What's your favorite book that you think I've never heard of?

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• I love how you answer my question in my other question by answering this one. Yes, excellent book.

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  by Smurphy on February 18th, 2007

• It's late .. lol! Any reading suggestions? I'm off to the library tomorrow.

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  by gone on February 18th, 2007

• omg... off the top of my head. Teacher Man, Frank McCourt. I just read an amazing memoir The Glass Castle, Jeanette Walls... I wish I was at my bookshelf. Oh and of course the love of my life will always be Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom.

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  by Smurphy on February 18th, 2007

• Thank you! The only one I've read was Teacher Man. I wish I could write like McCourt. Angela's Ashes made me laugh and cry. What a wit.

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  by gone on February 18th, 2007

• Angela's Ashes! I can't get through it! My DAD couldn't get through it. I don't know what's wrong with me. Its good I'm just reading it sooo slow.

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  by Smurphy on February 18th, 2007

• The Poisonwood Bible is one of my all time favorites! I even went through a period of 'grieving' when the book was finished. I wasn't ready to let go of the characters. :)

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  by anonymous on March 7th, 2008

• You do get SO attached to the characters.

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  by Smurphy on March 8th, 2008

• Yes, and that is a pretty long book. It was hard to let them go. It is by far my favorite book by Barbara Kingsolver.

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  by anonymous on March 8th, 2008

• ditto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  by aloha girl on May 3rd, 2008

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• I've heard of it! I always mean to read it but I never do...

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  by broken on February 18th, 2007

• I'm familiar with Wally Lamb. Not his work though.

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  by Smurphy on February 18th, 2007

• I love the book. It's very good and I'd recommend it to just about anyone, broken :)
  Smurphy, you're familiar with him, but not familiar with how he makes a living? How's this possible? Lol

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  by Tinkabelle on February 18th, 2007

• That is one of my favorite books!!!! I also love I know this much is true!!

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  by Abberz on February 18th, 2007

• Niice. I've yet to come across anyone who's read the book other than my sister, my mother and myself- and that's only because I MADE them read it, lol. Seems like it's a favorite to the both of us :)

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  by Tinkabelle on February 18th, 2007

• That was an amazing book! If you liked that, you would probably like Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty! :) Check it out!

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  by Abberz on February 18th, 2007

• Great book!

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  by gone on February 18th, 2007

• Thx, Abberz! I love recommendations for good reads- Barnes and Noble, here I come. Lol

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  by Tinkabelle on February 18th, 2007

• I meant I've heardof the name but I couldn't put a book with the name... I read a lot about good books without actually taking any of it in...

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  by Smurphy on February 18th, 2007

• That actually makes sense, lol. Thx for the clarification :)

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  by Tinkabelle on February 18th, 2007

• YAY!! I'm so excited.. I loooove Sloppy Firsts. She did a sequel called Second Helpings. It's pretty good too! Let me know what you think! And if you ever have a recommendation for me let me know!

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  by Abberz on February 18th, 2007

• lmao, your profile is hilarious :D And I'd without a doubt recommend From The Corner of His Eye by Dean Koontz. He's a ridiculously talented writer and this specific story was the height of a don't-go-to-sleep-because -you'll-miss-something-good-if-you-stop-now read that draws out to the point that you're waking up with painful eyes and a heavy book in hand. Of course it wouldn't matter because the book is so good that you'll jump right back into it. My sister had me read it and I finished it in 2 days, which isn't even record time for me, but I'd still say that it's pretty good, lol.

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  by Tinkabelle on February 18th, 2007

• I'll let you know what I think!! Thank you!!!

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  by Abberz on February 18th, 2007

• I LOVED She's Come Undone. Great book!

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  by anonymous on March 7th, 2008

• I had no idea so many people had read it! That's awesome.

