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A thread in another forum got me thinking of the books I've read that I've given five stars to. Here's the 5 star books I read last year: PinkCypress 2012 5-star books My list for this year so far: PinkCypress 2013 5-star books Last Edited on: 11/8/13 9:29 AM ET - Total times edited: 1 |
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I just finished ME BEFORE YOU by JoJo Moyes. I loved it and it's a five start book, in my opinion! |
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I just started The Girl You Left Behind by Moyes - I haven't gotten very far, but it's really good so far. I loved Me Before You, too! |
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Best book of 2013 for me: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry It's a five star one for me. |
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I just finished Once We Were Brothers my fav so far this year. |
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This is a good idea. Thanks for sharing your lists Rhonda. I will put together mine and post it here. |
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Just finished The Art of Racing in the Rain and it was wnderful. I was very hesitant about ordering this because I do not like sad dog books. This is not a sad dog book but a wonderfully writted book that celebrates humanity, honor, sacrifice. I highly recommend it. Mary Anne |
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Rhonda - great idea, I need to make a list of my 5 star books! The last thing I read that I gave 5 stars would be rereading Year of Wonders, and before that Fly Away, a sequel to Firefly Lane, I just really liked it. Mary K - Racing in the Rain is a great book! Have you read A Dog's Purpose ? |
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OMG, I loved A Dog's Purpose!!! Loved Racing in the Rain too. I was at the gym on the treadmill when I read A Dog's Purpose, and I was just bawling - so embarrassing! |
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Here are my all time 5 star books |
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My recent 5 star reads were young adult type: Soldier Boys a Novel by Dean Hughes; and The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings |
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Nancy, I have been raving about In the Heart of the Canyon by Elisabeth Hyde. I think you would love it too after reading your 5 star list. I would also recommend Love in the Present Tense by Catherine Ryan Hyde. 5 stars. Unforgettable. |
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Hi, Love your list Rhonda, lot of good choices! This year and last! I have been menaning to get to Paris Trout forever! I also Loved Me before You! and my sister suggested The Art of Racing in the Rain which is also on my pile,Big Pile! So, I guess I have my reading cut out for me, I am reading In the time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez for a book group, Very Engaging! |
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Thanks for the suggestions Pamela. I will check those out. I have a lot of the books on your lists Rhonda. I just need to figure out what to read first! |
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Well, I went through my PBS reviews and made my list of books that I gave 5 stars, interesting – some were obvious and some was surprised by. Also I feel like I am stingy with my “5s” but I had 29 books on my list, hmmm. http://www.paperbackswap.com/MGT-5-Star-Books/list/16741/ Last Edited on: 3/12/14 2:41 PM ET - Total times edited: 1 |
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I enjoyed looking at your five star book lists. Out of curiosity I made my own list just to see how I have rated books over the few years I've been on PBS. I didn't second guess myself, I simply added any book that I had rated with 5 stars. I'll admit that there were some books in my BIR list that I was surprised didn't get 5 stars from me and some that I was surprised to see had gotten 5 stars. But I rate a book as soon as I finish reading, so I'm just trusting my initial reactions to the books to be the most honest and accurate. I also noticed I get stingier every year with that 5th star. |
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Darn it, Bruce. I ended up buying a copy of The Red Knight (Traitor Son Cycle, Bk 1) by Miles Cameron after reading your list of 5star books. The only one I could not agree on with you that I have read is Matterhorn. It was a DNF for me. I love Nam books, too. I just couldn't get into it at all. |
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I have to add to the lists - my picks for top three in the past year   The School of Essential Ingredients  The Forgotten Garden  Garden Spells |
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Carole, I agree with The School of Essential Ingredients and Garden Spells - loved both books so much, they are both on my keeper shelf! I have The Forgotten Garden here in mount TBR, but haven't read it yet. |
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I loved School of Essential Ingredients. Wonderful book. |
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Another 5 star dog book is One Good Dog by Susan Wilson. I also give Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline a 5 star rating |
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I'm in line for Orphan Train at the library - can't wait to get it! I think I have One Good Dog around here somewhere, buried in my mess of a bookshelf. |
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Wool, Shift, Dust by Hugh Howey, Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, Orson Scott Card's Enders Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, and Uninvited by Liz Jensen. |
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I loved Ender's Game. I haven't read the others yet. |
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