Wow your taste is all over the place and we like the same types so if its ok, im going to link a few different ones. I picked ones not Already on your list.

• Im a WWII buff and have a ton on my list. Because you have some WWII/holocaust books, I suggest Sarah's Key. Its not a memoir but it is emotional and a perspective from the french side of the war.
  
  
• because you have The Art of Racing in the Rain on your list ( AWESOME book by the way), I suggest A Dog's Purpose. Its written a lot like The Art of Racing in the Rain. The author was beyond imaginative to portray the world through the eyes of a dog. I would laugh one minute and cry the next. Its also so relatable.
  
  
• finally, because you have Sookie on your list, I suggest Kitty and the Midnight Hour. Its not vampires, but werewolves. Its hands down one of my favorite series. She's a radio DJ and a werewolf in secret. She's clumsy, badass, and a loudmouth. Its pretty fantastic!
  
  I hope some of these help a little!

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I"m sorry, but I don't think your pop score is a very good way to rate books. "Number of amazon reviews * average review" is going to very heavily weight your score toward more recent releases. Even if books in the 60s or 80s were 10 times better as literature (whatever that would mean), almost no one reviews those books, so their pop score would never rise above low values.

There are several amazing works of actual literature that are not on your list. Just off the top of my head I could think of Engine Summer by John Crowley or Into the Forest by Jean Hegland or The Wild Shore by Kim Stanley Robinson. Or even The Stand, by Stephen King. Or even Cloud Atlas. While on the other hand you have books like Emergence, which are absolute crap.

I guess it's maybe true that there are a lot of post-apocalyptic books being written today, but your pop score metric seems pretty pointless to me.

HI!! Thanks so much for hosting this fun gauntlet!

1. Today is Saturday and I had to work for a bit which I normally don't do on the weekends. I am a social worker and one of my clients needed to meet with me today though. Now that I am done with work I may take a dip on the pool for a bit, then my husband is taking me to Longhorn for dinner. Yum!! Cheddar stuffed mushrooms, here I come!
   
   
2. Right now this is what I am lusting after most!!
   
   
3. I make my own homemade lip balm!! It is pretty easy once you get the supplies. I followed this recipe and then did some trial and error to see what consitency I liked best. The amount of beeswax you put in determines the consistency. I have even made tinted ones with old lipsticks, and some of them I scent with essential oils. It is fun and I love the results.
   
   
4. I have not had as much time to read lately but a couple of my favorite books are The Room and The Poisonwood Bible.
   
   
5. Here is my new mani! The cool top coat is not photographing well. http://i.imgur.com/Nhimx3e.jpg I used Sunful Colors Dream on and Sally Hansen Rock Chic.
   
   
6. Happy one year anniversary!!! Are you doing anything fun?

1. Into the Forest by Jean Hegland. It's set in the immediate aftermath of an unnamed apocalypse and concerns two sisters and their father living off the land in their mountain home. It's about survival and relationships and trying to remain whole. This is how you should write about teenagers in the post-apocalypse. It has all the angst and anxieties and stubbornness and adds sympathy and a realism that I found lacking in other like-minded books.
   
   
2. Head Off and Split by Nikky Finney. It's just a brilliant collection of poetry. I constantly recommend it here on /r/books. There are plenty of videos on youtube of her reading, here's Penguin Mullet Bread. It won the national book award in 2011, here's her brilliant acceptance speech which is pure joy.
   
   
3. Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward. This is a tough, gritty book about a family of extreme poverty and a hurricane that is about to bear down on them. Has some of the most harrowing writing I've encountered, and it is so evocative and so fucking vivid, I felt like I was in the hurricane with them. There is a surprising amount of dog-fighting in the book but overall outstanding. Also won the national book award in 2012.

Anything by Cormac McCarthy. Especially All The Pretty Horses.

Tom McCarthy's first novel (no relation to Cormac) really impressed me. It's about a man who no longer feels his actions are genuine after a debilitating accident forces him to re-learn how to function his body.
"“Ever since learning to move again,” he explains, “I’d felt that all my acts were duplicates, unnatural, acquired.” Like a character in a novel by Philip K. Dick, he comes off as something between a normal person and a programmed automaton""
Eventually he spends the money from the injury lawsuit creating bizarre and elaborate recreations of memories (or invented scenarios) where he felt more 'real' or natural. The book is truly strange, and following the protagonist down the twists of his psychosis is uncomfortably easy, like the border between his mind and yours isn't as thick or as firm as you'd like it to be.


