Reading your comments and seeing the bookmarked books for this week's
Buzzworthy challenge has inspired me so much, I think I just may start a kind of virtual Book Club here on Buzz. Stay tuned for more details on that. And until then, check out some of the great
book club book suggestions submitted by Buzz readers.
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
I've often heard rave reviews of this novel by No Country for Old Men author Cormac McCarthy, and
liza0183 is joining the chorus of praise.
As the
writers' strike seems to have no clear end in sight, now might be a good time to start a book club. There are so many books I've been meaning to read for ages, and I think a book club might be just the thing to make me sit down and read them. Now I just need some suggestions.
Some books that I think would generate great discussion — especially among women — include Elizabeth Gilbert's fabulous memoir
Eat, Pray, Love, and the biblically-set novel
The Red Tent.
Thanks to all of you who participated in my
Buzzworthy challenge to choose the
best books of 2007 — and all of my challenges this year. It's been fun, and I'll be back with more great challenges in 2008.
For this challenge, you all picked out some great titles — some that I've read, others that have made my list of books to check out in the future.
I love reading under any circumstances, but with the
writers' strike likely to roll into next year, I'm going to be needing book recommendations more than ever. So before we flip the calendar to 2008, I wanted to ask you all about your favorite books of 2007.
One of my favorites: Will Allison's
What You Have Left, a book I picked up almost by accident at my local library and ended up devouring in a weekend.
For this week's
Buzzworthy challenge I wondered which
holiday albums were your favorites. In case you're looking for new suggestions to spice up your collection (which can become a little old by Christmas Day), check out some of your fellow Buzz readers' favorite holiday albums.
Christmas With the Rat Pack
emalove and
Phasekitty both chose this swanky holiday album. Emalove wonders, "How can you go wrong with holiday favorites by fabulous singers like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin?" Phasekitty calls this a "great compilation of old favorites," which is "best for snowy nights in front of the fire with friends and family."
Reverend Horton Heat,
We Three Kings
For a rockabilly twist on the old reliables, check out
biochemlovely's bookmarked favorite, We Three Kings by Reverend Horton Heat.
