Ten books from ten different genres,
light reads, but
all just a little bit more thoughtful than
your average trashy beach read.
The Monk Downstairs
A monk leaves the monastery and
moves into the home of a jaded single mom.
Lois on the Loose:
One Woman, One Motorbike,
20,000 Miles Across the Americas
The World is Not Enough
Best historical fiction ever.
Good Omens
A wacky tale of the Apocalypse.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Mysterious...
Game of Thrones
Action! Adventure!
Chancy and the Grand Rascal
Chancy sets off to find his family
accompanied by the trickiest con man of them all.
One of my favorite books from childhood.
Lonesome Dove
When better to read this fabulous western
than this summer?
How to Be Perfect: Poems
Yes, it's a book of poems
but it's a book of poems
that even you,
you who hate poems,
even you will like.
Julie & Julia
Finally, how about a story that combines
memoir with food?
What do you recommend for this summer's reading list?
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The Monk Downstairs and Lois on the Loose sound really good.
ReplyDeleteAnd anything by Gaiman has to be good.
My husband watched Game of Thrones and loved it, not so much my cup of tea.
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I loved all of these. Light by not empty.
ReplyDeleteGreat list! Game of Thrones is on my summer reading list. I have heard such good things about and I can't wait to read it.
ReplyDeleteIt was such a great read. And I was so surprised to find that I loved it!
DeleteThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie is a great one! I can't believe I forgot to add that to my list.
ReplyDeleteYes. Read these soon.
DeleteI've got Lonesome Dove on my shelf waiting for me, and I've got to get around to trying out Game of Thrones.
ReplyDeleteHere is my Top Ten!
If only we had a tad bit more time to read in this life!
DeleteI love this list! It's such an eclectic mix of books and they all deserve a spot on a summer reading pile. I really enjoyed "Julie and Julia" but I don't think i could read it at the beach, I'd be far too hungry!
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DeleteSo many books on your list that I want to read, starting with A Game of Thrones. I also want to read Lonesome Dove and Julie and Julia. Still haven't seen the movie either.
ReplyDeleteAdd them now. And definitely go see the movie. :-)
DeleteGreat list! I love that your books actually have a little depth to them. Don't know why people have to go to "fluff" during the summer.
ReplyDeleteThe nice thing about summer is that we have a little leisure time in which to spend more time reading longer books.
Deleteoh I hear The Sweetness at The Bottom of the Pie is SOOO good, I keep forgetting to put it on my wish list!!!
ReplyDeleteAdd it now!
DeleteI like your comment of "light but not empty"--that's a great and productive way to think about beach reads! I admit, mine tended to be a bit fluffier than my usual fare. I should have included Good Omens, though. What a fantastic book!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your choices!
Yes, one of these days I'm going to do a year of rereads only and Good Omens will be near the top of the list.
DeleteI love A Game of Thrones but it's not excatly what I think of when I think of beach reads.
ReplyDeleteNo, but for some reason I like very short books and very long books in the summer. Go figure!
DeleteI can never shrink my TBR.
ReplyDeleteI'm the only person in the world who didn't like Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie.
ReplyDeleteI've been considering Game of Thrones for a while. It's so popular, but they're so big!
I not a fan of big books, but this was a great read.
DeleteI never got a chance to read Julie and Julia before seeing the film :( But I loved the movie.
ReplyDeleteThe movie is great, but the book is good, too.
DeleteMy summer reads this year have been anything by Elin Hilderbrand, Nancy Thayer, One Summer by David Baldacci and On the Island-Tracey Gravis-Graves.
ReplyDeleteI finished Wild this week. Perfect for summer.
DeleteLove Gaiman & a big Yeah!!! to the Poetry. On the TBR problem, I managed to get rid of mine, by the simple technique of deleting it, I now just have books in my library that I will read at some point.
ReplyDeleteInteresting list! I have to read Lonesome Dove, though as you say it seems perfect reading material for the summer. I just picked up The World is Not Enough at a second hand store! Not sure when I will read it, it's a big book. I LOVED Game of Thrones! I'm on book 4 of the series - that's a good beach read, I think. Some winter scenes to take the edge of a hot summer day....enjoy your books!
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