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| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Monthly Bests | | 33 | janoorani24, Friday 2:45pm | |
| Book talk : Books Told by Multiple Character Points of View | | 29 | oldfolkgc, December 2 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the week of November 21, 2009? | | 227 | Glorybe1, December 2 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Wonderlake @ 2009 | | 77 | wonderlake, December 1 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Jasper's 2009 Reading List | | 98 | efoltz, November 28 | |
| Fifty States Fiction (or Nonfiction) Challenge : CBL's American journey | | 30 | cbl_tn, November 28 | |
| Historical Fiction : New , first books | | 50 | cnposner, November 19 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : brenzi joins 75 Book Challenge for fun | | 7 | brenzi, October 17 | |
| Hogwarts Express : Word Association #25 | | 468 | foggidawn, October 12 | |
| Alphabet Challenges : Judylou: not another challenge? | | 9 | DeltaQueen50, October 7 | |
| Single Booklovers : welcome! | | 76 | setnahkt, October 4 | |
| 999 Challenge : MelBurnett's 999 challenge | | 26 | burnett, September 16 | |
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| 50 Book Challenge : bonniebook's 50 book challenge in 2009, chapter 2 | | 265 | nannybebette, September 13 | |
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| TBR Challenge : Wonderlake's TBR | | 25 | wonderlake, July 31 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : DonnaReads | | 219 | Donna828, July 22 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Books Brought Home- June 2009 | | 331 | mckait, July 1 | |
| The Prizes : The Orange Prize 2009 | | 45 | Cariola, June 22 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What books are next on your reading list? Part 2 | | 155 | pologal, April 29 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : 2009 Your Best Five Reads of Quarter 1 (January - March) | | 117 | narcissus_in_theory, April 15 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What You Are Reading the Week of 21 February 2009 | | 205 | bookwormjules, April 12 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : lindsacl's (Laura's) challenge | | 227 | lindsacl, March 2 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Favorite 5 Fiction Reads of 2008 | | 109 | pm11, March 2 | |
| 999 Challenge : Farrm Lane Book's List | | 5 | farmlanebooks, January 25 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Porch Reader's 2008 Reading | | 210 | porch_reader, January 19 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Whisper's 2008 Reading List | | 472 | alcottacre, January 3 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : The Best of Books, the Worst of Books | | 19 | Whisper1, January 3 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : loves2read | | 56 | WisteriaLeigh, January 2 | |
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| 50 Book Challenge : teelgee's 100 for 2008 Part Two | | 314 | teelgee, December 2008 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : akowen's First Fifty | | 20 | akowen, December 2008 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : arbjrm's 2008 challenge | | 44 | arbjrm, December 2008 | |
| The Green Dragon : Your best books read in 2008! Fiction | | 54 | dressagegrrrl, December 2008 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : The Bookie Awards! | | 10 | FlossieT, December 2008 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : i.should.b.reading 2008 challenge | | 137 | i.should.b.reading, December 2008 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What Are You Reading the Week of 6 December 2008 | | 191 | ZanKnits, December 2008 | |
| Early Reviewers : Mudbound | | 7 | lrobe190, December 2008 | |
| Algonquin Readers Round Table : What do you think of these Algonquin titles? | | 87 | mckait, December 2008 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What Are You Reading The Week of 1 November 2008 | | 163 | Sean191, November 2008 | |
| Algonquin Readers Round Table : Books to Keep You Eyes Out For | | 31 | nsg0223, October 2008 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : A Great Book I've Read in 2008 Because of LT . . . | | 86 | alans, September 2008 | |
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| What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - JUNE 2008 | | 221 | CharlesBixx, August 2008 | |
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| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 5 July 2008 | | 264 | Whicker, July 2008 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Top Five Books, 2008, Q2: April - June | | 110 | Medellia, July 2008 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 28 June 2008 | | 219 | Cariola, July 2008 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Top 3 Reads June 2008 | | 31 | bnbooklady, July 2008 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 21 June 2008 | | 193 | Whisper1, June 2008 | |
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| Girlybooks : Bellwether Prize | | 3 | avisannschild, May 2008 | |
| Dormant: Early Reviewers : November Book Watch | | 151 | AuntJo, April 2008 | |
| Dormant: Early Reviewers : November: What did you get? | | 65 | nixsidhe, January 2008 | |
Off to an early start! Mudbound Hillary Jordan Hi Bonnie & Susan, how are you both?
