I think I've posted more this week than I have in the entire month of August combined! I can't help it, though -- I keep stumbling across these cool blogfests that I can't resist (by the way, thanks so much to everyone that stopped by from The Great Blogging Experiment. I'm glad I could offer some useful nuggets of advice to the feast of information in the blogosphere yesterday!)
This time, it's hosted by Madeleine over @ Scribble and Edit She's doing a Top Ten Novels Blogfest and I decided to add my two cents. By the way, it's not too late to participate in this one -- it's all weekend!
I don't even know how to narrow my favorite books down to ten, but I'll give it a shot.
10. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
(No explanation needed, right?)
9. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
(Great secondary characters and a touching story)
8. Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts
(Okay, so I actually like the movie version more. Novalee is such a quirky and adorable character and, again, the secondary characters are so well-rounded)
7. The Dogs of Babel by by Carolyn Parkhurst
(Intriguing and sad. I love the way Parkhurst writes)
6. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
(Because I want to be Jo when I grow up)
5. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
(Haunting and beautifully written)
4. In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner
(Anything by Jennifer Weiner, really. I adore her)
3. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
(I swallowed this book whole in about 3 days. Yeah, it's that good)
2. Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
(This is a beautiful, touching and heartbreaking story about two best friends...I've read it three times and I'm sure I'll read it a dozen more)
1. White Oleander by Janet Fitch
(This is how I aspire to write...the prose is so lush and lyrical that I want to suck it into my veins)
Whew! That was really hard! So what do you guys think? Any of your favorites make my list?
This time, it's hosted by Madeleine over @ Scribble and Edit She's doing a Top Ten Novels Blogfest and I decided to add my two cents. By the way, it's not too late to participate in this one -- it's all weekend!
I don't even know how to narrow my favorite books down to ten, but I'll give it a shot.
10. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
(No explanation needed, right?)
9. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
(Great secondary characters and a touching story)
8. Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts
(Okay, so I actually like the movie version more. Novalee is such a quirky and adorable character and, again, the secondary characters are so well-rounded)
7. The Dogs of Babel by by Carolyn Parkhurst
(Intriguing and sad. I love the way Parkhurst writes)
6. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
(Because I want to be Jo when I grow up)
5. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
(Haunting and beautifully written)
4. In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner
(Anything by Jennifer Weiner, really. I adore her)
3. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
(I swallowed this book whole in about 3 days. Yeah, it's that good)
2. Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
(This is a beautiful, touching and heartbreaking story about two best friends...I've read it three times and I'm sure I'll read it a dozen more)
1. White Oleander by Janet Fitch
(This is how I aspire to write...the prose is so lush and lyrical that I want to suck it into my veins)
Whew! That was really hard! So what do you guys think? Any of your favorites make my list?