Mark Haddon writes in his essay from Stop What You're Doing And Read This!, "select the right words and put them in the right order and you can run a cable into the hearts of strangers; strangers in China, strangers not yet born." That, for me, is a powerful truth about books. These books built cables into my heart this year.
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| A series of essays explore why we love to read. |
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| Odd, compelling, touching characters. |
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| One-of-a-kind, has imagery I'll never get out of my head. |
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| Funny, honest, quick read that stays with you. Trumps romanticism. |
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| Teaches about orphans in Nepal but it's also a coming-of-age autobiography for all men young and otherwise. |
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I haven't read any of these. I love being exposed to new literature. Thanks!
Love the Haddon quote. These all sound great. Thanks for the suggestions-adding them to my to-read list.
Most of my Top Ten reads were from the backs of cereal boxes.
Damn.
Cool, thanks for posting this.
very cool - happy new year!
I see references to "The Sisters Brothers" everywhere. Is it really that good?
@Chris Yes. I really think it is. It's sort of like Cormac McCarthy but with humour.
I am happy to say I was astounded by many books I read this year... it was a good year :)
It seems we share an eclectic style of book reading. Currently in my pile: an adolescent fiction book, a parenting book, a grammar book, a religious book, and Coming of Age in Mississippi. Thanks for the recommendations.
Oh, I'm glad you read the Sisters Brothers.
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