Lil Red Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 What's the best book you've read this year, and why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I read plenty of books this year during Lent. I read a lot of books about the Saints in particular. I can't remember which ones I liked the most. All were good, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share Posted December 26, 2012 I read plenty of books this year during Lent. I read a lot of books about the Saints in particular. I can't remember which ones I liked the most. All were good, though. gee, that's pretty not helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slappo Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 The Hunger Games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Era Might Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 "Hitler" by Joachim Fest. Excellent biography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 gee, that's pretty not helpful. Glad I could help! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Wednesday Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I look forward to seeing some recommendations, husband got me a tablet so now I can really enjoy kindle books better :) Right now I'm cheap and downloading Catholic freebies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted December 27, 2012 Author Share Posted December 27, 2012 I look forward to seeing some recommendations, husband got me a tablet so now I can really enjoy kindle books better :) Right now I'm cheap and downloading Catholic freebies. i got a gift card to barnes & noble, so want to get some good books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 http://www.amazon.com/Genius-Unspeakable-Evil-Class-President/dp/1595143548 I read it because I wanted to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted December 27, 2012 Author Share Posted December 27, 2012 http://www.amazon.com/Genius-Unspeakable-Evil-Class-President/dp/1595143548 I read it because I wanted to. was it any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 was it any good? It was funny. I have read mostly non-fiction, this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4588686 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andric. It's amazing. It's really epochal but amazing brief given how complex and comprehensive it is. It focuses on a bridge build over the Drina river in Bosnia and the growth of the city of Visegrad. It focuses on the human characters through Ottoman occupation, Austrian occupation, and the advent of WWI. It's really amazing. I've never read anything quite like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle_eye222001 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 (edited) Left to Tell by Immaculée Ilibagiza From the summery by Amazon because it's faster than typing... Immaculee Ilibagiza grew up in a country she loved, surrounded by a family she cherished. But in 1994 her idyllic world was ripped apart as Rwanda descended into a bloody genocide. Immaculee’s family was brutally murdered during a killing spree that lasted three months and claimed the lives of nearly a million Rwandans. Incredibly, Immaculee survived the slaughter. For 91 days, she and seven other women huddled silently together in the cramped bathroom of a local pastor while hundreds of machete-wielding killers hunted for them. It was during those endless hours of unspeakable terror that Immaculee discovered the power of prayer, eventually shedding her fear of death and forging a profound and lasting relationship with God. She emerged from her bathroom hideout having discovered the meaning of truly unconditional love—a love so strong she was able seek out and forgive her family’s killers. The triumphant story of this remarkable young woman’s journey through the darkness of genocide will inspire anyone whose life has been touched by fear, suffering, and loss. http://www.amazon.com/Left-Tell-Discovering-Rwandan-Holocaust/dp/1401908977 Edit: An amazing story that's awesome to read because it's true and it gives great insight to someone whose life was ripped apart but was able to survive because of God. It is fairly easy to read, very exciting to read, and thus hard to put down. It shows the hypocritical actions of nations such as the US that pretend they didn't know what was going on when it was fairly obvious. If the US was to interfere anywhere in the world in the last 30 years, this event should have been it due to the widespread holocaust. Edited December 27, 2012 by eagle_eye222001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 The Boring on the Boring by Ivo Boring. It's Boring. It's boring boring but boring brief given how boring and boring it is. It borings on a bridge build over the Boring river in Boring and the growth of the city of Boring. It borings on the human borings through Boring occupation, Boring occupation, and the advent of Boring. It's really Boring. I've never pretended to read anything quite like it. rly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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