I really enjoyed Mudbound, though I didn't love it as much as I had hoped to. My husband and mother both read the book in one sitting, and were riveted and emotionally affected. I wasn't able to read it that way -- it took me a few weeks, as I was ... I loved Mudbound. It is also special to me as it was book 50 in my 50 book challenge. ... Inclusive Settings by Polloway et al.
60. Guiding Readers and Writers by Fountas & Pinnell Excellent book!
61. Mudbound by Hillary Jordan ... read all of them!
January:
A Mercy by Toni Morrison (F)
The Faith Club by Ranya Idliby (NF)
February:
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan (F)
Being Dead Is No Excuse by Gayden Metcalf (NF)
March:
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky (F)
Prayer: Finding ... Prodigal Summer - Not first-person narration, but follows several different characters and their POV.
Mudbound - narrated by a lot of different characters (too many, IMO).
Drowning Ruth is narrated largely in 3rd-person, but makes jumps to first-person within that (it's actually a ... ... Something Missing later tonight so next up is When I Forgot by Elina Hirvonen.
Thanks to this weeks postings - Mudbound has hit my TBR pile.
AMQS and msf59 - I cannot rave about The Cellist of Sarajevo enough. Enjoy!
teelgee - I second womansheart's recommendation of Still ... > AMQS- I have also just started The Cellist of Sarajevo and it's been quite wonderful. Beautiful prose. I also have Mudbound on my list. I've heard great things! This week I'm reading Mudbound by Hillary Jordan for book club. From the last book club, that is... I'm a bit behind, but determined to catch up somehow. Also reading The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway -- it was loaned to me today during a biblioemergency. Last night I finished ... I can't say enough about the book Mudbound by Hillary Jordan. It's excellent and is about a family in the South right after WWII. It's told from various perspectives and I found it to be an excellent book. The audiobook is also a joy to listen to.
I second and third everyone's recommendation ... ... *
34. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay ***
35. The Help by Kathryn Stockett *****
36. Brooklyn by Colm Toibin ****
37. Mudbound by Hillary Jordan ****1/2
38. The Day the Falls Stoof Still by Kathy Marie Buchanan ****
39. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese ****1/2
40. The Yiddish P ... ... *
34. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay ***
35. The Help by Kathryn Stockett *****
36. Brooklyn by Colm Toibin ****
37. Mudbound by Hillary Jordan ****1/2
38. The Day the Falls Stoof Still by Kathy Marie Buchanan ****
39. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese ****1/2
40. The Yiddish P ... OK, that list was way too long! I've deleted it. If anyone wants the alphabetized list, tell me and I'll send it to you.
Hillary Jordan ... too this year and I think you will really like it. No, I take that back; I know you'll love it! I think you'd like Mudbound too which is already in paperback. ... ory.