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  by Tinkabelle on March 11th, 2008

• His other novel "I Know This Much Is True" is also excellent. He's just a great writer! He had edited two books of stories written by imprisoned women, which are cool. I just wish he would write another book. :)

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  by anonymous on March 12th, 2008

• I know, I've been waiting for something else by him forever now.

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  by Abberz on March 26th, 2008

• Me, too. :(

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  by anonymous on March 26th, 2008

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• Nope.

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  by Smurphy on February 18th, 2007

• I'm interested in Feeling Sorry for Celia now, lol. Care to go into more detail about the book?

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  by Tinkabelle on February 18th, 2007

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• Haven't heard of either.

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  by Smurphy on June 3rd, 2008

• They're good.

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  by Anonymous on June 3rd, 2008

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• Nope and nope.

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  by Smurphy on April 19th, 2008

• How did you like them? You book worm you.

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  by Anonymous on April 19th, 2008

• Haha.. no I meant i have never heard of either of them. Who's the author?

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  by Smurphy on April 21st, 2008

• Painted Bird is Jerzy Kosinski. Organ Grinders, Bill Fitzhugh.

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  by Anonymous on April 21st, 2008

• Thanks, this bookworm will add them to her list...

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  by Smurphy on April 21st, 2008

• I'm assuming you have read One Hundred Years of Solitude.

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  by Anonymous on April 21st, 2008

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• Haven't heard of it... or the author.

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  by Smurphy on March 8th, 2008

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• Haven't heard of them... or the author.

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  by Smurphy on March 8th, 2008

• They're guerrilla marketted and usually people who read those books have long ago learned to ignore what Oprah pushes - the likes of Eckhart Tolle and so forth, in favour of something real, so they aren't mainstream in that sense.

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  by Anon y mouse on March 9th, 2008

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• Haven't heard of it...or the author.

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  by Smurphy on March 8th, 2008

• well you should check him out. one of the most important critical thinkers of the 20th century. this specific book is a memoir and its very intense and good.

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  by haggis on March 9th, 2008

• I might. Thanks.

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  by Smurphy on March 9th, 2008

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• ... I have heard of it. But why? ...

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  by Smurphy on March 8th, 2008

• It is one of the most important theoretical essays connected to Expressionist art. It appeard in 1908 as a dissertation and had many subsequent editions. Worringer was also a major influence on the younger British art historian Herbert Read, who later consulted on, amongst others, Peggy Guggenheim.

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  by Nick on March 9th, 2008

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• Haven't heard of it... or the author.

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  by Smurphy on March 8th, 2008

• It was written in the 14th century - it's the book Geoffrey Chaucer stole the idea for "The Canterbury Tales" from... only Boccaccio FINISHED his work.
  The story is thus: There are ten youths - seven young women and three young men - fleeing the plague in Florence. They go to a summer cottage for ten days, and to pass the time each night they choose a King or Queen for the day. The King or Queen's duty is to choose a topic for the night, from which each member of the party will tell a story. The result is 100 stories (101 if you count the story of the youths themselves) on varying topics such as "A poor man becomes rich" "A married person takes a lover and is found out, but all turns out well in the end" or "What REALLY happens beyond monastery walls".

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  by Lady Alathia of Vulcan on March 8th, 2008

• Thanks.

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  by Smurphy on March 8th, 2008

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• By who?

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  by Smurphy on March 8th, 2008

• James Halperin - it's an amazing book.

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  by Deasea on March 9th, 2008

• Thanks.

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  by Smurphy on March 9th, 2008

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• Of course...

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  by Smurphy on March 8th, 2008

• of course what?

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  by pianolover123 on March 9th, 2008

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• Nope.

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  by Smurphy on April 10th, 2007

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• Sorry... Judy Blume fan. Not my favorite of hers though.

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  by Smurphy on February 18th, 2007

• really? I love that book!! I've read it over and over again!

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  by Abberz on February 18th, 2007

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• Nope.

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  by Smurphy on February 18th, 2007

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