9 Books that I Can't Wait to Read
I'm on deadline.
Like, that awful, I-have-to-work-every-waking-minute-between-now-and-two-weeks-from-now-to-make-my-deadline kind of "I'm on deadline."
It's always right about now in the process of writing a book that I get this burning desire to read books. But I persevere and ignore it...and make a list of all the books that I'm going to read once I turn in my book. I have them in a pile in my house...and they are my prize.
Here are 9 books I will read the very second I can:
1. Lisa Kleypas's Tempt me at Twilight - which has been pretty much torturing me since it came out in September. When I'm working on a book, I always take one romance novel by one of my very favorite authors and set it aside as my "I finished the book!" treat. This one is it. And OMG I'm DYING to read it.
2. A.J. Jacobs's The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible - I love nonfiction that follows an author through an insane journey. This seems like a completely insane journey.
3. Alison Weir's The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn - I will pretty much read anything that Alison Weir writes. If you like British History, you should do the same.
4. Carrie Ryan's The Dead-Tossed Waves - Carrie is a dear friend, and I've been wanting to read DTW for months. Finally, I'll be able to!
5. Charles Dickens's Great Expectations - I know. This one is just embarrassing. But, no, I haven't read it.
6. Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love - I appear to be the only female on earth who has not read this book. It's time.
7. Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking - It seems weird to want to read a cookbook, I know. But I feel like this one has so many fantastic little nuggets of information...I'm in.
8. Sandra Hill's Viking in Love - Uhm. Romance novel about Vikings. Yes, please.
9. Steig Larson's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Because I don't read enough thrillers...and this one has a heckuva title. And I don't think I've heard of a single person who didn't love it.
Ok, readers. What did I miss?
Labels: bookshelf, the writer's life
posted by Sarah MacLean at
1:13 PM
8 Comments:
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, is actually translated into Men Who Hate women from Swedish. I haven't read the books myself, but people think I should. =)
The movies are AMAZING. I don't believe the Hollywood re-makes will be good, especially not if Kirsten Stweart is to have the lead.
I totally agree about the Sandra Hill book. Vikings are my new yum.
Thanks for the list!
This is awesome. I wish I could be in a book club with you :( I loved A.J. Jacob's first book so I'm excited to read this one and his follow up. Also, GO GO GO you can do it, you can meet your deadline, almost there!!!!
I haven't read Eat, Pray Love either! Perhaps when we're both done with current WIPs then we can read it together!
Maybe I'll start an online book club to read all these with me!
Carrie, I'm def. in on Eat Pray Love!
xox
I'm reading Mastering the Art of French Cooking right now! =) Well, not right now per se - reading at home, not at work. =) But it's hilarious! My husband gives me the oddest looks when he sees me crack up while reading a cookbook, but it's just that awesome.
I'm rereading The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo as well because the 4th one should be available in the states in the next few months and I want to catch up.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is definitely interesting. Gripping, shocking, disturbing, and interesting. Same for book two, and I'll definitely be reading book three when it's available here (US).
I'm just discovering that I am a huge Lisa Kleypas fan. I've only read the first two Wallflowers books so far but I've been buying her books up at book sales - and just bought Tempt Me At Twilight as well! Woo! I agree about the online book club! :D
You know what I'm looking forward to reading? Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake! :D (No pressure - take your time - I can wait patiently! :D)
Have a great day, and good luck with your deadline!
Great Expectations is one of the few Dickens novels I've actually read all the way through. Of course that was for school way back in Jr. High! There are some good movie versions too.
Haven't read any of the others but my parents read and liked Eat, Pray, Love.
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