God is Dead by Ron Currie, Jr. is a series of short stories around the premise that God came to Earth as an African woman only to be killed, and subsequently eaten by wild dogs. The stories are about the varying reactions to the confirmed death of God, and include teenage suicide pacts, child-worshipping cults, and an interview with the dog who ate the flesh of God.
It's a quick read (fewer than 200 pages), and the stories will stick with you.

Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson isn't exactly new, but it's easily the most beautiful book I've ever read. It packs more loneliness and pain than should be possible in 219 pages, but every word is perfect. If you like gorgeously constructed, compact prose, read this book.


And for whatever reason, I adore Denis Johnson's Already Dead every time I read it, and then promptly forget the majority of its plot. I couldn't tell you much of what happens, but the characters are bizarrely archetypal forces, and again, the prose is beautiful.

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EDIT: Just realized I missed your stated admired authors. If you're into the Carver-esque, "dirty-realism" scene, God is Dead might not be your thing, and perhaps not even Remainder (which, though psychologically realistic and philosophically intriguing, is not exactly "realism.") Cormac definitely would be, though, if you're not already familiar.

On the "gritty real-life" front, John Brandon's Arkansas was solid and entertaining, but doesn't particularly stand out in my memory. Apart from that, and the novels I mentioned above, I haven't read much in this style recently, apart from the classics (Carver!). Too much school=not enough reading, unfortunately.

People keep telling me about this book with my username. I've never actually read it. My name comes from this. It's in memoriam of a dead friend who liked drugs a little too much.

I'll have to go pick up that book one of these days. People keep telling me about it.

If you ever remember the name of that other book, which sounds like a Chick tract, just tell me the name. I can go fetch it for myself. No need to be buying me stuff, k.

If you like to read, hell yeah, let's talk. My hubs and I are both bookworms to an amazing degree. I just read one called Everything I Never Told You which won some kind of award from Amazon - best new or first book of the year, can't remember. It's a mindfucker.

The only book that ever made me cry was written from the point of view of a family dog. It was made into a movie that completely sucked, but the end of the book had me bawling. I've had to fight to retrieve that book from people I've loaned it to; only one printing, there aren't that many around, so I wasn't able to just let them keep it.

Want to read one from the point of view of a velociraptor? Here you go.

Another mindfucker: Room. Jesus, this one will have your skin crawling and hair standing up on the back of your neck.

My main thing is historical fiction, though. Gotta be well-researched and accurate - and yes, I check. I can go on and on about this, but the best is Edward Rutherfurd. He takes several lineages and follows them throughout history - Sarum starts in prehistory, do that one first - with a ton of detail.

Hubs is into science fiction, favorite author is Neal Stephenson. We both dig Kim Stanley Robinson, though. If you've never read his stuff, try this. If sci-fi is your thing, I can ask him for some recommendations.

When I say that Himself and I are bookworms, I am not kidding. We turned the dining room into a library to contain the overflow. You walk in our front door, and to your right is a wall; to your left, a library. Pretty fucking cool, if you ask me.

Happy friday!!!! I love Fridays :)

It's so hard to choose one when the majority of my wish list is made of books! My next book to read is definitely Room: a novel, which is written from the viewpoint of a child who grew up with his mom captive in one room (I think? Correct me if you've read it and I'm wrong).

This weekend I get to see my parents and siblings together for the first time in months!! We're spread across states and countries so it's rare that we can all see each other. Lots of homemade meals, hiking, waterfalls and general goofiness - I'm excited :D

Have an amazing weekend!! <3

BQ I just devoured "We Are All Damaged" by Matthew Norman. I read it in a couple of days, so clearly I enjoyed it (and it's an easy read). If you happen to be a 30 or 40 something. B and I came up with an analogy last night - Moby Dick (and other big ol' books like that) are like a huge batch of super spicy curry. It's yummy and probably good for you. But, eating the whole batch in one sitting? Rough. You need some breaks to eat some mango with sticky rice (like We Are All Damaged) periodically, while working your way through the batch of curry.

