Book recommendations and where to get them

[PrettyinPink]

I usually ask friends if they've read anything that they've enjoyed lately, but sometimes they don't have anything to recommend! I recently got some interesting ideas from More Magazine. They always seem to review interesting books that aren't all fluff- more what I would call literature, which is what I like. Anyway, what do you guys do?

[QueenMaa]

I have found some good book recommendations from the newspaper also, I have gotten some good books from Oprah's book list. When I would go to the library I would just browse the fiction and non-fiction bookshelves and I found some very good books on my own too.

[Yvonne]

Pretty, I spend a good number of hours browsing Borders and Barnes and Noble.

But how about this: let's use this thread for book recommendations.

I highly recommend Letter to a Christian Nation. It's short, and obviously written in letter form. I find it's written in a straightforward manner, without being condescending. It raises many questions that deserve answers.

I also recently read The Teahouse Fire. Almost lyrical, this book. Some may find it not as satisfying as it could be, but I find the story and storytelling absolutely beautiful.

[Yvonne]

Note: I've edited the thread title to reflect the recommendations in the thread

[kendall77]

I have an account at shelfari and they give me book recommendations and user reviews.