- Clown Girl
- The Crow Road
- The Flying Troutmans
- How the Dead Dream
- Into the Beautiful North
- Mudbound
- The Outlander
- A Reliable Wife
- Stitches: A Memoir
- The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
- Sunnyside
- Tinkers
- Boven is Het Stil ... by Olaf Olaffson
K. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
L. Love and the Platypus by Nicholas Drayson
M. Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
N. The Nanny Diaries by McLaughlin & Kraus
O. Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende
P. Peony in Love by Lisa See
Q. Q & A ... ... Galloway
Ex-Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader - Anne Fadiman
The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon
Mudbound - Hillary Jordan
The Help - Kathryn Stockett
The Coroner's Lunch - Colin Cotterill (It surprised me that I liked it so much, considering I don't usually ... ... Idea of Perfection - Kate Grenville
10.The Girl Who Played With Fire - Stieg Larsson
Other close favorites:
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
City of Thieves by David Benioff
Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
Olive Kittridge by Elizabeth Strou ... Over the long weekend I started and finished my favorite read of the year so far!!! Mudbound by Hilary Jordan is such a good story. The characters seem so real. My vision of them was so clear in my mind it was like watching a play instead of reading a novel. It isn't a warm fuzzy story by any ... ... one narrator too; it allows me to better fall in love with the character and/or really escape into the story. I did love Mudbound though. Also waiting for That Old Cape Magic. You have been reading some terrific books, Brenzi. Mudbound was one of my favorites from last year. 30. Mudbound - I enjoyed this one, though I was a bit annoyed at first by the multitude of perspectives and the seemingly random switching between different characters. It made more sense later on, and the story definitely drew me in. 42. Mudbound by Hillary Jordan. I loved the writing, but can't really comment on the story without giving things away.
I started The White Tiger on the bus this morning - amazingly it was just sitting on the shelf at the library even though the last time I looked at the catalogue it had ... ... I have eight books listed.
I share Lark and Termite with Mark (msf59), The Help with bell7, and The Given Day and Mudbound with sydamy.
I love lists, but won't be posting my Top Ten until the end of the year because who knows what I'll read between now and then. You are compiling a ... ... Devine by Elinor Lipman
Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabom
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
Last Days of Summer by Steve Kluger
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Be aware, there are still many months left of the year, ... 50. Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
First, yeah I hit 50! Looking back I'm wondering how I got anything else in my life done, it seems all I did was read, luckily many were excellent reads, so worth it in the end.
And what a book to hit 50 with. This was excellent. And proves to me good writing ... ... rtenson
The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
Deafening by Frances Itani
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Remembering the Bones by ... ... when my book club chooses books for next season -- usually in August or September. I'll also be nominating The Help, Mudbound... I still have a month or so, I know the list will get longer! ... I saw reviews comparing it to To Kill a Mockingbird but now that I finished it, I have to agree. Also compares well to Mudbound. It's one of those books where you slow down at the end so it'll last just a little bit longer. 45. Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
46. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lighting Thief by Rick Riordan
47. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
... ryland
21. Massachusetts - Still as Death by Sarah Stewart Taylor
22. Michigan
23. Minnesota
24. Mississippi - Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
25. Missouri - The Moonflower Vine by Jetta Carleton; The Blood Ballad by Rett MacPherson; Alibis in Arkansas by Christine ... ... oup
57. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz (5/23/09)
58. Family Man - Elinor Lipman (6/05/09)
59. Mudbound - Hillary Jordan (6/06/09)
60. 26A - Diana Evans (6/19/09)
61. Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout (6/22/09)
62. Brain Rules - John Medina (6/09) ... two books to my Kindle...last weekend:
Mudbound by Hilary Jordan
Cold Rock River by J L Miles
............similar in theme....a friend of mine wants to teach these books together next year...so i am the defacto Guinea Pig Reader..to see if they work.....*oink oink* ... oup
57. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz (5/23/09)
58. Family Man - Elinor Lipman (6/05/09)
59. Mudbound - Hillary Jordan (6/06/09)
60. 26A - Diana Evans (6/19/09)
61. Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout (6/22/09)
62. Brain Rules - John Medina (6/09) ... ... (4/23/09)
How Sex Works: Why We Look, Smell, Taste, Feel and Act the Way We Do - Sharon Moalem (5/07/09)
Mudbound - Hillary Jordan (6/06/09)
The Help - Kathryn Stockett (7/2/09)
A Boy of Good Breeding - Miriam Toews (7/20/09)
What is the What - David E ... ... Lawrence, which I couldn't get through - its convoluted sentences made me realise how simply and clearly written Mudbound had been. However, the story was interesting. It was a sort of subversion of a Boy's Own adventure story - a young man is sent off to the Balkans on a secret ... Just back from a week's holiday, with blissful amounts of reading done.
