Nothing about whale butchery would engage me, but all I remember of Moby Dick was a mental picture of a vast sea, a small boat, and the sun beating down--which may have nothing to do with the story at all.
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Nothing about whale butchery would engage me, but all I remember of Moby Dick was a mental picture of a vast sea, a small boat, and the sun beating down--which may have nothing to do with the story at all.
Someone mentioned "The Secret Life of Bees" which I read yesterday and really enjoyed but not a top 3 choice. Am I the only one having a hard time finding and top 3 choice these days? Does that mean that I am spoiled or too picky or the standard is less?
I usually start with the novels strongly recommended by my good friends on the SLF. :)
I usually go by titles and cover page pictures, followed by recommendations, suggestions, etc.
I know some people don't often like the free kindle books, but I've been lucky to find a couple of enjoyable ones.
A lot of my book stash consists of cheap or free eBooks I choose from BookBub's daily offerings. There are blurbs to help the reader decide, and I follow up with Amazon reviews. I'd say the wheat-to-chaff ratio is pretty good using this method.
BookBub? That is new to me. Is it like Goodreads that I get once a month?
BookBub shows up daily in my inbox, with an assortment of titles roughly tailored to my interests.
https://www.bookbub.com/welcome
Getting in late on this discussion, but I love audiobooks, and agree that the reader is key. I only listen to them if I'm on a long drive or out walking.
Faves:
To Kill A Mockingbird
The Woodlanders (recommended by someone on here---it sent me on a long binge of Thomas Hardy)
Animal Dreams, The Bean Trees or The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver, in that order