June 2008 Book Challenge - Page 9

[Jenifer76]

10. Beautiful Boy by David Sheff

One father's true story of his son's descent into meth addiction. Sheff is a great writer who gives you a great glimpse into what his family went through/is going through with his oldests son's addiction. At times he went off in tangents but overall it was a good read (or listen, in my case as it was an audiobook).

[fremontmama]

Originally Posted by kofduke

The Little Friend, Donna Tartt
I very much appreciated the writing in this book; however there were times when the story itself flowed very slow and I felt like the writing was taking over. I wonder if this was a literary device however - one of the characters is on speed, and I kept wondering if the author was trying to slow things down or speed them up to reflect this. The characterizations are rich and lovely, and Harriet is especially a well-developed character. I was also wholly unsatisfied by the ending. I preferred Tartt's first book, The Secret History.

I love her books! And yknow, I felt like the end left me hanging a little bit with this one too. I would be extremely happy if she just came out with another book though! Her writing is so rich! I enjoyed The Secret History too!

Originally Posted by snozzberry

I haven't used GoodReads much myself, but I really like LibraryThing! Not sure if that helps.

Originally Posted by yogamonkeyjo

i like librarything much better!

Thanks both of you! I think I will hit up Librarything then. And I liked they had a Zietgiest tab on their front page.

[kofduke]

#33 Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid - Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson was born in the middle of the American century—1951—in the middle of the United States—Des Moines, Iowa—in the middle of the largest generation in American history—the baby boomers. As one of the best and funniest writers alive, he is perfectly positioned to mine his memories of a totally all-American childhood for 24-carat memoir gold...Bryson grew up with a rich fantasy life as a superhero.

Bryson is my absolute favorite in terms of funny books, and this one (while perhaps not as hysterical as A Walk in the Woods) is no exception. Bryson pokes fun at all aspects of growing up in the 50's, while making the reader feel nostalgic for the era at the same time.

#1-Garden of Beasts, #2-Passporter Guide to WDW, #3-Skylight Confessions, #4 - The Secret, #5 - The Kite Runner, #6 - Gone, #7 - Hidden Mickeys, #8 - Into Thin Air, #9 - Wolf Point, #10 - Ocean Breezes, #11 - Harmony Guide to Cables and Aran, #12 - East, #13 - Getting Started Knitting Socks, #14 - Keeping Faith, #15 - The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight, #16 The Big Nap, #17 - Grave of God's Daughter, #18 - Daddy's Girl, #19 - Behind the Scenes at the Museum, #20 - America, #21 - The Little Friend, #22 - Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

[NewCrunchyDaddy]

Originally Posted by kofduke

#33 Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid - Bill Bryson

That sounds fun ... I'll have to see if the library has it.

[NewCrunchyDaddy]

July's thread is up and running: http://www.mothering.com/discussions...php?p=11593401 See you all there! :