26. Mudbound by Hillary Jordan - a story of "rage and lust, of recklessness and selfishness and betrayal" in the Mississippi Delta of the 1940s. The book, which builds towards a climax which we know from the start is ... ... LT, friends or family
1.The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
2. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
3. Mudbound by Hilary Jordan
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My Top Five in the order that I read them:
A Mercy by Toni Morrison
Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky*
*I will finish this one over the week end ... ... list.
Though I haven't read it yet Kate Atkinson's newest When Will There be Good News will probably show up.
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan - new author. ... if it is still there. Thanks for giving me a reason to spend part of my Saturday at one of my favorite places.
I read Mudbound last year and agree with your comments. It was a marvelously written book.
Two more excellent books to add this morning ... Mudbound and When Will There Be Good News. Mudbound was a tragic story in almost every way, although knowing the history of racial oppression, the outcome was a foregone conclusion. But, the characters were marvelously drawn and their emotions ... ... it. Just read 'Footsteps' by Elizabeth McMahon, which I thought was wonderful, and equally wonderful in different ways was Mudbound, next, maybe When Will There Be Good News... ... that you inspired me to read Property after I had already read A Mercy --and then I just happened onto a copy of Mudbound, which I also recommend. Whew! Enough name dropping. :-) ... bloated feeling when I read too many fluffy books. :-)
>73: Thanks, Whisper. You mentioned upthread that you had read Mudbound last year. What were your thoughts on it? message 68
Donna, your review of Mudbound is excellent!
... a "keeper" edition of a well-loved book. I will definitely look into The Hummingbird's Daughter.
I finished Mudbound and gave it 4.5 stars. Now I am afraid my next choice won't measure up. I am torn between starting The Leopard (the unknown) and The Big Rock Candy Mountain, ... Book No. 12: Mudbound by Hillary Jordan. Rated 4.5 stars.
Well, Whisper1, as you can see by my rating, I thought Mudbound was outstanding. Jordan did a good job developing the characters, considering the time and place they were in. By that I mean that the characters may have ... I have finished Mudbound which was Babbling Books February choice and therefore one of my Alternate choices for my TBR Challenge !
It was okay - a quick read- and I gave it 3 out of 5.
I think she rather pinched the plot from The Secret History- beginning with a murder/ burial and then ... Message 62. I'm interested in learning your thoughts/feelings regarding Mudbound. I read this book last year.
... rites.
I seem to be reading many books about slavery lately. It is Black History Month, isn't it? I am also listening to Mudbound. I don't usually do audiobooks; however, they do make a long car ride more enjoyable -- and I am one of those who can't read in the car due to motion sickness. I ... I am now reading one of my Alternate choices:
Mudbound, by Hillary Jordan...
after I found a copy in the chip shop !
(They have a pile of 'free' books in there that they ask you to make a donation for... I just have to get the smell of fried food out of it now!) ... - Anne Tyler completed 5th January 2009
4. Non - Fiction
5. Books in translation
6. Books set in America
a. Mudbound - Hilary Jordan completed January 8th 2009
b. December - Elizabeth Winthrop completed 22nd January 2009
7. Books set in Asia
8. Books set in Europe
a. W ... ... )
20) Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri (review)
21) Mudbound by Hillary Jordan (review)
22) A Window Across The River by Brian Morton (alphaorder in 50 Book Challenge : alphaorder goes for 50+ again in 2009 (Dec 31, 2008, 9:54pm) Just for fun, a little re-cap, from the top 5 fiction of 2008 thread:
Unaccustomed Earth
Mudbound
Dear American Airlines
The Story of a Marriage
Fault Lines
I read many more books that I enjoyed in 2008, both fiction and nonfiction. You can find them on my 2008 challenge thread. Skeletons at the Feast
Mudbound
American Wife
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Sol's Story ... thread. (I've also posted these on The Best of Books, The Worst of Books.)
