So, here is my current list of favorite books for my Friday blog, posted on a Monday :) These are books I've read and re-read so far this spring/summer. Many of them have been made into movies, but please note that I am a big advocate of reading instead of seeing the movie. I haven't seen My Sister's Keeper of The Secret Life of Bees, but I did see The Soloist (which was not as good as the book!)
I highly recommend these books. Some are heavy reading, others are light and easy.
This is a mix between non-fiction and fiction.
1. The HOLY Bible - Author: God.
This is the most important book you can ever read.
2. Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
3. Blue Like Jazz - Donald Miller
4. Confessions of A Shopaholic - Sophie Kinsella (I know... cheesy)
5. The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music - Steve Lopez (amazing. it appropriately addressed the issues of poverty, homelessness, and addiction in the US while telling the story of Nathaniel Ayers and how one journalist was able to provide a sturdy/steady relationship in which trust was built with Nathaniel..and in turn Nathaniel made some pretty significant steps in his life - with the help of his music!)
6. For Women Only: What you need to know about the inner lives of Men - Shaunti Feldhahn (this is an extremely important book and should be required reading for anyone in a relationship or hoping to get into one!)
7. My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult
8. Invisible Kids - Holly Schlaak (I wrote about this a few days ago. I finished it on Friday and HIGHLY recommend it to anyone interested in Foster Care and the social service system which surrounds it).
9. Crazy Love - Francis Chan (I haven't finished this yet, but am currently reading it and LOVING it).
10. The Secret Life Of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
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