Summer Reading

So, I am trying very hard to not become a total couch potato. I love to read but had just gotten out of the habit of getting into a good book. This summer I had as a goal to simply read more. The boys and I have been making trips to the library. Sometimes this is overwhelming, and I come away with nothing good. So, on my more recent trips I always went with a plan. I gathered reading suggestions from various sources (Real Simple magazine, GoodReads, friends, etc.)

Here are some things that I have read:

"The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini-For me, this book totally lived up to the hype. I couldn't put it down.


"Porch Talk" and "Life Goes On" by Philip Gulley: This is one of my new favorite authors. He is a Quaker minister who writes lovely narrative essays with a sprinkling of theology. Reading his books are like doing a mini devotional.

"'J' is for Judgement" by Sue Grafton-I love a good mystery and had never read anything by this author. I'll read more of this series in the future.

"The Sunday Philosophy Club" by Alexander McCall Smith-I have read several things by this author. He is always good for an easy read that is entertaining with some thougth provoking moments.

"Prodigal Summer" by Barbara Kingsolver-This was a good book, though a little disappointing because it did not even come close to "The Poisonwood Bible", also by Kingsolver. That is a book that everyone should read.

"Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time" by Mark Haddon-This book has some slow moments but then other sections that you just cannot put down. It was like being in someone else's head for a bit. Very interesting.

Other books that I picked up but just have not been able to work through yet are: "A Member of the Wedding" by Carson McCullers, "Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck, and "Founding Mothers..." by Cokie Roberts

Next up on my bookshelf: "Velvet Elvis" by Rob Bell and "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert

So, what are you reading?