I always take great care in recommending books to people who don’t really read. I want it to be something that will make them realize that reading is AWESOME. I don’t want it to be too difficult of a read nor do I want to insult their intelligence. I want it to captivate them but I don’t want them to miss out on the beauty of words. I deliberate and deliberate over this decision. My recommendations are always highly specific.
Pam says
This is a marvelous list dahling.
Magan @ Rather Be Reading says
Definitely agree w/ Sloppy Firsts. I haven't read Amy and Roger's Epic Detour yet. I've really got to see if my library has it. I know I'd love it. Love, loved the Book Thief and Water for Elephants. Great list, Jamie! 🙂
Kelsey@TheLostBookReports says
Bahaha I LOVE LOVE the Teen Mom crying!!! overall there are great picks in there for sure!
Mary-Sweet Bookshelf says
I drove across the country (Cali to West Virginia) and people always ask me if I've read Amy and Roger's Epic Detour. I love summer reads so this is a must!
The Hunger Games is such a good book for non-readers. It will make them into a reader! Don't you think? It is great for jump starting the interest in books again.
THE BOOK THIEF! Hallelujah! This book is such brilliance! I also loved The Secret Life of Bee's. I found it so descriptive. I could almost feel the sweat on my back and the taste on honey. I love books like that!
Ashley R says
Great list, especially Sloppy Firsts and Amy & Roger's Epic Detour! (Roger makes me swoon haha.) I keep meaning to finally read The Book Thief since it's gotten such rave reviews and seems so interesting. Definitely going to bump it up on my TBR list!
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Lori says
Sloppy Firsts and If I Stay are on my list as well! And of course The Hunger Games is! You can't have a list without that book. 🙂
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Trish says
Rebecca is a good choice! I didn't think of that one.
Jessie Marie says
Farrah is probably the ugliest crier ever! Haha, Wonderful list; there's no doubt that the Hunger Games will be a popular one today but I love that you've got Rebecca on there. It would be on mine, too. Happy Tuesday!
Jillian says
I finally found The Book Thief at the library (courtesy of your recommendation)! You always have great lists.
Kell says
Great choices – I'll have to check some of those out!
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Amy says
Great list! I've read The Hunger Games, The Secret Life of Bees, and Water For Elephants and loved them all. Rebecca has been on my mind lately and I think I'll be reading that one soon. If I Stay sounds great, so I added it to my TBR. Thanks for posting!
Asheley (@BookwormAsheley) says
Am I the only person in the world that didn't cry at If I Stay? And I haven't read Where She Went yet either? WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME? WHY AM I NOT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE?
Recommending books to people is a scary, fine line. If you recommend one they don't like, and they aren't readers, they may not want to read again which would SHRED my little heart. Going basic with things like The Hunger Games seems like an obvious choice for me, but it also kind of breaks my heart a little. It's always my hope that people will love it so much they'll come back for more recs and then I can get into the really good, better stuff…ya know what I mean?
It's kind of like how there's much better music then only the songs being played in heavy rotation on the big radio stations…you just have to have someone who is willing to dig deeper.
Nice list, Jamie. I really need to read Rebecca! Always wanted to…
thecheapreader says
The Hunger Games is my go to book as well. I turned both of my sisters on to it and they're non-readers. Yay!
Alison at The Cheap Reader
Alexa says
It's always hard to recommend books to friends who aren't really readers. But The Hunger Games has proven to be a great choice for a while now, so I definitely agree with that one!
Anna says
I WILL NEVER, EVER EVER GET SICK OF SLOPPY FIRST MENTIONS!
Jac says
I need a good cry, and I have If I Stay on my shefl – maybe I need to actually read it.
(And I love the rest of your list!)
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Danica Page says
The Secret Life of Bees–how could I have forgotten that one.
I love Rebecca and always recommend that to people, and Hunger Games and The Book Thief made my list as well.
I loved If I stay. Great list!
Here's mine: http://danicapage.blogspot.com/2012/02/teaser-tuesday-15-and-top-ten-books-id.html
bridgetsbooks says
I've been seeing The Book Thief on a lot of lists. Can't believe I forgot that one!
Marmaladelibby (aka Ange) says
If I stay looks SO good! I will have to try it! Here's ours http://marmaladelibby.blogspot.com/2012/02/top-10-tuesday-4.html?m=1
Catherine Coffman says
Gaaah. I have *got* to read The Book Thief. I own it.
LBC says
Sloppy Firsts is a great suggestion. I wanted to include a chick lit book on my list, and I kind of wish I had included that one.
Sue Jackson says
Great list, including some of my favorites. Can you believe I have never read Rebecca? And even though it is a classic, this is the second time this week I have heard someone recommend it. Sounds like fate, huh?
Sue
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lisa [the nerd] says
REBECCA! What a creepy and awesome gothic classic. And the movie is rad to boot!
Melissa says
Awesome list! I wouldn't have thought of Rebecca myself, but now that you mention it…good choice!
April (BooksandWine) says
I've read and loved every single one of these except the Laurie Naturo or however you spell it, but word, I am down to check that one out.
ALSO how can one not like The Book Thief or Harry Potter? I don't understand that. Those books are totally awesome for converting people to READING.