A Good Read

I came across a great book while browsing the summer read stacks at B&N with my Mom this past week in Virginia. The kids trip to Cambodia inspired me to learn more about the country and I was excited when I found FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER by Loung Ung. The book is a memoir written in the voice of a 5 year old girl whose once ordinary life suddenly becomes a desperate struggle to survive. I was surprised and embarrased that I knew so little about a holocaust that occurred during my lifetime. I didn't realize that Pol Pot killed more people than Hitler.

Book List

This is a random list of books I want to Read and books i've read and enjoyed!! I use to note what i was reading on the calendar each month and thought I would save the titles before pitching the calendars. My favorite genre is historical fiction but i'll read just about anything.

Books I Want To Read This Year:

Suite Francais

The Thirteenth Tale

The Brief History of the Dead

The Last Town on Earth

Water For Elephants

Books I Loved:

Seven Years In Tibet (currently reading)
Anna Karenina
Memoirs of a Geisha
The Stand
A Fine Balance
The Poisonwood Bible
The Kite Runner
The Good Earth
The Reader
The Rapture of Canaan
The Red Tent
Imperial Woman
Pride & Predjudice
The Highlander Series
Fall On Your Knees ( A wild read, hard to put down)
Cry, The Beloved Country
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
The Things They Carried
The Time Travelers Wife
Night
The Davinci Code
Angels & Demons
Deception Point (read on the beach during one of my favorite family vacations)
Peace Like A River
A Midwives Tale
Daughter of Fortune
The Other Boleyn Girl
Year of Wonders
My Sisters Keeper
The Dive From Clausen's Pier
The Historian
She's Come Undone
A Lesson Before Dying
House of Sand and Fog
The Handmaids Tale
Ahab's Wife
A Man In Full
We Were The Mulvaney's
I Know This Much Is True
White Oleander
The Devil Wears Prada
John Connelly (author)
Michael Connelly (author)

Book Group Reading List

We organized a book group and I thought I would share our first three selections. If there are any readers out there in blogger land that would like to recommend their favorite books I would love to hear from you.