Yesterday - I read a lot. I was supposed to hang with a friend, but my other friend was supposed to come over and help me fix my trim. So, I waited and waited for fix-it friend, and then it started raining, so fix it friend texts saying "it's raining." and I text saying, "so, reschedule?" and he texts saying, "driving." So, I wait and wait and wait and wait and finally text, "You ok?" and he texts back, "oh yah, I stopped at the bar." Fuck. Me. So, my evening plans got toasted. But, I finished my book, so there's that.

Today

• Work - Hell if I know. I'm bored. I need new projects to work on. I might just say screw it and do the policy stuff without the input of my coworker. Grrr. ARgh.
  
• Exercise - Z-health appointment. Also, I wore sandals today, because I've been walking around my house barefoot successfully. Um, nope. That was a mistake. Oh well. I only have to walk as far as where my car is (a few blocks).
  
• Life - it's L's birthday. So, I need to frost cupcakes (buy powdered sugar) and then we're going to an outdoor concert tonight. Should be fun. (Oh right - I need to buy tickets, too.)

Just some fun ideas. Not sure what type of stuff she is into. Maybe you could tell us a little more about her.

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This place is super fun and you both could go. I have done this several times with friends and even my husband enjoyed it. https://boardandbrush.com

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So it goes a little something like this.

I absolutely love to read. I have an entire books wish list. I don't know how to pick just one!

• I suppose I would really like to have this one. I remember seeing it when it hit the shelves, and shortly after hearing everybody talk about how awesome it was, and I have yet to read it. Being a mom to a small child, this is right up my alley.
  
  
• I haven't read anything super recently, but the last thing I read was the Mortal Instruments series. SO GOOD. I can't wait for the first movie to come out.
  
  Thanks for the contest. :)

Still Alice because it is awesome! Well written, great story.

Or

The Art of Racing in the Rain excellent book. Loved every word.

I will take you up on this too if you still feel like doing it for more than 99 cents. I couldn't find under .99 either but these are all under $3.00 as well:

Look Behind You $2.00

[Miss Peregrine's Home for Pecuilar Children] (http://www.amazon.com/Miss-Peregrines-Home-Peculiar-Children-ebook/dp/B004FGMDOQ/ref=sr_1_18?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1419918189&sr=1-18) $1.99

[Eleanor and Park] (http://www.amazon.com/Eleanor-Park-Rainbow-Rowell-ebook/dp/B008SAZHLQ/ref=sr_1_24?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1419918189&sr=1-24) $2.50

[Me before you] (http://www.amazon.com/Me-Before-You-Jojo-Moyes-ebook/dp/B0089EHWQE/ref=sr_1_30?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1419918263&sr=1-30) $2.99

Thank you so much! I am new here and it seems nice :)

Housekeeping is a great literary novel. It doesn't have a mother as the protagonist, 2 young orphan sisters are the main characters. There's a lot of soul searching and wondering if a normal life of housekeeping is the best life. The author, Marilynne Robinson, recently won a Pulitzer for a more recent book and so there's been more interest in this one.

Housekeeping: A Novel https://www.amazon.com/dp/0312424094/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_pA8ZzbTKJE0F3

I read this as part of a college English class, Literature by Women. I don't actually remember reading anything about motherhood, except for The Handmaid's Tale, for that class, which seems kind of odd looking back.

The Art of Racing in the Rain. It's a fiction book which looks at the love of driving and a generally good story. It's not too long and a great thing to hammer through on a plane ride or over a weekend. The description of a hot lap is amazing.

I think you might find this Dan Savage talk supportive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brZIb4MG8oA

I don't know what your goals are - do you? - but I think you should also look into Esther Perel: https://www.ted.com/talks/esther_perel_rethinking_infidelity_a_talk_for_anyone_who_has_ever_loved/discussion

Alain de Botton wrote a book in which (spoiler alert!) the husband cheats on the wife and never comes clean. I didn't know that was part of the plot, so it really made me think hard about my own marriage values when I read it. But yeah, it might be a good perspective for you, as well: https://www.amazon.com/Course-Love-Novel-Alain-Botton/dp/1501134515

One of my most valued mentors healed her marriage after an affair, if that is the direction you're thinking of heading?

What sort of support are you looking for, here? Are you trying to end the affair? Or the marriage? Or both? Do you know what you want?

I would highly recommend the book The Art of Racing in the Rain Fictional story told from the dog's point of view, about his owner (a race car driver) and the challenges the owner is going through with his wife and child. I rarely read fiction but borrowed it from my wife one night and read it cover-to-cover by the morning. An absolute tear-jerker but phenomenally well-written. If you love your dog then you'll love this book.

