Novels

To give some sort of focus and structure to this blog, I decided to post a “book pick” every fourth day of the month. Then two things happened: (1) I got a regular book blogging gig over here; (2) I went through a dry spell where I wasn’t reading so much (I’m usually either writing or reading, and I’m currently in a long writing stretch). Anyway, I mentioned last month that in May I’d blog about novels instead of my typical non-fiction or memoir picks. I did buy a novel to post about, but after three failed attempts to get past page 27, I returned it. So how about I’ll list a handful of novels that I’ve read in the past and liked: The Alchemist, The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Kitchen God’s Wife, The Kite Runner, A Prayer for Owen Meany, The Red Tent, Snow Falling on Cedars, Waiting, and Water for Elephants. What about you? What are some of your favorite novels?