Comments on: Six Books I Declare You Should Read

By: Jess

Jess — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:20:05 +0000

Tracked you here from a comment on Don Miller’s blog that made me lol. I failed twice to get through The Stand but most of those other books I’ve read and loved. I second Bird by Bird. I liked it even better than Operating Instructions. Lamott’s novels are good too. I was enjoying A Million Miles but some fool (probably one of those Christian yahoos) requested it at the library so I had to give it back before I finished it.

By: Lalex

Lalex — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:10:31 +0000

chipster, thank you for your book suggestions. I am finding myself avariciously hungry for the written word lately and i am planning on taking you up on them asap. btw, the kite runner changed my life and i cherish it like an old friend. however, it will make you cry like a baby (in pain AND joy) and if it doesn’t, you need to take a spiritual retreat and figure out how to feel again. love ya!!
ps- hosseini’s “A Thousand Splendid Suns” is also a must read.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:53:34 +0000

I read Anne Lamott’s Bird By Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life years ago at Westmont and have re-read it multiple times since. It’s a must for anyone who wants to write well or just laugh a lot.

By: Tim Blackett

Tim Blackett — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:26:13 +0000

Mr. Pip by Lloyd Jones… no cutesy review. Just an Awesome book. It’s not very often a book will make me cry. Mr. Pip made me do so in front of my uber-manly father-in-law.

By: annie

annie — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:34:33 +0000

Apathy and Other Small Victories by Paul Neilan
God is Dead by Ron Currie

Loved is not the right word. But, they are still rolling around in my brain, which is better and a greater success, I think. However, you will either love or hate them – they are not for everyone.

By: Stretch Mark Mama (@stretchmarkmama)

Stretch Mark Mama (@stretchmarkmama) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:06:39 +0000

Anne Lamott had such a great description of the “baby food” phase where you stick the food in, it gets spit out, and then you scrape scrape scrape and stick it right back in. I thought of you guys and wished I would have wrote that sentence down. It was highly quotable and worthy of being added to your daily vocabulary.

I’ve also become a better writer (“writer”) by reading aloud to my kids. It’s easy to tell the difference between good and bad lit simply by speaking it aloud. No doubt you’ve already read some trashy board books you’ve wanted to fling across the room. But Sandra Boynton was a well-loved favorite for mom (dad) and kids alike.