What Iโve Been Reading
Updated May 12, 2020
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Pregnancy has helped me rediscover my love for reading. I keep a stack of books by our bed so when I am feeling sick and canโt get out of bed at least I have something to read.ย Sometimes I read a book a day-if itโs a bad day or I am really into the book and canโt put it down:)ย Here are a few of my latest favorites.
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
The Dwelling Place by Elizabeth Musser
What are you reading right now? Please share! I am always looking for new books to read.
I did the same thing when I was pregnant, and actually have been able to keep it up since Brandon was born. My kindle made it so easy to feed the baby and read with one hand! I loved the 2 Jeannette Walls books. Those are probably the best Iโve read recently.
I LOVED The Help! I literally finished it in 2 days, and then wished I hadnโt read it so fast because I couldnโt stop thinking about it for days!!!
I have a zillion books at my house. I should run some over that I think youโd like.
Thanks for the books!
I just finished reading โThe Hereticโs Daughterโ by Kathleen Kent. Itโs historical fiction, but based on a real-life grandmother of the authorโs (back 9 generations) who was accused and subsequently hanged as a witch during the Salem Witch trials.
Another book I read (last year) was โThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Societyโ by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. It is also historical fiction and is set during the WWII years.
I am currently reading โThe Postmistressโ by Sarah Blake. Another historical fiction novel (can you tell I like historical fiction?) set during WWII about a female postmaster in Massachusetts who reads a letter that comes into the post office but doesnโt deliver it and the consequences that follow. I have just started reading it, but it hooks you in from the first page.
Hope your morning sickness subsides soon so you can enjoy being pregnant. You are so blessed! Enjoy reading and relaxing and let your hubby pamper you!
Thank you!
Iโm reading Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (author of Seabiscut) it is one of the most interesting books iโve read in awhile. Amazing what one man can survive!
The Fourth Target, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Little Bee, The Kommandants Girl, The Piano Teacher, Sarahโs Key, The Hour I First Believed, The Namesake, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, The Thirteenth Tale, The Birth House, People of the Book. Was that helpful???
Love the blog!
Very helpful, thank you!
So glad that youโve been reading more! Enjoy this special time b/c in the 4.5 yrs since my daughter has been born, I think Iโve read only ABC books ๐ And blogs. lol
Iโm reading The Help right now too! Great book. Iโm not reading it now, but I think you would enjoy The Emperorโs of Chocolate! Itโs all about Hersheys and Marsโฆlike history of the companys, chocolate wars and a bit of business and marketing. Very good!
The Guernsey Literary and Potatoe Peel Society; Sarahโs Key; One Thousand White Woman by Jim Fergus; Kite Runner & A Thousand Splendid Sunsโboth by Khalid Hosseini. And I reallly enjoyed The Help. I have heard that Bound South is good also, along the same story lines of The Help.
The Help is one of my favorites! Iโm an avid reader, so Iโve got a few for you. Sarahโs Key, Ape House, Cutting for Stone, Little Bee, The book thief and Shadow in the wind! Enjoy!
I just finished The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (odd name, I know) but I loved the book!
Water for Elephants is one of my favourite books โ definitely put that on the list if you havenโt read it!
I loved Water for Elephants too!
Lincoln Lawyer!
I just finished โRoomโ by Emma Donoghue and now Iโm working on โLover Eternalโ from JR Ward ๐
I hope you get to feeling better. I lived on Lemon Heads and Sour Patch Kids when I was pregnant with my daughter. I had all-day sickness for all three trimesters!
Those look like great reads. I am compiling my beach book list and I will be adding those. Right now I am reading The Island bt Elin Hilderbrand. I really like it so far.
Brittany I just finished The Island, It was good I couldnโt put it down. Iโve read a few of her other books and loved them all. If you like her also try Kristin Hannonโs books there great. Iโm a Jodi Picoult fan and both of these other authors are right up there with her.
The Help is such a great book โ loved it! I recently read The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton and thought it was one of the best I have ever read โ I highly recommend it ๐ Right now I am reading Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin and itโs pretty good too. Happy Reading!
the help was one of the best books iโve ever read, loved it. are you on goodreads.com? itโs like a facebook for readers, and i love it because you get reviews and suggestions on books. i love reading!
Iโm not on Good Reads. I will have to check it out.
I loved The Help. Youโll have to report back and let us know how the other two books turn out.
I recently read the Help and LOVED it!
If youโre looking for some good non-fiction, I read โThe Boy Who Harnessed the Windโ and found it pretty fascinating!
Other favorites from the past include The Glass Castle, Skeletons at the Feast, The Book Thief, and my all-time favorite, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
Happy Reading!!
I read โThe Helpโ too, such a good book. If you havenโt read โThe Art of Racing in the Rainโ, Iโd definitely recommend that. Its a beautiful book. I also recently picked up โThe Forgotten Gardenโ as Iโve heard so much about it.
Glass Castle โ absolutely FASCINATING!!! The Hunger Games series
I really loved The Help too. Some books Iโve loved recently:
The Imperfectionists
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
Palimpsest (Valente)
Great House by Nicole Krauss
I loved The Help. Iโm currently reading Sing Me Home. I was iffy about reading it at first but iโm actually really enjoying it!
I enjoyed Loving Frankโ One of the recent books re Frank Lloyd Wright and his life.
Molokai โ Barnett A fascinating look at the lives of the people sent to the island before antiobiotics were found to cure leprosy- looking at Pearl Harbor at the beginning of WWII.
The red tent- An all time favorite.
I always have at least 2 books going at a time plus a book on CD for my commuteโฆ..Iโm lost without something good to read- life is too short to drink bad wine or read lousy literature!
Our book club read The Help and House Rules this year. I really enjoyed them both. Just finished Black Heels to Tractor Wheels todayโฆ.loved it! A fun read! Next up for book club is Water for Elephants.
I just finished The School of Secret Ingredients. Itโs about a woman who owns a restaurant and teaches a cooking class. It is sweet, full of lovely imagery about cooking, and tells the tale of her students. Foodies would probably love this one.
Iโve read that book and loved it!
I just started reading your blog and love browsing through all your recipes. I am a huge reader. Iโm currently reader The Lake of Dreams, by Kim Edwards author of Memory Keeperโs Daughter. Have you heard of goodreads.com? Itโs a great way to track the books you read and find out what your friends, and other readers enjoy, as well.