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dear my book shelf at home,

Img_0492 I miss you.  Love, Elise

I realized that I cannot do a post about books without sharing my favorites.  It is like talking about cupcakes without providing photos.  Lame.

So my favorites.  My must read list, if you will.

  • The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.  First read in June 2005 while living with Jenny in San Diego.
  • The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger.  First read in August 2003, right after I moved into the dorms and was scared to go out because of Rush.
  • Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk. First read in Fall 2002 on a referral from Scott.
  • The Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella.  First read Fall 2001.  This was the beginning of the chick-lit obsession.
  • Into Thin Air by John Krakauer.  First read Fall 1999.
  • 'Tis by Frank McCourt.  First read Fall 1999.  Best book report ever.
  • The Pact by Jodi Picoult.  First read Fall 2006.  Just a drop in the bucket of the love affair that is me and Jodi.
  • Harry Potter by JK Rowling.  First read wow…Freshman year?  2000?  Is that right?  Robbie Blaha will forever be my hero for making me sit down and read about magic.

Ohhh, I know the list goes on and on.

Some of the big chick-lit authors: Jane Green, Emily Giffin, Cecelia Ahern, Merian Keyes…Basically if it is sold at Target and you can judge it as good by its cover, I have read it.  And loved it.

And Blogland, because I am always searching for more books, and because we are all friends here, I must ask: What do you recommend?

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19 responses to “dear my book shelf at home,”

  1. Rachel Dallaire Avatar
    Rachel Dallaire

    I am a big Stephen King and Dean Koontz fan. My favorites would have to be Bag of Bones by King and The Husband by Koontz.
    Into the Wild by John Krakauer
    The Chronicles of Narnia (all of them) by CS Lewis
    The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
    Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
    Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
    Just to name a few!!! 🙂

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  2. Steph Avatar
    Steph

    The “Nanny Diaries” is really funny, it’s one of those books that makes you laugh out loud.

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  3. josie Avatar
    josie

    we share very similiar tastes in books, I just discovered Jodi’s books…did you read my sister’s keeper yet…OMG i cried at that one…
    i started keeping a log of all the books I read since 2004 so when I get home I can send you a list of my favorites

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  4. Hailey Avatar
    Hailey

    Great book list! Here is one of my fav. :Three Junes by Julia Glass I believe. AMAZING book! Oh and I see you read Prep, have you read the authors second book? if not, don’t bother…definitely not as good! 🙂

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    alex

    Hi! I seem to enjoy most books by John Irving, also loved She’s come undone, by Wally Lamb, and his others..just read the book thief by marc zusak, brilliant! I reckon to have read most of the books on OPRAH’S list and can honestley say I loved virtually all of them..enjoy!

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  6. Caroline Ikeji Avatar
    Caroline Ikeji

    gotta love chick lit. shhh.
    i haven’t read ’tis, but i read angela’s ashes and it was amazing. so i’ve wanted to.
    the devil wears prada rocks shopaholic rocks. and harry potter of course!

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  7. rhi Avatar
    rhi

    hey lady, linked to your blog from a comment you left me on twopeas. i’m an english lit student, i’m guessing you are too!
    Chronical of a Death Foretold – Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a must read.
    for chick lit my fav fav author is Lisa Jewell. Read any of her books if you havn’t already.
    love your blog!

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  8. alison Avatar
    alison

    You have to read Captivating by John Eldredge- You might have heard about Wild at Heart by him as well, about a man’s masculine journey. But this is all about women and why God created us to be the way we are. He co-wrote it with his wife. It is absolutely fabulous and makes you think about your life in a totally new perspective. I got it when it came out in 2005 and I have reread it many, many times.
    I’m reading Everyone Worth Knowing by the same lady that wrote The Devil Wears Prada- it is so cute! She keeps me so interested! I’m going to have to check out some of these books!

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  9. emily Avatar
    emily

    reading Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert…a travel memoir and her finding herself/her spirituality through Italy, India and Indonesia. Fantastic!!!

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  10. nikki Avatar
    nikki

    if you like some good chic lit…check out anything by Jennifer Weiner….she wrote in her shoes….but my fav was good in bed…you’ll love it elsie!
    -nikki

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  11. nikki Avatar
    nikki

    ohh ohhh…yes! cvhronicals of a death fortold is an awesome read…short too! luv that book. I read it in spanish, but it is awesome in either language!
    good call out rhi!

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  12. Patti Avatar
    Patti

    If you liked Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld you will LOVE LOVE LOVE “The Man of my Dreams” by her. It is a fabulous piece of chick-lit. Especially for the summer laying around on the beach. And oh yea, love your blog. Love your cards! Keep on keeping on….

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  13. Tam Avatar
    Tam

    LOVE books and two of my most remembered recent reads that I RECOMMEND to EVERYONE are by George Schaffner. These books were given to me by my niece who picked them up at college.
    Don’t be fooled into thinking these are religious based reads…They are about hope, human spirit, and what and how everyone and everything connects in some way…
    LOVED these two reads…

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  14. mary walmer Avatar
    mary walmer

    mmmm-books!! I LOVE to see other people’s book shelves! Have you read History of Love? can’t remember the author but it was great! Book Thief was amazing but it is in the young adult section so it doesn’t egt the recognition it deserves. Ahab’s Wife is a keeper-I could go on and on.

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  15. mary Avatar
    mary

    extremely loud and incredibly close by jonathan safran foer – my daughter highly recommended it and i loved it
    wicked by gregory maguire – my december bookclub book and i sat in a chair for 5 straight hours on new years day to finish it – really great back story to the wizard of oz (which i didn’t like much at all!)…the first 40 pages are rough going, but really worth it to stick with it – promise!

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  16. xobellaaimox Avatar
    xobellaaimox

    omg! seriously we have 90% of the same books!

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  17. xobellaaimox Avatar
    xobellaaimox

    PS (haha..) did you know that they are making a movie coming soon of PS I Love You?!?! i really love that book. so psyched.

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  18. Leslie Lienemann Avatar
    Leslie Lienemann

    Elise,
    I’ve been over at your card blog for some time now. Love the daily cards. LOVE them. Thanks. Anyway, just wanted to add my 2 cents to this post as I was skimming this blog for the first time and KNEW I had something to say about this post….
    Jennifer Wiener! She’s an awesome “chick lit” author. Some great ones are Good in Bed, Little Earthquakes, In Her Shoes (also a movie with Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, and Shirley McLaine) and Goodnight Nobody. Read and loved each and every one of them. Let me know what you think if you end up reading one. In the meantime, I’ll keep enjoying your creations.
    Leslie

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  19. Amanda Avatar
    Amanda

    If you haven’t read any of Meg Cabot’s books, I suggest you start with the Queen of Babble series! Epic! Wonderful! Swoon-inducing!

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