The RAVALA blog is back! And the blog is pleased that you all wanted it to keep on blogging! It's as giddy as Sally Fields at the 1985 Oscars who said "I haven't had an orthodox career, and I've wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn't feel it, but this time I feel it, and I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!"
So with all this good feelings in the air, let's chat a bit about good books.
"Books Alive" is is an Australian Government initiative developed through the Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body...or so says their website. Anyway, Books Alive produced a spiffy online guide titled "50 Books You Can't Put Down" that's in a flashy Flash format where you can turn the pages of the online guide or you can open the PDF version at the bottom of their web page. You can find the "50 Books You Can't Put Down" guide at: http://www.booksalive.com.au/index.php/guide
The guide says "The books here are the best of the best, guaranteed great reads hand-picked by book lovers. There’s something for everyone – and every occasion. But whatever you choose, you can be sure that once you start reading, you won’t stop." Sure, it's going to include Australian authors (They are the Australia Council for the Arts - they have to promote their own), but there are lots of good books in there.
Books you can't put down... back in the day, I used to feel that way with Stephen King novels - I didn't care how late it was, I was going to finish it! Not so easy when you are reading The Stand at 1100+ pages, but that was back when I could stay up late... okay, maybe it took me a few days to read it.
So the question this week is - Is there a book that you couldn't put down? One you stayed up way too late reading, but were happy you did? I'm sure you RAVALA readers have lots of them!
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I just checked this morning to see if the RAVALA blog was still functioning - how timely!
My most recent "couldn't put down" was Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. Not any easy read, but impossible to stop anyway.
Welcome back to us!!! Most recently, I could not put down "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein. A friend told me I would want to read it all in one sitting. She was right...although I had to stretch mine to two because of life...
I just finished "The Widow Cliquot" by Tilar Mazzeo. I had expected it to be interesting (She popularized and helped improve champagne) but I didn't expect it to be a page turner. It was. I keep thinking about it and wish there was more to read.
Hey Andrew! Nice job! I like this colorful and cheery blog! Quite an upgrade! One book I couldn't put down was "Mudbound" by Hillary Jordan. I read it awhile ago and even though it isn't a thriller, for me it had the same page-turning effect as a suspense novel. I highly recommend it!
Susan C.
I'm so glad this blog will be continuing! I get lots of helpful info from it!
Anyway, I just finished reading Nemesis: the final case of Eliot Ness by William Bernhardt. Loved it--I would call it "historical fiction". Fictionalized account of the case that ruined Eliot Ness' reputation. But Bernhardt does a great job of redeeming Ness' reputation in this hard to put down book!
Thank you for continuing the blog, Andrew. It's a great resource. I recently finished, "Loving Frank" by Nancy Horan. While I had visited several of Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings, I knew little about his life. This historical fiction about one of his lovers was engrossing.
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