8/14/15 Five For Friday: Books

For this Friday's Five for Friday, I decided to share five books that I've read, and loved, in the past six months or so:

1. The Martian, by Andy Weir - I absolutely love this book. I'm not a big fan of science fiction (I like it well enough, but I don't often seek it out), but this book blew my mind. It's so very, very good. Great even. It's about an astronaut stranded alone on Mars and how he survives using science. And, can I just tell you, even all the science-y bits are great.

2. I Capture the Castle, by Dodie Smith - I know I'm about 70 years late getting on this bandwagon, but I have to say, this is one of the best books I've ever read. I read it months ago and it still makes me happy to think of it. If you've read it, read it again, I know I will. And if you haven't, you really, really should.

3. The Paris Wife, by Paula McLain - Like with science fiction, I don't generally seek out a lot of historical fiction, but this book is absolutely fantastic. It's about Ernest Hemmingway's first wife and was so well written that I forgot that it wasn't written by Hadley, but rather by Paula McLain years later. She is just a stellar author.

4. Tell the Wolves I'm Home, by Carol Rifka Brunt - This book is both sad and lovely. And the lead character is a girl you wish you knew because she is just so interesting. It's hard for me to explain why I liked this book so much, but it's another one that I can't seem to get out of my head.

5. Brave New World, by Aldoux Huxley - I raved about this book here and here, but it bears repeating that this book is both brilliant and terrifying. You should read it.


Happy Friday, All!

Gracey