tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post6013739662037282599..comments2023-10-30T06:46:11.502-05:00Comments on noodleroux: Book recommendations for your last-minute holiday shopping needs.Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351322716749475996noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-63468056149418907602016-01-02T23:56:16.064-06:002016-01-02T23:56:16.064-06:00I wish I had been caught up on my blog reading in ...I wish I had been caught up on my blog reading in time, because the Bill Bryson book would have been a perfect gift for my father-in-law! Karen (formerly kcinnova)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08965093440928340819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-57440714186175802352016-01-02T23:52:31.424-06:002016-01-02T23:52:31.424-06:00My boys gave me The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying...My boys gave me The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, which could be a way of telling Mom that she is a slob surrounded by clutter. But actually, it just meant that someone finally discovered that I had an Amazon wish list and actually used it! <br /><br />My sister gave my boys books for many years, but we no longer exchange gifts with extended family. (Distance is a killjoy.) Karen (formerly kcinnova)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08965093440928340819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-87809347703953866422015-12-29T10:06:43.788-06:002015-12-29T10:06:43.788-06:00We get and give books with abandon 'round here...We get and give books with abandon 'round here. If you liked Unbroken, check out Devotion by Adam Makos (same sort of story, set in Korean War). D and I both loved One Summer (read it last summer!). So many cool connections in that one.<br />And if you like Rainbow Rowell, get Beauty Queens by Libba Bray. Seriously awesome.<br />I just started Fates and Furies and I luff it so much.<br />My sons got all kinds of books, too, but the titles escape me at the moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-51816246212225483662015-12-20T09:26:30.013-06:002015-12-20T09:26:30.013-06:00Violet, you are the auntie with the mostest! I wan...Violet, you are the auntie with the mostest! I want to be in a book club with your nieces and nephew.Becky Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351322716749475996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-60048652114874211542015-12-20T09:25:02.506-06:002015-12-20T09:25:02.506-06:00Oh, Becky - I loooooooved Eleanor & Park, too!...Oh, Becky - I loooooooved Eleanor & Park, too! Maybe it's more powerful to those of us who have been out of high school (ahem) for a while. I'll be curious to hear how she likes Malala!Becky Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351322716749475996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-11533460518082872002015-12-18T16:14:31.400-06:002015-12-18T16:14:31.400-06:00I have four nieces and a nephew and I give each of...I have four nieces and a nephew and I give each of them a book for Christmas every year. It was easy with the oldest niece. I gave her the book that was my fave at her current age. Not so easy with her two younger sisters, however, but I've done ok. One of the girls got Mixed Up Files a couple of years ago - love that book!! They are 20, 17, 12, and 8 (twins) this year. I phase them out at 18, so four books this year. They are getting:<br /><br />17 year old - Ride the Wind (Looks like a romance novel, sorta, but it really isn't. I read it probably 20 years ago, LOVED it, and still think about it often. This one is a gamble since this niece is seriously into dystopian society stuff.)<br /><br />12 year old - The Wizard of Oz (Maybe a bit young for her, maybe not. She's not a book lover but she has an amazing imagination and the book is so much more than the movie.)<br /><br />8 year old niece - Little House in the Big Woods (Because Laura Ingalls Wilder.)<br /><br />8 year old nephew - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Because Narnia.)<br /><br />I've become almost exclusively Kindle when it comes to reading for pleasure. I use Book Bub to download a lot of interesting books for free or super cheap. $1.99 is my limit for paying for an e-book unless it's something I am desperate to read.Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12609573058587275879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-2977397027884329592015-12-17T17:18:40.801-06:002015-12-17T17:18:40.801-06:00I saw those Rainbow Rowell books and wondered if m...I saw those Rainbow Rowell books and wondered if my teen daughter would like them. I loved (LOVED) Eleanor and Park, but she was sort of meh about it. So I passed on them when I found them for a song somewhere....<br />She requested the "I am Malala" book, so I guess I'll get her that because I absolutely hate buying her books that she doesn't read. I'd rather her borrow them from the library.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13879162672311458964noreply@blogger.com