Winter books

[cee3]

I get to pick the book for my December book club discussion. I want something that's going to put everyone into a wintery mood, with lots of snow and atmosphere. Something that would be best read in front of a big fire with a mug of mulled cider and your favorite slippers. Do any of you have any ideas for me?

(Our book club, by the way, is through my mothers' group. We've read fiction and non-fiction and have pretty wide tastes, but would probably want to stay clear of 1000 page epics...Tolstoy's probably right out.)

[Arduinna]

Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg

[katybear mama]

these seem wintry.....

Mara and Dann: an Adventure

Story of General Dann and Mara's Daughter, Griot and the Snow Dog: a Novel

Light on Snow

Snow Falling on Cedars

Winter's Tale

The Edge of Winter

Cold Mountain

[Amaranth]

Ha, I'm just the opposite - I want to read about tropical paradises in winter in the midwest. Something like "The Sex Lives of Cannibals".

Origin, by Diana Abu-Jaber is very good and very chilly (Syracuse in winter).

Ordinary Wolves, by Seth Kantner is an amazing book

Ada Blackjack (non-fiction), by Jennifer Niven

and there's always The Stupidest Angel, by Christopher Moore (Christmas in Pine Cove, CA, in Moore's unique style)

[Amaranth]

Oh, and one of my favorite books of all time, by an author you may know from his children's books: Winterdance, by Gary Paulsen

this book is one of the funniest, one of the most beautifully written, and gripping. Though picking between that and "Ordinary Wolves" would be tough. Paulsen's book is shorter, if that's an issue (my mom's book club always picks something relatively light in December, because of the holidays).

Come to think of it, we're reading "The Golden Compass" right now, which is timely, with the movie coming out, and very wintery. Armored polar bears and the northern lights.

[cee3]

These are all great suggestions...now I'm going to have trouble deciding . Thanks!

[vermonttaylors]

I second Winterdance!! I couldn't put it down. In fact, I think I'll go read it again.

[BookGoddess]

Snow Falling on Cedars


Ice Bound

The Long Winter

The Call of the Wild

Children of the Ice

[Traci mom23boys]

I 2nd *Ordinary Wolves*, so, so good!

Blessings,

[journeymom]

Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett

I suppose it's a 'youth' book, and I bought it for my 12 y.o. daughter, but I really enjoyed it, too. Funny, clever, touching. It would be a quick read for busy moms.