Welcome to the Twitterature link-up! For the lowdown, head over here, or try this Cliff Notes version: this is the place to share short, casual reviews of books you’ve been reading.
Here’s what I’ve been reading
Someday, Someday, Maybe, Lauren Graham
Finished Gilmore Girls, so I started Lorelai’s (I mean, Lauren Graham’s) book next. Fun and funny, and not bad at all for a debut novel. #beachreading
The Engagements: A Novel, J. Courtney Sullivan
The independent love stories of four couples are separated by generations, but share a surprising common bond. Woven throughout is the story of an iconic De Beer’s ad campaign. #ADiamondIsForever
Angle of Repose, Wallace Stegner
A sweeping novel, a commentary on marriage–why it works, why it fails. It’s a Pulitzer winner, but its dream sequence ending feels like a copout.
Attachments, Rainbow Rowell
Sweet, light-hearted, fun. Not nearly as angsty as Eleanor & Park, but not as good, either. This modern love story unfolds over email. #chicklit
Life After Life, Jill McCorkle
So beautiful–in parts–but some of the plot twists are just plain baffling. Not terrible, but not one I’d really recommend.
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I had no idea Lauren Graham wrote a book! I will check it out, if only because I loved Gilmore Girls :).
As I read it, I was wondering how much of it was autobiographical: it’s about a comedy actress struggling to break through in NYC in the 90s. 🙂
My favorite day of the month at Modern Mrs. Darcy! Can’t wait for my ‘to be read’ list to grow and grow! I didn’t realize that Rainbow Rowell had written another book. I read Eleanor and Park this month and loved it. Sounds like maybe I don’t need to rush to the next one…
If you loved E&P, definitely read Attachments. And then Fangirl will be out in September. 🙂
At first glance, I just saw the cover and thought “Hey, that looks like the cover of Eleanor and Park!”
So do you recommend the Engagements?u
I liked it. I thought the unusual structure really worked, though I can imagine it would drive some readers bonkers! It looks like Meg (the comment after yours) wasn’t sure she even wanted to finish it.
It’s been on my list for awhile — just put it on hold at the library, so no pressure to love it! Thanks.
I am in the middle of reading Someday, Someday Maybe right now, and Eleanor & Park is in my stack of library books. I read The Engagements last week and am curious as to whether you liked it. My group that I read it with had mixed feelings about even finishing it.
I did like it. Did you decide to finish it, or not?
My mother-in-law and I finished it, and we both agreed that out of the five story lines, we liked two of them, and the other three stories we either didn’t really care about the story or we disliked the characters. Not a great recommendation, but I would be interested to know others’ thoughts about this one.
Totally get that. And I think I can guess who you liked and who you didn’t. 🙂
Linking up for the first time. Thank you, Anne!
I love your linkups, but for some reason I cannot see the linkup in this post?
My latest Twitterature is up now at : http://rebekkaksteg.com/2013/08/15/august-twitterature-2013/
Weird. I added you to the linkup. 🙂
I so enjoyed Someday, Someday, Maybe – so much fun – and found The Engagements fascinating. (I wanted more of Frances’ story, though.)
I have yet to pick up any Rainbow Rowell or Wallace Stegner – but you’re making me curious!
I agree about Frances!
(I’m interested in what you’d think of Rainbow Rowell; I would expect you to like Crossing to Safety.)
So, Anne, would you say you liked Crossing to Safety more than Angle of Repose?
Yep. Angle of Repose was good, but I loved Crossing to Safety. Loved.
Connections was a fun read!! I have to get to E&P soon! I also want to read the Lauren Graham book now!!
I keep hearing good things about Someday, Someday Maybe so I think it’s time to add it to my list. Although I’ve been saying that about the Gilmore Girls for years-I really need to start watching!! Maybe I’ll make those my “fun” goals for September 🙂
I like the idea of “fun” goals, and of Gilmore Girls being one of them. 🙂
I have Someday, Someday, Maybe waiting for me at our library, I’m excited to read it more so now after reading your quick take on it. #gilmoregirlsfansunite
I always get so many great book recommendations here, love the link up!
#GilmoreGirlsFansForever 🙂
Looks like some to add to my list. Maybe you’ve already done this already (I’m new to MMD) but I’d love to see a post on how and when you fit this amount of reading into your life. I’m a Mom of 2 littles right now (2 and 7 mos) and I’d love to be more intentional about reading more, a lot more! I’m sure I’d glean some ideas and inspiration from how you do it, without staying up all night (Which is what I tend to do and it does not work out well for any of us the next day.) Thanks for a great blog!
Added Lauren Graham’s book and The Engagements to my list! Picking up Eleanor and Park tomorrow…so I may check out Attachments too 🙂