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I recommend this as consolation for your self, not to ignore the issue but I think it would be of much help for your journey thru this situation, which I can barely imagine how you feel. Nevertheless I'll pray for him to accept help, for him to change and for your relationship.

No, I haven't (as I don't have a smartphone), but that sounds like a really interesting concept!

I just finished Room, and am currently reading The Book Thief. Both are really good! I ended up reading Room in one evening- I just couldn't stop! >.<

There's a book called Thor by Wayne Smith that does a great job of this. It's a werewolf horror story, but told from the point of view of the family dog. The author didn't give the dog a voice, but framed things from the dogs POV, so everything was described how a dog would interpret them based on what we know of animal behaviour. The family is the pack, it's his job to protect the pack while trying to be a 'good boy' and not a 'bad dog'. It's been a while since I've read it, so I don't have a lot of specific examples, but it's worth taking a look at.

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Edit: The Amazon page has a preview if you want to read a bit to get a sense of what I mean:


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They're not recent reads, but in my early 20s I read Women Who Run With The Wolves, and the Handmaid's Tale. Women Who Run With the Wolves is about the stories that different cultures tell about women, and I found it tremendously empowering. I still read it when I need a girl power boost. The Handmaid's Tale is a cautionary tale (and a really great read) about the intersection between religion/politics/women's issues, and it really taught me to look skeptically at the combination of fundamentalist religion and politics that was just starting to take hold.

In the last few years, I've just loved The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. It's a short novel, but as someone who's suffered from life-long depression, it was just so wonderful, and hopeful.

[This] (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0743454537/ref=wl_it_dp_v_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3A4E0QXOZ5L8K&coliid=I1RPF9OHWHP6OY) book is amazing. And so is the movie. Many tears will be shed, but its SO worth it. Get this book, cuddle up with some tea or hot coco, and enjoy this heartwarming book. You won't regret it!!!

"My Abandonment" www.amazon.com/My-Abandonment-Peter-Rock/dp/0156035529 is based on a true story www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1140240/posts.

"Room" www.amazon.com/dp/0316223239 was based on several stories of kidnapped children being found alive after man years.

"My Happy Life" www.amazon.com/My-Happy-Life-Lydia-Millet/dp/1933368764 is written like a memoir but thankfully isn't based on any true story.

I'm glad you liked it!

Maybe try This is where I leave you or We're all Damaged. I also really love Kent Haruf's books.

I am not a big reader though I was as a kid/teen. A friend recommended "The Art of Racing in the Rain" and it's the only book I haven't been able to put down in years. It's from the perspective of a very wise dog about his owner. I also remember 'Of Mice and Men' being an easy read in school too.

The best book I read last year was Long Division by Kiese Laymon. It's a funny/sad book with time travel and a mystery. A young man becomes a viral sensation after an academic competition goes awry. Searching for a girl lost in the town where he is hiding out while waiting for the sensation to die down, he discovers a wormhole to the past. It's $10 for Kindle on Amazon, but I believe I read it via my local public library's ebook lending on Overdrive. http://www.amazon.com/Long-Division-Kiese-Laymon/dp/1932841725/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426713319&sr=8-1&keywords=long+division

The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes was a fun read. The writing isn't bad, it's a mystery, and there is some timeline flipping. Another one that is available on Overdrive, if your library uses it. $9.99 for kindle. http://www.amazon.com/Shining-Girls-Novel-Lauren-Beukes/dp/0316216860/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426713345&sr=8-1&keywords=the+shining+girls

The Ministry of Special Cases by Nathan Englander is a mystery of sorts that is set in Argentina during the Dirty War. It is comical, sad and surreal, the story of a couple oppressed by their government, trying to save their son. $9.99 for Kindle. the ministry of special cases

The Dinner by Hermann Koch was recommended to me by someone who said it was like Gone Girl but for men. I'm not sure what that means, but it was a fast read, and relatively enjoyable. $4.99 for Kindle. http://www.amazon.com/Dinner-Herman-Koch/dp/0385346859/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426713379&sr=8-1&keywords=the+dinner

The Garden of Evening Mists by Twan Eng Tan is beautifully crafted and suspenseful. A Malaysian woman who devoted her career to trying Japanese WW2 criminals retires and returns to the estate where she convalesced from her time in a Japanese work camp during the war and learned the art of Japanese gardening under the tutelage of the exiled head gardener of the Emperor of Japan. The story is told largely through flashback and reveals a harrowing story of survival and a fantastic mystery surrounding her host/teacher at the estate. My synoposis makes it sound boring, but I couldn't put it down. $8.63 on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Garden-Evening-Mists-Tan-Twan/dp/1602861803/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426713396&sr=8-1&keywords=the+garden+of+the+evening+mist

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To be fair, it is based on a novel of the same name. There's also a sequel novel called China Rich Girlfriend, and another one coming out in spring so it must have some niche.

