What are you reading? Any suggestions?

[BuBerry3]

Teachers...I am looking for a really great book to read over the next week. We are on our first break of school, I worked the first week and so next week I want to sit by the pool and get in to a REALLY great book.

I just finished Jesus Land. I could not put it down. It was a woman's memoirs from the late 1970's, she lived in a very religious family, her mother often stated she couldn't wait for her children to leave the house so she could be "along with God." To add to that, their family had adopted several black children. One of which was the writer's same age so they went through everything together, prejudice included, along with some time at a religious reform school in South America. She wrote so well! I would highly recommend it.

However, now I'm aching for something else to grip me, excite me, teach me...something! I can't wait for your suggestions!

[Karenrbw]

We all loved the series of books by James Herriot. If you like animals and enjoy some humor in your reading, you should check them out. They are the stories of a vet that was working in Great Britian post WWII. Some of the stories are great! Will definately teach you to have a sense of humor about things and not to take everything at face value. Nothing too heavy - perfect poolside reading.
"All Creatures Great and Small"
"All Things Wise and Wonderful"
"Every Living Thing"
"The Lord God Made Them All"
"All Things Bright and Beautiful"
"Dog Stories"
"Cat Stories"

[merrynl]

Jasper Fforde writes some interesting books. They are fun, quick reads. He has two series: the first stars Thursday Next, a literary detective and the second stars Jack Spratt, a nursery crime detective.

I also like to read School of Dreams, especially when I'm a bit down and need a reminder that not all schools are alike.

I like to go cruise the clearance book aisle in the bookstore. I have picked some bad ones, but I've also found some new authors I really enjoyed! Try it... it's worth the $3 risk. :)

[Brit]

if you like thick books, go for Ken Follett's Pillars of the Earth, followed by his "world without end". They're epic. They follow the life of individuals in medieval england through the building of a cathedral. I love his style and character development.

Also consider Phillipa Gregory. About royalty in England. (I have a thing for historical fiction). Gregory is more "fluffy" but still good.

for somethingn more modern, try "the curious incedent of the dog in the nighttime" if you haven't already. "eureka Street" by robert McLiam Wilson is a little rough as far as content and language (it's set in modern Ireland and the main character is a bit of a thug) but is a good read.

Happy reading!

[silvana]

I agree the James Herriot books are a must...in England they made a tv series about them very very funny....I will never think of vets the same.

[Whipple]

"The Stand" by Steven King

Memento mori,
Whipple

[Student4life]

I love the James Herriot books!!! great author, and great topic!

[BuBerry3]

Wonderful! I am heading to the library (or the clearance aisle) tomorrow to get reading!!!!

[Rina]

I highly can recommend " A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini.
I's the best I've read for a long time!

[Dhe Poet]

I just read "90 Minutes In Heaven" it is based on a true story as to what the title says. I am not really a reader at all and I sat and read the book in two days. If that says anything to anyone, Read it.

[JennA]

I must admit I haven't heard of any of these authors. I'm the romantic, I enjoy Nicholas Sparks. I also enjoy James Patterson. However, my top two favorite books are The Painted House by John Grisham (very disappointed in the movie) and Standing in a Rainbow by Fannie Flagg (wishing and hoping this book will be made into a movie!)

[JennA]

correction- I have heard of Steven King!!

[Boxcar]

I like James Harriot too. I'm working on the "All Things Wise and Wonderful" at the moment. I like how the stories are like one big story of little stories.

[webmagnate]

Hmmm... God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

[luv2teachsped]

The Shack by William Young....A very different fictional novel with many real life questions. A quick read.

[David]

I recommend " Mao's Last Dancer." It's a biography that tells of the trials and tribulations of a young boy in China becoming a ballet dancer.