There are books you read, and then there are books that change you. They serve as a source for inspiration. Whether it's a romance novel, an action and adventure book, a suspense filled thriller or a science-fiction book, there is so much to learn from these terrific reads.
We came across this beautifully-composed video that sums up the "magic" that books offer.
As avid readers, we truly believe there is nothing like a good book. So we wanted to share our love of reading with you! It was really hard to narrow the list down but here is our top 10 list of must reads and a few guilty pleasures:
Now that you know our top 10, we want to know which books you simply can't put down. If you were stranded on a dessert island which book would you want in your hand? We want your recommendations.
If you share your book reviews and recommendations this week you'll be entered for a chance to win one of our giveaway prizes. Submit your favorite book to SheSpeaks Reviews and add a comment to this blog post by 6pm EST on January 30th, 2012. You can enter a review AND a comment and you will have two entries to win!
Prizes:
The Tiger's Wife |
Ten Thousand Saints |
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Wonderstruck |
Blueprints for Building Better Girls |
The Art of Fielding |
The contest starts January 24, 2012 and ends January 30, 2012; at 6:00 p.m. Must be a US resident. No purchase necessary.
GOOD LUCK!
Thanks for the chance to win! I entered a review for a book that you did not have on here yet...it is called One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp and I recommend it for everyone who wants to experience more joy and thankfulness in their life!
if it weren't for the public library, I'd be broke. I love to read. I recently got a kindle and now I won't have to lug a huge bag of books every place I go on vacation.
I love many different genre of books. First and foremost, I love the Bible. I also love getting lost in a good mystery or who done it. I enjoy Greg Iles and Iris Johanson, to name a few. The last book I read was "The Help". I enjoyed this immensely! I look forward to meeting and sharing with all SheSpeaks members!
I love discussing books and have enjoyed being in a book club for 2 years now. Everyone brings something and gets something different from the group and the books. Its also been fun reading books that I might not otherwise pick up. Henrietta Lacks' story was amazing
I am an avid reader. and book reviewer. I love to read. Especially parnormal romance and fantasy. I cant get enough. :)
The Help is what I am going to read next. I just love to read physical books, I also love to wander around libraries and bookstores. I can get interested in almost anything I read.
I love books. I have a ton of them. I rather have a real book in my hands when I'm reading too. That is the reason why I haven't bought myself a kindle or nook. I am currently reading The Hunger Games. I need to finish it before the movie comes out in March so I can compare. I am sure the book will always be better.
I just reviewed Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. Loved it!
I love books! My recent favorites are The Red Tent, The Pillars of the Earth, and the Outlander series.
I'm currently reading a novel called Leah's Journey and it is a truly excllent book. It was published back in 1978 so it would take some digging to find, but it is definitely worth it. It's the story of a Jewish immigrant from Russia living in New York City in the 1920's and 30's and her story of making it in America.
I have a Kindle, and I gotta confess: I much prefer reading from a real book. I still love the Kindle, but I thought I'd give up paper books. Nope, I was wrong.
Books are my favorite escape! I have read everything written by Terry Brooks and Robert Heinlein and love love Memories of a Geisha thanks for asking!
I'm on the last book of the Game of Thrones series...I loved the first 3, but the 4th was really slow. I'm just barely starting 5 and hopefully it'll start to pick up again soon. Also read The Help which was an adorable book
The Help was a great book, I could not put it down I loved it! I also liked reading Saving Cee Cee Honey Cut, this is a book about a girl who's mother has a mental illness and she is sent off to live with her aunt. I really enjoyed reading this, a few scenes from the book, The Little girls mother would meet her when she got off of the school bus in a Prom dress waving away at all the boys, see her mother used to be a beauty queen so she was very pretty, but this was very embarrassing even if your mom was sick. Her dad was a traveling salesman so he was gone a lot and she had to take care of her mother, her mother was always dressed in prom dresses going to the good will buying out the dresses that were on sale.
I couldn't put down the Hunger Games series, but the ultimate, stranded on a desert island with only one book choice would be "Redeeming Love".