Top Five Fiction (in no particular order):
Mudbound - Hillary Jordan
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Bean Trees - Barbara Kingsolver
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Societ ... Unaccustomed Earth
Mudbound
Dear American Airlines
The Story of a Marriage
Fault Lines
Could have easily given my top 10, so some had to be left out. I kept Sonata for Miriam off my list, given that it wont be released in the US until '09. ... tt
Duma Key by Stephen King
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Mudbound by HIllary Jordan
World War Z by Max Brooks
The Host by Stephanie Meyer ... - just a few that didn't resonate with me. So, I'll focus on the great ones!
Top Five Fiction (in no particular order):
Mudbound - Hillary Jordan
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Bean Trees - Barbara Kingsolver
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Societ ... ... so many good books this year. But here are a few:
Best Fiction: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon and Mudbound by Hillary Jordan (please, don't make me choose between these two!)
Best Nonfiction: Brother I'm Dying by Edwidge Danticat - Amazing!
Best Short Sto ... I started Mudbound yesterday and can hardly put it down... I just ran across this particular thread. I finished Mudbound yesterday for a book group I belong to and I LOVED it! I am always in awe of authors who write with this kind of power. Not an easy book to read, but one that I couldn't put down. I practically read it in one sitting. Books finishied while traveling 1000 miles over Thanksgiving:
#24 The Dante Club ~ Matthew Pearl
#25 Mudbound ~ Hillary Jordan
#26 The Vacation ~ Polly Horvath
#27 My One Hundred Adventures ~ Polly Horvath ... Wife, but I wanted it to move along faster. It was a very interesting plot. Thanks for recommending it!
mrstreme - Mudbound is a quick read, but very good. Get to it soon!
I have Mudbound on my bookshelf. I must get to it soon! ... RIKE>
5. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
6. Bog Child
7. Mudbound DromJohn, I agree with you completely! I did not recieve a copy of Mudbound through Early Reviewers and I just got around to reading it. The book is wonderful and speaks to such important issues. I hope to see more from Hillary Jordan. #82 Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
This book was remarkable. I hope to see more books from Jordan!
I enjoyed my last two books so much that I'm afraid my next will pale in comparison. I know that's not fair, but it's true! ... you into the lives of the characters in a way that makes you feel like you're there with them.
This week I'll finish up Mudbound by Hillary Jordan and Salem's Lot by Stephen King. I rereading King's book in order for the King's Constant Readers group here on LT. ... the television with a book many times.
I'm in the middle of World Without End by Ken Follett and just beginning Mudbound by Hillary Jordan. I'm also reading Carrie for the King's Constant Readers group read. #27 Welcome, Lisa! I loved Mudbound, too. In fact, I've been asked to review it, so I'm currently reading it again. I'm so glad that Tomato Girl is next on your list. Of course, I'm biased.
#28 I'm eager to hear what you think of The Music Teacher, Cindy. It sounds good! ... this year have some connection to World War II - The Outcast, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, and Mudbound. Together they have given me greater insight into that time in history and especially into the years immediately following the war. #22-- I absolutely agree, Lindsey. After Ellen Foster, my favorite Algonquin Book is Mudbound. It is a hauntingly good read. Ooh, The Music Teacher sounds great. I really, really need to acquire Mudbound too, I've heard so much praise for it.
Actually, most of the books mentioned are now on my TBR list. I hope I get a chance to acquire them soon! ... in the year, and though it's rather different from American Savior in scope, it was still really good.
