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July 30, 2015 at 7:38 pm #818059
savoirfaireParticipantIt’s been a while since we’ve had a book-recommendations thread, and I was wondering whether anybody else out there is playing along with the library’s summer reading program for grown-ups, and how it’s going for you.
http://www.spl.org/audiences/adults/summer-book-bingo
Are there squares you’re struggling with finding something for, or has it led you to read anything that you’ve especially enjoyed? My set-in-the-Northwest book (which could also have gone in the recommended-by-a-friend square) was Martin Marten, which I really enjoyed:
https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/item/show/3056184030_martin_marten
I love the way they designed the categories for the bingo card–I’m mostly reading novels for this, since that’s what I tend to do, but you could totally do (almost) all non-fiction if you were so inclined.
July 31, 2015 at 4:38 am #826379
seattlesparkleParticipantI picked up a bingo card, and have found a few books that fit some of the categories:
Turned into a Movie: the Fault in our Stars
Translated from another language: The Japanese Art of Tidying Up
Any recommendations for “Local Author”?
I am a slow reader, and will never finish a book in a day, so that rules out several bingoes!
July 31, 2015 at 4:54 am #826380
JoBParticipanti too am playing.
I got a recommendation from one of the librarians for a teen book…Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
i don’t know if i like it yet.
i was surprised to enjoy the graphic novel that was recommended.. Taxes, the Tea Party and.. by Stan Mack … can’t read my own writing :( …
i have most of the squares filled but i read a lot.. at least half a dozen books a week…
still have to find a collection of short stories i am willing to read tho…
and figure out what has been made into a movie since i don’t generally see them
and what’s been banned…
i am one of the rare kids that didn’t find a book more .. or less.. interesting because it was banned so am mostly clueless there :(
i have to admit.. i didn’t plan to play until one of the librarians talked me into it.. and i am glad i did as it has broken me out of my nightly mystery routine
July 31, 2015 at 6:45 am #826381
JanSParticipantshort stories…let me look…I have a recommendation for you..
yes…author’s name is Jess Walter…semi-local guy…more of PDX, I think…book is called “We Live in Water”…I think you’d enjoy it. Stories are local..
have heard one of the stories(took place in Seattle and PDX) read at Town Hall, in their short story program. He’ll be at Bumbershoot this year with Sherman Alexie.
July 31, 2015 at 7:41 am #826382
seattlesparkleParticipantSherman Alexie….this helps me out. Wouldn’t Sherman Alexie fall under local author? or his book ‘Ten Little Indians’ under the short story category? I’m sure his books are prizewinners. Could fill at least one category with this book!
JoB, a half dozen books a week? I’m impressed!
July 31, 2015 at 1:11 pm #826383
JoBParticipantseattlesparkle..
i use books instead of pain and sleeping pills…
far fewer nasty side effects :)
July 31, 2015 at 2:05 pm #826384
anonymeParticipantSherman lives in Ballard, last I heard. Another local author is (or, was) Ann Rule.
Neil Gaiman’s most recent book, ‘Trigger Warning’ is one of short stories.
‘Snow Falling on Cedars’ is both local and was made into a movie.
‘Hunger Games’ – another book/movie; do they all need to be local? A very different choice might be ‘The Dead’ by James Joyce, made into a movie some years ago.
I didn’t know about the library Bingo, but it’s sounding interesting. I used to read as much as JoB, but can’t afford glasses any more. So mostly I listen to audiobooks now.
July 31, 2015 at 3:17 pm #826385
savoirfaireParticipantD’oh, you all beat me to saying Sherman Alexie! We’re definitely lucky in Seattle to have so many local authors to choose from. I haven’t read Jess Walter’s short stories but his novels are wonderful.
JoB, I don’t know what kind of mysteries you prefer but you could always try the anthology Seattle Noir for your short stories.
anonyme, they don’t all need to be local though that could be a fun way of setting an extra constraint on the game :) – all local, or all young adult, or… All audio books works too, though that’s not exactly a fun constraint. I wish we could do something about glasses for you.
I’ve definitely noticed that a lot of the books I’ve read for this fit into more than one of the categories; somehow that makes it even more entertaining.
Oh, and how did I miss that Neil Gaiman has a new book out?!?
July 31, 2015 at 3:40 pm #826386
berthaParticipantSherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian has the added benefit of being a banned book. Banned books aren’t difficult to find I bet you’ve read a lot of them – if you have read Where the Wild Things Are, you have read a banned book. Other banned books include, The Great Gatsby, Gone With the Wind, Invisible Man, and To Kill a Mockingbird. Most of the classics have been challenged/banned at some point.
