There is literally nothing better than lying in the hammock with a good book. Last summer, The Help basically ruined me to almost any other book I read in the summer because it was so incredible.
Over the past few months, I’ve finished The Elegance of the Hedgehog, and The Night Circus, and reread Bossypants and I’m hoping to continue the trend of reading INCREDIBLE books without being disappointed. On the recommendation of two friends, I have just started Cutting for Stone and so far really love it. I’m also finishing The Life of Pi… so what’s next?
Hmm…have you read Captain Corelli’s Mandolin? Or The Alchemist, by Paulo Coehlo? I haven’t read some of those you mentioned, but the ones I have read (Life of Pi and The Elegance of the Hedgehog) are similar in excellence to these. I don’t know how you feel about science fiction or fantasy, but if you like either of those genres I could recommend a whole slew of other things.
Not huge on the scifi or the fantasy, but open minded. However, I haven’t read any of those books you listed and they’re going right to the top of my list (especially since you liked Life of Pi and Elegance…)! Thanks, Ki-Ki!!
i just read One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I couldn’t stop reading it. Pretty epic.
That title has always sounded so depressing to me… but if you loved it, I’m sure I will! Adding it.