3 cheers for Mudbound! My store (Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza) had Hillary Jordan in for a signing a few months ago, and she was delightful. I can't wait to see what she puts ... ... Purperhart (4.07) - 7 ratings
10. The Big Switch by Nicholas Carr (4.02) - 48 ratings
Top 10 Fiction of 2007:
1. Mudbound by Hillary Jordan (4.47) - 75 ratings
2. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (4.04) - 103 ratings
3. Boy A by Jonathan Trigell (4) - 41 ratings
4. The Stor ... ... and another three today!
I got The Nettle Spinner from Mini Book Expo and Mudbound and The Corpse Will Keep from Harper Collins Canada. Your blog is gorgeous, Donna, and your review of Mudbound very well done. It's probably my favorite Algonquin book after Ellen Foster. #39 Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
This is the 3rd and final book in the Southern Reading Challenge Yeah.
Review is in the works. Powerful book.
 I had testing in the hospital all day yesterday and brought Mudbound with me. I started reading it and whenever I had to put it down, I got so annoyed.
Imagine that? How dare they interrupt my reading time. LOL The book is great! I put it near the top of my TBRs. I will get Mudbound next week. I spent my disposable few dollars from my pay for this time. sigh...so many books so little money.....
this is playing hell with my book buying moratorium
goes off to just LOOK at Mudbound again. Ah! Mudbound! That is a book I hesitate to compare to To Kill a Mockingbird, but I can't help it! Both books conjured the same feelings for me. Although not the first Algonquin title I had read, Mudbound was the first book I read as an official Algonkian and was quickly reassured that I had ... Mudbound is one of those haunting and disturbing novels that stays with you. It certainly makes you think. Jordan's writing is wonderful--the pace is perfect, and she captures each voice with such precision. Mudbound has some very interesting reviews here~ will have to explore this one... it does sound good.
I added Wolf Whistle to my wishlist at Amazon... ... to get ideas flowing, and discovered a couple books I may have otherwise missed.
My most recent Algonquin read is Mudbound by Hillary Jordan. It's narrated in several voices, which I really like, and is a haunting and moving tale. ...
45. Lush Life: A Novel by Richard Price
46. Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives by Jim Sheeler
47. Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
48. Netherland: A Novel by Joseph O'Neill
49. Mental Sharpening Stones: Manage the Cognitive Challenges of Multiple Sclerosis ... ... the Opera, The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov, Soul Mountain, The Salon.com Reader's Guide to Contemporary Authors, and Mudbound. Gotta love Half Price Books. #211
Hi Esaestra. I read Mudbound a few weeks ago and while it was a dark story, I would recommend it. ... Neruda and Paz, of course. It makes me wonder if they are real poets, or just made up names. Hmm. Up next, will be Mudbound. I cheated and read the first chapter or two. Looks pretty good so far. ... narrow it down below four:
The Blind Assassin -- Margaret Atwood
Half of a Yellow Sun -- Chimanmanda Ngozi Adichi
Mudbound -- Hillary Jordan
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox -- Maggie O'Farrell Mudbound by Hillary Jordan. I read Mudbound a few weeks ago, and completely agree that this is a story that will haunt me for a long time. Even small scenes from the book - like when Ronsel remembers his encounter with a concentration camp victim - have stuck with me. But, despite the brutality of this time period in the ... I finished Mudbound by Hillary Jordan - I can't remember whether or not I requested it when it was an ER book, but I'm glad I picked it up from the library - I can't exactly say that I enjoyed it, since it's not an emotionally easy book, but I thought it was excellently done. Review is teelgee in What Are You Reading Now? : Top Five Books, 2008, Q2: April - June (Jun 28, 2008, 11:12am) ...
Half of a Yellow Sun -- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox -- Maggie O'Farrell
Mudbound -- Hillary Jordan
And I feel I must include War and Peace. For the amazing experience it was, even though I don't think of it as a favorite book.
Well I ... #36 Mudbound by Hillary Jordan I found this to be a very disturbing story -- one that will haunt me for a long time. Jordan's first book is a masterful portrayal of the cruel, evil underbelly of the deep mucky, nasty, bigoted post WWII south.