July 31, 2015 at 3:56 pm #826387
anonymeParticipantsavoirfaire – ‘Ocean at the End of the Lane’ is probably my all time favorite book, slightly edging out ‘David Copperfield’. Glad to meet another NG fan…!
July 31, 2015 at 4:35 pm #826388
savoirfaireParticipantAbsolutely True Diary is a young adult book, too, besides being staggeringly good.
anonyme, I love that one too, as well as Graveyard Book. And Coraline. And so on! He’s a superb reader of his own work, too, though you probably already knew that.
July 31, 2015 at 8:01 pm #826389
anonymeParticipantsf, I’ve become addicted to young adult fiction in the last few years, especially Maggie Stiefvater and Laini Taylor – can’t wait for the final installment of ‘The Raven Boys’ series. And yes, Gaiman’s narration is wonderful. You’ve named my top three of his books – in order!
July 31, 2015 at 8:56 pm #826390
seattlesparkleParticipantGood recommendations, everyone, thanks! Does anyone know of a good website for ‘Published the year you were born?”
I also checked out Lena Dunham’s book for ‘Author Under 30″
JoB, books instead of pills, I like that!
July 31, 2015 at 9:00 pm #826391
savoirfaireParticipantSometimes reading is reading, and sometimes it’s bibliotherapy!
seattlesparkle, if you go to the “advanced search” option on the library’s online catalog, you can search for things published within a specific date range – that’s how I found mine.
anonyme, if you like Coraline you should definitely listen to the audiobook (but be warned that it’s truly eerie/creepy and I regretted deciding to listen to it alone at night)
July 31, 2015 at 9:17 pm #826392
anonymeParticipantI did listen to Coraline, and the mouse chorus gave me nightmares. I think I had an “other mother” for real…I’ll never look at dolls with button eyes the same way again!!
July 31, 2015 at 9:35 pm #826393
HelperMonkeyParticipantif you’re into YA fiction with a werewolf bent, also set in Seattle, also written by a local author check out “Waking up Naked in Strange Places” by Julie McGalliard. This might knock off a few on your bingo list! For me it knocked off “out of your comfort zone”, “local author” and “set in the NW” :)
July 31, 2015 at 9:36 pm #826394
JoBParticipantanonyme..
i can be found by typing joanne followed by the at sign the by brayden followed by a dot and finally org.
i hate to see anyone unable to read… maybe we can find a way to get you glasses
July 31, 2015 at 9:41 pm #826395
HelperMonkeyParticipant@seattlesparkle – for books published in a certain year check Goodreads.com
July 31, 2015 at 10:39 pm #826396
savoirfaireParticipantHelperMonkey, have you read Hold Me Closer, Necromancer, by Lish McBride? Also local, also involves werewolves and sundry other supernatural beings, and lots of fun.
I’m curious what people are reading for “out of your comfort zone.” The one I currently have down for that is The Red Notebook, which is more of a straight-up love story than I usually read, but that doesn’t feel like enough of a stretch.
July 31, 2015 at 10:45 pm #826397
anonymeParticipantI remember reading ‘The Painted Bird’ by Jerzy Kosinski as a youngster. It was pretty far out of my comfort zone at the time, and probably still would be. Excellent, but not necessarily enjoyable (kind of like David Lynch’s ‘Eraserhead’, except that wasn’t a book!).
I can see my ‘holds’ list at SPL growing considerably in the next few days…
July 31, 2015 at 11:09 pm #826398
HelperMonkeyParticipant@savoirfaire I have not – but maybe I’ll check it out! Thanks for the rec. You can cross off “recommend a book” from your bingo card. :)
This one is out of my comfort zone because I don’t usually read YA fiction (or werewolf/sparkle vampire stuff) but I know the author’s husband and wanted to support a local author. I cannot put it down, though, so stepping out of the comfort zone is a good thing, obviously! :)
August 1, 2015 at 3:42 am #826399
GinaParticipantOne day book? For All of Us, One Today. By Richard Blanco. Available on e-book right now.
112 pages. Big print, generous spacing. Was the 2014 Seattle Reads book.
August 1, 2015 at 3:46 am #826400
GinaParticipantBanned books–Little House on the Prairie, Harry Potter series, Wrinkle in Time, everything Shel Silverstein ever wrote for kids.
August 1, 2015 at 3:56 am #826401
GinaParticipantLocal author, Betty Macdonald, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books. Brent Hartinger, young adult novels. Full Rip 9.0, Sandi Doughton. Boys in the Boat, Daniel Brown.
August 1, 2015 at 4:35 am #826402
JanSParticipantGina…my daughter is almost 35, and I think Wrinkle in Time is still one of her faves…
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