Below is a copy of a message from my Yahoo Group
I am running a
contest, the prize is my booklover designs. People who respond on
my group with thier favorite reads of the year will be entered in a
drawing for the designs. Only responses on my group will be entered.
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Hello all, as you can probably tell from my designs, I'm an avid
reader. The contest of the week is going to be a drawing from all
the people who respond with thier favorite books of 2004, and give
us mini-rewiews or why they liked them. The prize is a set of my
Booklover Designs, which you can see at www.dirtcheapdesigns.com
For years I've kept a book journal of all the books I've read during
the year. It's fun to look back and remember the books I've
enjoyed, kind of like looking through a photo album.
Here are my Best Picks of the year: (these are all books I rated a 9
or ten on a scale of 1-10)
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (she's a literary detective, she
goes inside of books, very imaginative)
Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde, sequel to above.
Can You Keep a Secret by Sophie Kinesella, the author of the
Shopaholic series, I don't read much "chick lit" but I love this
author.
The Circus in Winter by Cathy Day, a series of inter-related stories
about the circus and it's performers.
The Dogs of Babel, by Carolyn Parkhurst, this was a very odd book my
husband read it and hated it. A man is searching for the cause of
his wife's suspicious death. Only his dog witnessed it and he is
trying to make the dog talk.
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks, a story about a woman who
servives the plague in 1666, sad but very well written
Eragon by Christopher Paolini, this has to be my favorite of the
whole year. It was written by a home schooler and self published by
his parents. The son of the author of Skinny Dip Carl H-something,
got it published by a big time publisher. It's very much like Lord
of the Rings, basically it's about a dragon. It's going to be a
trilogy and I'm looking forward to the others. Nothing like a good
book with a story behind the story.
Pull of the Moon by Elizabeth Berg, Red Hatters will love this
story, a woman is trying to come to terms with growing old, she
takes off and the book is her letters to her husband and her journal
entries. I've read this twice so far, and it's on my shelves to
enjoy again. It's a very quick read.
Nine Parts Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women by Geraldine
Brooks. She wrote Year of Wonders, but this is non-fiction. She
served as a journalist in the Middle East, and these are her
encounters with women and men in those countries. Very interesting
in today's climate.
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseni, this book has a fair amount of
foul language, which I don't care for, but it was very interesting.
It was also very sad, because it's a story of two boys from
Afghanistan. It's well written and a page turner. Its a best seller
on Amazon.com
So there you see, I'm a very eclectic reader. What are your
favorites? I'm going to draw a name from all the people who respond
with thier favorites of the year, and I'll let you know next week,
to give everyone on vacation a change at the prize. Happy reading,
and sewing, Karen Horvath
