This Week...Books I Really Liked but Can’t Remember Anything/Much About. I'm doing books I read a while back that I liked but haven't read recently.
1) Jung Chang-Wild Swans
Memoir of three generations of women in China-a warlord's concubine, a Maoist during the Cultural Revolution and a young woman deemed an enemy of the state. This was a great read and I gave it 5 stars at the time in 2010.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9763.Wild_Swans
2) Markus Zusak-The Book Thief
A girl from a communist family is adopted by a German family who are suspected of not being Hitler supporters. Struggling to find her identity, she finds solace in stealing books. I really want to watch the film and shed more tears. Read 2010.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/893136.The_Book_Thief
3) Khaled Hosseini-The Kite Runner
A boy from a rich family disowns his servant friend after a shocking incident but many years later finds redemption against the backdrop of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. I read it in 2010 and cried a lot.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413081.The_Kite_Runner
4) Heather Gudenkauf-The Weight of Silence
Two seven year old girls are missing in the woods and the investigation begins. It's a race against time to find them as someone dangerous is lurking out there. This was a good thriller with a switching viewpoint and I remember liking it. Read 2010.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7089636-the-weight-of-silence
5) Zoe Heller-Notes on a Scandal
A lonely schoolteacher becomes friends with a young teacher who is having an affair with a pupil. Barbara's obsessive friendship with Sheba is going to take a darker turn and there will be a scandal. Enjoyable book and good film, read in 2010.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1597185.Notes_On_A_Scandal
6) Wendy Jean-Unstolen
Bethany's childhood is blighted by the mystery of her missing brother and now that she is a mother, she has to deal with her own mother murdering what seems to be a random stranger. I liked the dual stories showing her childhood and adulthood. Read 2010.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2005285.Unstolen
7) Audrey Niffenegger-The Time Traveller's Wife
Henry has an illness that sends him back and forward in time, making it difficult to maintain his relationship with Clare, and having a dangerous effect on his health. Sad book and sad film but I enjoyed both. Read 2010.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14050.The_Time_Traveler_s_Wife
8) Curtis Sittenfeld-American Wife
Alice kills the boy she loves in a fatal car crash and gets into a destructive relationship. Years later she is marrying a man who could be the next President. This book was said to be based on the life of Laura Bush and it was fascinating. Read 2010.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5655153-american-wife
9) Dean Koontz-Lightning
Each time lightning strikes, a crucial event happens in Laura's life. Growing up in a children's home with a pervert on the loose, a guardian angel appears whenever she is in trouble. Time travel thriller with Nazis too! Read 2010.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/369580.Lightning
10) Sherri Fulmer Moorer-Move
Ruby has always been one of life's punchbags with a hellish boss and miserable life. A stranger offers to get her life back but when she agrees, life spins out of control. This was an interesting mystery thriller with a touch of paranormal. Read 2013.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17398841-move
I read an Audrey Niffenegger book once but can't remember which one. Maybe it was Sisters - if that's by her. I just finished an interactive kindle novella by Dean Koontz which was pretty good. I was hesitant about the interactive part but it was kind of cool. Plus I was able to borrow it for free with my Prime account so it was a win-win. Thanks for sharing your list!
ReplyDeleteIt's the only one I read by the author-this was during a contemporary and mystery/thriller phase I had but I kind of left those books behind when I found Indie horror, apocalypse and zombies. I did like it at the time though but I wouldn't read it again. Dean Koontz was very hit and miss for me but I loved Lightning!
DeleteI wrote my grad school thesis on The Book Thief, so it’s impossible for me to forget it. I had to read it a billion times. I also don’t remember The Time Traveler’s Wife very well. I know I liked it.
ReplyDeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
As much as I liked these books at the time, I don't think I could've read any of them that many times! I think I'll restrain myself from a thesis unless I get to do Harry Potter!
DeleteNice list. I have some of these yet to read. Funny how quickly we forget why we liked a book. Shows just how much we read!
ReplyDeleteIt does doesn't it! I was pleased with this topic as it gave me a chance to highlight good stuff in the genres I used to read.
DeleteI read Lighting years ago and can't remember a thing about it. Not even the Nazi bit. I skipped this TTT because as I started going through my read books at Goodreads I realized I had about 50 that I liked but couldn't remember.
ReplyDeleteI've got quite a few more I could've used but I figured I'd pick some from genres I don't really read now, as something different to talk about! I really need to re-read Lightning at some point.
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