Recently, Newsweek had a list of "50 books to read now".
My husband ordered 5 from Barnes & Nobel. So far, his reviews are:
1) Gilead by Marilynne Robinson: even though this is a Pulitzer Prize Winner, he was
disappointed; "just so-so" for him
2) Gone Tomorrow (a Reacher series) by Lee Child: easy reading, fast-paced, fun
detective-type story. He really liked this (good "beach book")
3) The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope: reading now; this is an 800+ page
book and at page 300, he loves this book! Well written, great story, lots of plots &
characters. This was #1 on the list, which is why he chose it; compares it to a
Dickens novel.
For me, always behind the times, I loved:
1) The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
2) The Kite Runner ( don't have the author right here) the book is always richer than
the movie!
3) The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski: loved it up to the end; would
love to ask the author why???