Backman!!! And oh my gosh I am so excited to see someone else who hates The Women. I could not stand that book. Unfortunately it was my first Kristin Hannah, so I might try the great alone and a couple of others, but that one turned me off big time haha.
Great list. Unfortunately all of my favorites are long dead, which somewhat lowers the odds of any new releases. But many of them left behind large selections to choose from so there's that. I did go through a Stephen King phase in my twenties where I read (and reread) everything he'd written. Unfortunately we had a parting of the ways, though I'll always treasure those reading memories.
Charles Dickens, Sir Walter Scott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain, Jack London, Robert Louis Stevenson, Washington Irving, Thomas Hardy. Definitely a Victorian era heavy list, though among more modern writers (i.e. not so long dead as the others) I also love Ray Bradbury and Ellis Peters.
Backman!!! And oh my gosh I am so excited to see someone else who hates The Women. I could not stand that book. Unfortunately it was my first Kristin Hannah, so I might try the great alone and a couple of others, but that one turned me off big time haha.
Oh man, that is a bummer that it was your first. I read Nightingale first, which was fine, but her next two are her best, in my opinion!
I too have read some Hannah books and enjoyed them. I found “The Women” insipid.
After how much I hated the women I’ve wondered if I’d still like TGA if I read it today. It was almost 10 years ago!
I loved The Women. That was my first Kristin Hannah book. Maybe I like her because we are the same age and had some similar life experiences.
So many people loved it. I think I’m the outlier!
Great list. Unfortunately all of my favorites are long dead, which somewhat lowers the odds of any new releases. But many of them left behind large selections to choose from so there's that. I did go through a Stephen King phase in my twenties where I read (and reread) everything he'd written. Unfortunately we had a parting of the ways, though I'll always treasure those reading memories.
Who are some of your favorites?
Charles Dickens, Sir Walter Scott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain, Jack London, Robert Louis Stevenson, Washington Irving, Thomas Hardy. Definitely a Victorian era heavy list, though among more modern writers (i.e. not so long dead as the others) I also love Ray Bradbury and Ellis Peters.
A Painted House by Grisham is wonderful. One of his few (or only) books that has nothing to do with the law or courtrooms.
I’ve got that one on hold at the library!