Comments on: The Sunday Salon: Let's Read Something Happy!

By: Care

Care — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:38:15 +0000

I recommend a travelogue? I was amazed how restful my sailing book was – the author was excellent at creating a different world for me to escape into.

By: Fyrefly

Fyrefly — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:18:59 +0000

Angels of Destruction wasn’t exactly emotionally draining, but was definitely emotionally affecting… I wound up feeling so lonely and sad and disconnected that I either had to go for a walk and snap myself out of it, or else I was going to curl up at the foot of my bed and not come out for months.

When I need to be cheered up, I normally go either for a YA book, or something that I know is going to have a happy ending (or both). Maybe Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer would be a good palate cleanser? It’s historical fiction, pirates, funny as heck, got a hint of romance, and Jacky’s the kind of narrator who can’t help but lift you out of a funk.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:35:13 +0000

I just finished If I Stay by Gayle Forman. Actual sobbing happened.

By: Louise

Louise — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:03:45 +0000

PS. A good RATE??? What am I talking about? LOL. Of course I meant a good READ!

By: Louise

Louise — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:02:25 +0000

I recommend Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster A great read and not too draining or challenging.

I read ELAIC a while ago, and I have to be honest – I wasn’t that crazy about it.

It goes without saying that I am aware of 9-11, but the tragedy doesn’t affect me in the same emotional way as it does most of my American friends, and even though I desperately wanted to love the book, I found parts of it rather annoying. The writing style also ticked me mildly off.

If you want to keep your reading in the same family, you could try Nicole Krauss’ History of Love. I read it rigth after finishing husband’s ELAIC, and again, it was a book I really wanted to love, but it didn’t quite ring my bells either. But a good rate and not as draining as ELAIC.

Happy summer-reading!

By: Jenny aka "Sister"

Jenny aka "Sister" — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:31:27 +0000

You should read the Sara Dessen book I gave you that is emotionally for me, but I have a feeling you are just going to roll your eyes at it and think it is silly so that could be a less emotional and difficult read

By: Vasilly

Vasilly — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:05:12 +0000

Extremely Close and Incredibly Loud is a very draining read. I read it when it was first published and cried so hard. Annie Fadiman is a very fun writer, so is Nick Hornby. I don’t know if you read poetry but I’ve been dipping into Nikki Giovanni’s latest collection of poems, Bicycle: Love Poems, and it’s a really lovely book.

Can’t wait to find out what you pick to read.

By: ksczub

ksczub — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:09:01 +0000

“Stiff: The Curious Life of the Human Cadaver” is a hilarious non-fiction read.

By: Dani in NC

Dani in NC — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:06:26 +0000

If you are looking for light non-fiction, you may want to try “The Dirt on Clean” by Katherine Ashenburg. It is a history of how people have cleaned their bodies through the ages. I’m reading it now, and I am finding the stories about Roman bath houses fascinating.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:04:11 +0000

And there’s always some Dave Barry…:)