WV Reads 150 discussion

I'm thinking that my favorite is probably The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey.

Toni wrote: "I'm thinking that my favorite is probably The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey."

I'm going to have to agree with you, The Snow Child was an amazing read.

I just recently discovered Elinor Lipman, and I've been reading all her books. Love 'em all so far. Not a stinker in the bunch.

Tolstoy's Anna Karenina. It has been on my to read list for at least 5 years. It now one of my favorites. A very good character study. I avoided reading because of the subject of infidelity, which is actually a very small part of the book. If you get bogged down in the politics/labor/agrarian issues, then keep going. The book is well worth the endeavor (sort of like Moby Dick's chapter on whether the whale is a fish or mammal).

Brian wrote: "Tolstoy's Anna Karenina. It has been on my to read list for at least 5 years. It now one of my favorites. A very good character study. I avoided reading because of the subject of infidelity, wh..."

I loved Anna Karenina even though it is so sad, read it awhile back, along with War and Peace. People think they are so hard to read but once you get into them they are soooooooooooo good!

I just finished The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker and I liked it a lot. I read Anna Karenina last year and really loved it. I agree that it isn't a difficult read at all once you get past the Russian names.

might want to read an exploding book from a west virginian called--from hell to heaven to hell--non-fiction--very high drama--very high rated--in producers hands at this very moment.--amazon-kindle.

I need to add two more to my list of outstanding reads in 2013: Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall and The Curiosity by Stephen P. Kiernan. I rarely make comparisons or suggestions, but if you enjoyed To Kill A Mockingbird (one of my all-time favorite reads), then I strongly urge you to read Whistling Past the Graveyard.