All I Want For Christmas

A seasonal weekly meme hosted by Danya @ A Tapestry of Books.

Bloggers are invited to share a book on their holiday wish list every week until Xmas. Here's a new entry:

A book by Anne Tyler

One of:

Searching For Caleb

Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant

Breathing Lessons

Back When We Were Grownups

I read The Accidental Tourist a long time (too long ago) and was so drawn to the beautifully quirky characters she created that I realy need to revisit her work.  I have 4 Tyler titles that really interest me.   Has anyone read any of them?  What did you think?  I'm not one for prioritizing titles by the same author, but I'd love to get an idea of which one I should go with next :)

  

All I Want For Christmas



A seasonal weekly meme hosted by Danya @ A Tapestry of Words.

Bloggers are invited to share a book on their holiday wish list every week until Xmas.  Here's a new entry:

The Dark Tower series, book #1-4 (box set)

By:  Stephen King

Book #5:

Wolves of the Calla

Book #6:

Song of Susannah

Book #7:

The Dark Tower

Frequent visitors to this blog know that I adore Stephen King books and have reviewed 5 titles of his so far (3 more are coming soon).  He is a rare combination of popularity & craft--an author whose gift is overlooked because "everyone" reads him.  Um, forgive me, but isn't that the point of being a published author in the first place? :D

I haven't had the pleasure of reading The Dark Tower series, which King has self-declared his "magnum opus" (no, that's not ego talking--it's his biggest undertaking even compared with the 1000+ page tomes The Stand and Under the Dome).  I'm not much for cowboy-western novels (though I like those types of movies) but the idea of blending fantasy & sci-fi into the mix intrigues me.

Along with the 4 in this set, there are 3 additional books in the series with a 4th in development.  I haven't been disappointed by a King book (ever) so it's practically a guarantee that I will devour these heartily.

All I Want For Christmas

A seasonal meme hosted by Danya @ A Tapestry of Books.

Bloggers are invited to share books on their holiday wish lists.

I missed the boat on this one again?!?  Yesterday was a mess of groceries, early Xmas shopping, and installing a new DVD player...  Excuses aside, here is this week's entry:

A Twist of Lemmon: A Tribute to my Father by Chris Lemmon

Jack Lemmon was one of those rare actors that you confidently believe was a genuine person, that what you see is exactly the kind of person he is off-screen.  Being an admirably private person, it is a joy to find that in honour of his father, who died in 2001, Chris Lemmon, who has a jaw-dropping resemblance to his "Pop," has written a reflective memoir with a foreword by Lemmon's early protege, Kevin Spacey.

All I Want For Christmas

A seasonal weekly meme hosted by Danya @ A Tapestry of Words.

Every week until Xmas, bloggers are invited to share a book on their wish list.

I lost track of when this meme takes place, so sorry for missing it last week.  To make up for it, I'll post two books on my Xmas wish list :)

 

84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

I love books with characters who read and, even better, books about the love of reading.  I've heard all good things about this and I thought the movie with Anne Bancroft (love all her work, RIP) and Anthony Hopkins was a sweet little gem.

A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving

I was captivated by The World According to Garp, so anything by Irving appeals to me now!  Many people claim this to be a favourite book of theirs, so it's worth at least a look-see :)


If you've read either of these, what do you think?  What books are on your Xmas wish list?

All I Want For Christmas

A seasonal meme hosted by Danya @ A Tapestry of Words.

Every week until Xmas, bloggers are invited to share a book on their wish list.  Sounds like fun!

Wonder Boys- Michael Chabon

I adore the movie & think Michael Douglas and Robert Downey Jr. are simply brilliant in this (and most other movies they are in...okay, all of them!).  My local Chapters doesn't seem to carry this book (ever) & the temptation of others have shoved this TBR pick to my Xmas list.  I even blanked on the author's name recently & thought it was written by Michael Crichton.  Yup, I'd say literary fiction sure is a far cry from the dinosaur dude :D

Any thoughts on this book?