Machel Shull's Blog - Posts Tagged "must-read"
Why I love Goodreads
I found this marvelous site last a few years ago and I remember thinking that I found something fun and exciting. I was right. I had. This is my favorite on-line social networking site. Mainly because of all that it offers as in terms of books, their beautiful covers, the reviews and suggestions of finding other books to read. While some may love reading their other updates, I love to check out this feed here. I love to discover new stories and I value other reviews as well. So, thanks for dropping in. If you are here, you are just like me. You are a book lover. So welcome! I look forward to hearing your thoughts, connecting and discovering more incredible stories to read just like you are looking to do right now.
Here are a few contemporary authors I would suggest reading if you haven't yet discovered them:
Kate Kerrigan
Joanna Crispi
Mary E. Coen
Luanne Rice (MY FAV!)
Marla Martenson
Joseph Monninger
Sophie Kinsella
Alice Hoffman
Sue Monk Kidd
Lolly Winston
Susan Minot
Elizabeth Gilbert
Michiko Rolek
I am sure you know some of these by heart. But in case you haven't read one of their books, I am sure you will love them, too.
My favorite classic authors:
John Steinbeck
Charlotte Bronte
Jane Austin
Truman Capote
Charles Dickens
And my very favorite book of all time? It is surprising to me still that I love this book so much. But what makes a great book? For me it's the characters. The images and those indelible memories that stay with you like you actually experienced it for yourself in person.
CANNERY ROW by John Steinbeck is my favorite.
I hate to say that Jane Eyre got demoted but, alas, some crazy characters down by the water's edge living in hobbled make-shift like homes stole my heart. And that is just what a great book will do when you are not expecting it to do.
I just recently started reading the genius of a writer, Stephen King. I know. I am late in the game. But you know what they say...
And luckily for me, I have five lined up to read.
Happy reading to all.
Machel Shull
Here are a few contemporary authors I would suggest reading if you haven't yet discovered them:
Kate Kerrigan
Joanna Crispi
Mary E. Coen
Luanne Rice (MY FAV!)
Marla Martenson
Joseph Monninger
Sophie Kinsella
Alice Hoffman
Sue Monk Kidd
Lolly Winston
Susan Minot
Elizabeth Gilbert
Michiko Rolek
I am sure you know some of these by heart. But in case you haven't read one of their books, I am sure you will love them, too.
My favorite classic authors:
John Steinbeck
Charlotte Bronte
Jane Austin
Truman Capote
Charles Dickens
And my very favorite book of all time? It is surprising to me still that I love this book so much. But what makes a great book? For me it's the characters. The images and those indelible memories that stay with you like you actually experienced it for yourself in person.
CANNERY ROW by John Steinbeck is my favorite.
I hate to say that Jane Eyre got demoted but, alas, some crazy characters down by the water's edge living in hobbled make-shift like homes stole my heart. And that is just what a great book will do when you are not expecting it to do.
I just recently started reading the genius of a writer, Stephen King. I know. I am late in the game. But you know what they say...
And luckily for me, I have five lined up to read.
Happy reading to all.
Machel Shull