Into the Forest might work. It's about two sisters living in a small town shortly before and after a vague banking/flu crisis. Overall, I'd probably characterize it as post-apocalyptic, but it has a decent amount of lead up to it. Certainly not my favorite book ever as I personally couldn't empathize with the characters, but a lot of people like it.

I think findgretta and cyborg_selkie are on the right track with the MaddAddam trilogy. Another Margaret Atwood novel that is excellent is The Handmaid's Tale. The story there isn't linear, but it would cover the elements you seem to be looking for. The disaster there is a pollution/theocracy-based reorganization of the United States.

Same! I highly recommend checking out his book, South of the Pumphouse. It's super twisted. I had a hard time getting into it and I was a little iffy on the style of writing. But after like 30 pages it takes off, and I ended up finishing it in a day.

Also, Les and Dean Ween of Ween are coming out with a fishing show. I guess it's produced by Matt Stone and Trey Parker. I'm pumped.

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan! It's a well written and funny romantic comedy. It's pretty light, but there's enough there to talk about with someone else I think.

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I enjoyed The Art of Racing in the Rain, have you read A Dog's Purpose (http://www.amazon.com/Dogs-Purpose-W-Bruce-Cameron/dp/0765330342/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344449966&sr=8-1&keywords=a+dog%27s+purpose) Also a great read.

Hmmm, interesting.

Also this was in the recommended books and it looks amazing.

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan. I got it as a Kindle daily sale. Enjoying it so far!

This book came out a few days ago. It's not exactly aligned with what you mentioned but you may find it interesting. I'm almost halfway through and I am enjoying it.

All Our Wrong Todays: A Novel https://www.amazon.com/dp/1101985135/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_YRhNybQZ30Z74

They think in the language of their human companions. Evidence (it's a cool story that is written from a dog's point of view. It's endearing and witty. The dog likes to watch television and learns quite a bit from the History channel and stuff like that.)

Gotta love used Amazon books!! https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1933354062/ref=tmm_pap_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=used&qid=1482997280&sr=8-1

My book of the year: The Passage by Justin Cronin. A couple of other very good books that are also available on the Kindle are Jennifer Egan's A Visit from the Good Squad, Emma Donoghue's Room, and Karl Marlantes' Matterhorn.

I recommend both! For Stiff, I advise getting the audiobook version. It's very well done. The book itself is not any more graphic than it needs to be and is respectful (although I did take issue with the author's apparent negative view of cosmetic surgery in an early chapter.) I found the whole thing fascinating. I was actually most fascinated though when she got to the chapter about the possibility of human head transplants. Here's the page on Amazon.

As for A Dog's Purpose, I messed up and accidentally failed to notice there was an Audible version until literally just now, so I can't attest to the quality of the reading. But the book itself (as stated, I'm only half way through) is really good. Here it is.

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce. I'm not usually into heartwarming stories, but this was one unexpectedly great book.

Try reading A Dogs Purpose and A Dogs Journey. I recommend it to people who have lost their dog one way or another. There's lots of controversy about the way dogs were treated when making a movie from the book, but the books are great. You'll definitely cry, but it's a heartwarming cry.

https://www.amazon.com/Dogs-Purpose-Novel-Humans/dp/0765330342

Annnnd here we go again. I'm doing this with all books, just because.

Allegiant

Berenstain Bears

Calvin and Hobbes

Dune

Edgar Allen Poe collection

Fahrenheit 451

Gulliver's Travels

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie

Julie of the Wolves

Kite Runner

Little House on the Prairie

Machine of Death

Neverending Story

Omnitopia Dawn (The book I'm reading now, actually!)

Pilgrim's Progress

Quarter Share (Also available free as a podiobook!)

