Great Books!

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Although it's not food-related, I'm so pleased with my newly organized book recommendations that I'm gonna share them here anyway.

I was in the third grade when I started to read non-stop and I've never stopped. Books are both my window into the world and also my favorite method of escaping reality. My idea of paradise is a sunny room with a soft bed and a big pile of good books in it (my kids are conveniently occupied elsewhere in this fantasy.)

I recently spent way too much time combing through my GoodReads shelves, library loans, Amazon order history, and the wispy threads of my memory to put together this spreadsheet of all the books that have brought me the most pleasure and insight over the years.

I also added a second tab for all the books I want to read thanks to the wonderful recommendations of friends and family.

I am not allowing editing on this doc but I welcome you to recommend books you love via the comments on this post and you can always make a copy of the googledoc to mark up with your own likes and dislikes.

Although I've linked to the Amazon listings in my doc as that is how I research books, I urge you to support your local library and bookstore if you're fortunate enough to have one. I am particularly grateful for my library system's online catalog - it's wonderfully convenient! - though I always enjoy going into the actual building, too.

Please check it out. I hope you find something you like. 📖


6 comments:

simonlise said...

Surprised that Prodigal Summer by B. Kingsolver is not on the list.Have your read it?

Eve Fox said...

Hi there, I have read it and it was one of the only Kingsolver books I've ever read that I just could not get into. I felt badly about it but just could not bring myself to love it for some reason.

Julia said...

I'm not sure what I'd do without books! Middlesex blew my mind. Such a great book. I just finished a five-book sequence that I am sad to be done with called The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper. Amazing and timeless children's fantasy.

Eve Fox said...

Ohhh, I will check that out. Thank you!

Anonymous said...

Try the Winter Garden. You won't regret it. Especially if you like history.

Eve Fox said...

Adding now! thank you :)

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Great Books!

Although it's not food-related, I'm so pleased with my newly organized book recommendations that I'm gonna share them here anyway.

I was in the third grade when I started to read non-stop and I've never stopped. Books are both my window into the world and also my favorite method of escaping reality. My idea of paradise is a sunny room with a soft bed and a big pile of good books in it (my kids are conveniently occupied elsewhere in this fantasy.)

I recently spent way too much time combing through my GoodReads shelves, library loans, Amazon order history, and the wispy threads of my memory to put together this spreadsheet of all the books that have brought me the most pleasure and insight over the years.

I also added a second tab for all the books I want to read thanks to the wonderful recommendations of friends and family.

I am not allowing editing on this doc but I welcome you to recommend books you love via the comments on this post and you can always make a copy of the googledoc to mark up with your own likes and dislikes.

Although I've linked to the Amazon listings in my doc as that is how I research books, I urge you to support your local library and bookstore if you're fortunate enough to have one. I am particularly grateful for my library system's online catalog - it's wonderfully convenient! - though I always enjoy going into the actual building, too.

Please check it out. I hope you find something you like. 📖


6 comments:

simonlise said...

Surprised that Prodigal Summer by B. Kingsolver is not on the list.Have your read it?

Eve Fox said...

Hi there, I have read it and it was one of the only Kingsolver books I've ever read that I just could not get into. I felt badly about it but just could not bring myself to love it for some reason.

Julia said...

I'm not sure what I'd do without books! Middlesex blew my mind. Such a great book. I just finished a five-book sequence that I am sad to be done with called The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper. Amazing and timeless children's fantasy.

Eve Fox said...

Ohhh, I will check that out. Thank you!

Anonymous said...

Try the Winter Garden. You won't regret it. Especially if you like history.

Eve Fox said...

Adding now! thank you :)