I started reading Mudbound by Hillary Jordan I'm noting that many LT members liked this book. Thus far, it is holding my interest and I appreciate the writing and unfolding of the characters. ... interesting bits and some parts which were total overkill (full review here).
I've got Mudbound out from the library, and I've heard good things about it here and elsewhere, so I think I'll pick that up when I go home. 91. Mudbound by Hillary Jordan - Set right after WW2 in Mississippi. Each chapter is from a different character's viewpoint. I'm not sure what to say about this book. It was very well written. It really gives a perspective on the south at the time.
92. The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy - ... ... for a while... it's good, but it's looong, and I have had very little actual sit-down reading time recently. I also have Mudbound by Hillary Jordan and Colors: The Story of Dyes and Pigments by Guineau Delamare (random!) waiting for me at the library, so that'll probably constitute my ... >151, 158, etc. Concur on Mudbound, I read it last week, it's remarkable. >151 I second the recommendation for Mudbound by Hillary Jordan. I got it through the LT Early Reviewer program and really enjoyed it. ... from.
And Louis--no wonder Walker Percy and Shelby Foote were such fast friends despite very different characters!
Mudbound sounds interesting.
OK--just checked it out--it's on The List to get it here some year. I just want to add my two cents to the Mississippi chatter...if you have not read Mudbound by Hillary Jordan...go get it...if I did not know she lived in New York...I would bet she lived in the Delta...as a child of the Louisiana Delta...she pegs it. I think about her book all the time....and ... porch_reader, Mudbound sounds interesting...I might have to check it out:-) ... romance or chick lit by any stretch!
I've been on a reading marathon this week - have read Half of a Yellow Sun and Mudbound and An Artist of the Floating World and The Story of Lucy Gault in the last few days. Tonight just started The Blind Assassin. Been able to cross off quite a ... I finished Herodotus (at last), then ripped through Mudbound by Hillary Jordan today. Despite the fact that I read it so quickly, I feel that I will need to let it all sink it. It is thoroughly enjoyable and recommend it highly.
On the road, I finished The Wonder Spot written and ... Excited to see high ratings for both Half of a Yellow Sun and Mudbound - both books are on Mount TBR. =) I finished Half of a Yellow Sun yesterday, then zipped through Mudbound today - both excellent. on deck: either An Artist of the Floating World or I'll dive into Unaccustomed Earth. Figure I can't go wrong either way. ... src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/156512569X.01._SX140_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg">
43. Mudbound by Hillary Jordan 4.5/5
Next up for me:
Mudbound first, hopefully starting this weekend.
After that, my summer reading is Don Quixote, the translation by Edith Grossman, since my husband gave me that for Christmas. ... Loveship by Alice Munro (stories)
A Municipal Mother (for research, about America's first policewoman)
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan -- really looking forward to this one.
I also got a gift download from audible.com of Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout.
Gett ... #34 - Mudbound - Hillary Jordan - Finished June 1, 2008
I've read several good books lately, but none that I just couldn't put down - until this one. In Mudbound, Jordan tells the story of two families in post-WWII Mississippi. Henry and Laura McAllan own a farm in the Mississippi delta, ... ... for The Book of Dead Birds (2002), Marjorie Kowalski Cole for Correcting the Landscape (2004) and Hillary Jordan for Mudbound. Has anyone read any of these books?
I actually thought of this prize because Meg Waite Clayton's first book, The Language of Light, was a finalist for the ... I'm getting my first ER book, Mudbound by Hillary Jordan. Cant' wait until it arrives! #10 karogers - I'd love to know what you think of Mudbound when you get it. I was really hoping to get that book. I hope it's great!
I didn't get a book this time. Maybe next time! I just snagged my first, too - Mudbound. I can hardly wait (and I feel such a weight of responsibility!!).
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