 | Welcome to My Planet: Where English Is Sometimes Spoken by Shannon Olson
Buy used from: $0.01 A borderline twentysomething/thirtysomething's neurotic relationship with everything from her family to Target shopping binges. Wonderful! Grade: A+
|
 | Children of God Go Bowling by Shannon Olson
Buy used from: $0.01 Terrific sequel to "Welcome To My Planet" and I honestly believe Shannon was writing about me. Grade: A+
|
 | From Baghdad, With Love: A Marine, the War, and a Dog Named Lava by Jay Kopelman
Buy new: $15.61 / Used from: $0.01 A "Marley and Me" with combat boots and an edge. I had the chance to meet Jay and he was such a down-to-earth guy. This book helps to remind the reader that while wartime atrocities happen, so do good things. Grade: A
|
 | The Cubicle Next Door by Siri L. Mitchell
Buy new: $15.38 / Used from: $3.37 Touching, uplifting read about being true to yourself and the trouble you get in when you're not. Grade: A
|
 | Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
Buy used from: $2.02 This was the first Nicholas Sparks book I've ever read and I was not at all let down by the hype -- finished this book in 2 days! If you have any connections to the military, you will find yourself relating to a lot of this book. Think I need to read some more Nicholas Sparks! Grade: A
|
 | Lizzie's War : A Novel by Tim Farrington
Buy used from: $2.29 Fantastic and heartwrenching look at the homefront during Vietnam. No matter what your feelings towards the policy during that time are, wars are always lost twice over on the homefront. Grade: A
|
 | The Big Love: A Novel by Sarah Dunn
Buy new: $11.89 / Used from: $0.01 A rather naive thirtysomething struggles to make sense in the crazy world of dating and relationships. Grade: A
|
 | Wasted : A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia by Marya Hornbacher
Buy used from: $0.71 One of the best novels ever written about eating disorders. A heavy, but nonetheless important read. Grade: A
|
 | My Pet Virus: The True Story of a Rebel Without a Cure by Shawn Decker
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $0.01 No sympathy expected here! Shawn writes candidly and humorously about life with HIV/AIDS. Grade: A
|
 | Something Beyond the Sky by Siri L. Mitchell
Buy used from: $0.01 A great book about military life and how it effects those married to military. Siri's one of my favorite authors, but this book seemed like it ended abruptly so I'm hoping there's a sequel in store. Grade: B
|
 | Romantically Challenged by Beth Orsoff
Buy used from: $0.01 Single, over 30, and in LA. What's a girl to do?? Grade: B
|
 | Babylon by Bus: Or, the true story of two friends who gave up their valuable franchise selling YANKEES SUCK T-shirts at Fenway to find meaning and adventure in Iraq, by Ray LeMoine
Buy new: $7.57 / Used from: $0.27 A look at Baghdad and the CPA right after the invasion through the eyes of NGO (Non-Government Organization) workers. Good read but I wish there would have been a glossary of some sort to help identifiy all the acronyms that were thrown around. Grade: B
|
 | Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet by Xinran Xinran
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $1.03 A love story that spans the borders of Communist China and Occupied Tibet. An eye-opening look into the culture of Tibet. Grade: B
|
 | Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
Buy new: $11.89 / Used from: $0.01 Madcap, zany, and hilarious "spoof" on your traditional crime novel! Grade: B
|
 | My Old True Love: A Novel by Sheila Kay Adams
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $2.01 Not quite Cold Mountain. Ends abruptly and kind of left me scratching my head. Grade: C+
|
 | Red Water: A Novel by Judith Freeman
Buy new: $11.21 / Used from: $0.01 A fascinating look into the lives of a Mormon Polygamist and his wives in 19th century Utah. However, the story tends to run dry all too often. Grade: C-
|
 | The Blog of War: Front-Line Dispatches from Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan by Matthew Currier Burden
Buy new: $11.70 / Used from: $0.94 Currently in progress.
|
Listmania!