Room

Snow Crash

[Tell-Tale Brain](http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_9?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=tell-tale brain&sprefix=tell-tale%2Cstripbooks%2C222&rh=i%3Astripbooks%2Ck%3Atell-tale brain&ajr=2)

Uglies

Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Watership Down

Xenocide

Year Zero

Zen and the Art of Knitting

Have you read Jojo Moyes' books? The One Plus One is a great one, or maybe Me Before You (this one is a bit sad though) :)

Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping. Beautifully written and incredibly immersive. Some of the best descriptions of nature I've ever read--they somehow completely avoid being trite, which is a real rarity.

The Dinner by Herman Koch. Not as good as Gone Girl, but it's still pretty good. The entire novel revolves around this one dinner and you learn more and more about the four characters. I mean... these people are crazy. The ending will shock you. You'll be reading the last paragraph over and over just to wrap your head around what it's actually saying.

Sounds like the "job" would have been more like this,


http://www.amazon.com/Room-A-Novel-Emma-Donoghue/dp/0316098329/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398896017&sr=8-1&keywords=room+book

Relevant: The Art of Racing in the Rain

Great book.

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein is great. It's a human's story told from the perspective of the dog. I think it touches everything you've asked for.

I read "Into the Forest":

>Set in the near-future, Into the Forest is a powerfully imagined novel that focuses on the relationship between two teenage sisters living alone in their Northern California forest home.

>Over 30 miles from the nearest town, and several miles away from their nearest neighbor, Nell and Eva struggle to survive as society begins to decay and collapse around them. No single event precedes society's fall. There is talk of a war overseas and upheaval in Congress, but it still comes as a shock when the electricity runs out and gas is nowhere to be found. The sisters consume the resources left in the house, waiting for the power to return. Their arrival into adulthood, however, forces them to reexamine their place in the world and their relationship to the land and each other.

I read it after seeing the trailer for the movie - if something looks interesting and it's based on a novel I always have to read the book first! It definitely passes the Bechdel, also it's written by a woman. Not sure it lives up to all the hype, but it's a fluffy easy read and a decent page turner.

If you go here, you can read the first 20 or so pages for free.

Have you read Thor by Wayne Smith-? A werewolf novel told from the point of view of a German shepherd dog. Yes, seriously, and I thought it was a lot of fun. Avoid Bad Moon, the movie based on the novel.

Okay, this is not only my current earworm, but it is a constant earworm for me.

Kevin Keith - ejband.com Chapman Stick Video

Its short but its so DAMN CATCHY. And he is a total baller.

I cant get it unstuck, this one at least, but others I just listen to a few times then I can move on.

I don't do the MP3s, but this is an eBook for 2.99 if that's fine :D

Heeereee

Darn ear-worms, get out of my head!

My favorite book of all is Lolita. A close second might be Rules of Attraction. And I have to mention The Art of Racing in the Rain because it made me cry like a stupid baby. Please read that book. http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Racing-Rain-Novel/dp/0061537969

Other books of hers that also deal with moral/philosophical dilemmas:

My Sister's keeper - deals w Genetic engineering - a child was conceived to help save her sister. but she doesn't want to...

19 Minutes - deals w parents of a son who guns down his classmates (like columbine)

Mirando: termine true detective, viendo house of cards, sigo con vikings y esperando game of thrones. Viendo si me le animo a Treme.

Leyendo: Room, de Emma Donoghue y The Master & Margarita, de Mickhail Bulgakov

Jugando: deje de ser "gamer" hace 10 años, me embola

Jodi Picoult does this with her books. One that comes to mind is My Sister's Keeper, my favorite of her books.

I just read this book a few weeks ago.

Funny how coincidence works. Decent read btw.

http://www.amazon.com/South-Pumphouse-Claypool/dp/1933354062/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312657962&sr=8-1

Yes, it has

Here's a link to the Amazon page of the book if anyone is interested.

