Inspired by Slice of Lisa’s 3 Things post structure from last year, I am going to write 5 Things lists on each of the days with 5 in them. Today I’m going to start with: My Top 5 Favorite Books.
Say Goodnight, Gracie
by Julie Reece Deaver
I read this YA book as maybe a 12 year old. It was one of the first books that truly moved me to tears. I was a blubbering mess. I felt so grown up reading it. I think it solidified my love for reading.
The Rent Collector
By Camron Wright
This book hit me in all the feels. It’s about the power of literacy and the gifts it brings to you. It made me realize that I love books about books.
My Friends
Fredrik Backman
I read this book recently having loved every book by this author. But this one…this one had me stopping to send direct quotes to my notes app. It had me weeping. As soon as I finished it, I started it again.
The Correspondent
By Virginia Evans
This VERY NEW book really seemed to be written to be an audiobook. It was so beautifully moving. I kept thinking—how is this a debut novel? Why can’t I read everything this author has written.
I Love to Gobble You Up
By Sandra Magsamen
I have probably read this book well over one thousand times. My oldest loved it so much that we read it every night for years—long after the book fell apart. Then I “read” it to her two brothers although I’m not sure they even know it is a book. I’m pretty sure they assume it is a poem I made up as a way to smother them with kisses while giving them a goodnight tickle.
What are your favorite books?
I am writing for the 19th annual Slice of Life challenge presented by Two Writing Teachers.
Karyn In The Kitchen 
I love this slice! And I love that you’ve introduced me to new books to read. This line sold me on My Friends- “As soon as I finished it, I started it again.” Have you read ‘From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler’ by E. L. Konigsburg before? It’s the book I’ve read most in the world and I read it to every class I ever taught. It’s such a cool adventure about siblings, Claudia and Jamie, who run away and live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. You gotta add it to your list!
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Adding it now!
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Thank you for sharing your favourite books. All books new to me. Backman as an author is familiar to me.
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Everything Backman is AMAZING!
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I LOVE hearing what others are reading, and their thoughts about the books. You, from your slice, get really emotionally invested in books. It’s clear you really feel while you read. I will have to look into some of them. Great slice, thanks!
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I deeply connect with books! Thanks for reading.
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This is a great topic for a slice! I can never resist a book-themed slice. I enjoyed The Correspondent when I read it last year!
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It was amazing! Such a shock for a debut.
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So fun to hear about your favorites! I recently read The Correspondent and My Friends, too. I’ll have to look up the others.
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I love peeking into other people’s reading lives! Your first two books are new to me (and added to my TBR). I adore anything Fredrick Backman, enjoyed The Correspondent, and have several worn-out, memorized favorites on my shelf as well (Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site is at the top of my nostalgia list).
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