something worthwhile to say. Anything by him is good. (Levi’s Will is another)