Here's amazon links for everyone... cleaner.

https://smile.amazon.com/Get-Trouble-Stories-Kelly-Link/dp/0812986490

https://smile.amazon.com/All-Our-Wrong-Todays-Novel/dp/1101985135

https://smile.amazon.com/Mischling-Affinity-Konar/dp/0316308099

https://smile.amazon.com/Doubters-Almanac-Novel-Ethan-Canin/dp/0812980263

https://smile.amazon.com/Most-Dangerous-Book-Battle-Ulysses/dp/0143127543

https://smile.amazon.com/Mexico-Stories-Josh-Barkan/dp/1101906294

https://smile.amazon.com/Nothing-Portrait-Insomnia-Blake-Butler/dp/0061997382

https://smile.amazon.com/Weather-Stations-Ryan-Call-ebook/dp/B005YFEHM8

https://smile.amazon.com/All-Light-We-Cannot-See/dp/1501173219

https://smile.amazon.com/Perfidia-James-Ellroy/dp/0307946673

https://smile.amazon.com/Lonely-Hearts-Hotel-Novel/dp/0735213739

https://smile.amazon.com/Happy-Talk-Novel-Richard-Melo/dp/1935869175

https://smile.amazon.com/TransAtlantic-Novel-Colum-McCann/dp/0812981928

https://smile.amazon.com/Deep-Whatsis-Peter-Mattei/dp/1590516389

https://smile.amazon.com/Watch-Me-Go-Mark-Wisniewski/dp/0399172122

https://smile.amazon.com/Second-Life-Nick-Mason-Novel/dp/0399574344

Marilynne Robinson's HOUSEKEEPING. Very possibly the finest coming of age novel by a living American author.

Please tell me you read The Art of Racing in the Rain.

I'm reading All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai

https://www.amazon.com/All-Our-Wrong-Todays-Novel/dp/1101985135/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496793953&sr=8-1&keywords=all+our+wrong+todays

It's outstanding

OP - send me a PM and I'll buy it for you

A parziale difesa del fumetto, sembra essere una caratteristica dei libri di Cameron (link).

The Dinner, by Herman Koch. The book is very readable and well-paced.

The Dinner by Herman Koch is one of the best horror novels I've read recently, and even saying that much gives the game away a little. Marketed as literary fiction, this book slowly falls apart as you read it until you come to an ending that's...well, it's pretty horrifying.

It was a big hit across Europe but doesn't seem to be having the same impact in the US.

http://www.amazon.in/Dogs-Purpose-Novel-Humans/dp/0765330342

I think this is the book.

'The Art of Racing in the Rain' by Garth Stein

Acabo de terminar de leer The art of racing in the rain. Muy tierno.

Jennifer Government.

Recently finished The Art of Racing in the Rain. A must-read!

Into the Forest by Jean Hegland. Back when I was a shill, I wrote this "multi-"book review of some post-apocalyptic books.

Some suggestions:
Golden Boy by Tara Sullivan.

Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina (but this might be a little young for your kids)

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

I'd also second Feed.

the art of racing in the rain

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

Read the book. It's so much sadder, and every single one of her books makes me cry. I highly recommend The Pact and Nineteen Minutes.

The Art of Racing in the Rain is one hell of a book if you want more racing-based wisdom.

1. Room - Emma Donoghue
   
2. 8.5/10
   
3. Realistic Fiction, Creepy
   
4. It really makes you think about things you don't notice in your life. They've always been there and are so obsolete/routine that you ignore them.
   
5. http://www.amazon.com/Room-A-Novel-Emma-Donoghue/dp/0316098329/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1343263849&sr=8-1&keywords=room

South of the Pumphouse by Les Claypool

It is a short and disturbing read about some guys that go out fishing. I think I finished it in the middle of a long plane flight and never felt more awkward and dirty. Enjoy!

• The Art of Racing in the Rain
  
• Castles of Steel
  
• Seveneves (pretty much anything by Stephenson)
  
• The Dead Hand
  
• The Century Trilogy by Ken Follett
  
• The Laundry Files by Charles Stross

Just a quick sidenote, have you read Room. I mean, it's right up your alley to be honest. It happens in childhood and, fair warning, it isn't occult horror, it's everyday horror if that makes sense.


But I am with you, stories taking place in childhood would be so much fun. I have many memories of the weird and outright scary when I was young but for it only to be something I didn't understand because I had the brain of a Winnie The Pooh book. Yet if that scary thing was real, how could I get help? I would be a child trying to fight something beyond my power and strength.


Then again, I also like stories where it is something bad happening to the child but the child can't really figure out that it's bad. I like that because the reader is both simulateously going "you idiot kid! Can't you see what is happening to you?!" yet also going; "What the fuck? What if something like that happened to me?".


Good point, /u/GobiusIndustries.