Comments on: Which Book Would You Hand Sell?

By: trish

trish — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:19:33 +0000

You know, this depends for me. I don’t like to recommend just any book to anyone. First, I want to know what they like. If they like mysteries, I recommend one thing. If they’re up for anything, I recommend something else. The Likeness and The Hunger Games are both go-to favorites. But it really depends on what the person likes.

By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:25:16 +0000

I think I would whole heartedly be behind trying to get ANYONE to read The Book Thief by Markus Zusak or A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly they are both such amazing books with such great lessons!

By: Jennie Nash

Jennie Nash — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:23:48 +0000

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Alexa — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:13:21 +0000

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By: Beth F

Beth F — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:20:15 +0000

At the moment I’m pushing Willow! On Twitter today, Swapna mentioned Cloister Walk — I got at least 6 people to read that one when it first came out.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:07:51 +0000

I think I kinda already do a bit of advocating for Hunger Games and Catching Fire. Though I tend to be more vocal online than off. I don’t know that I have the confidence to go to someone in a bookstore who is searching around and say “you should try this”. I recently read Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick and loved it (review forthcoming) so I’ve started advocating for that as well.

By: Lenore

Lenore — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:34:34 +0000

I am always talking up Hunger Games in the store, but usually people run away frightened. May need to work on my pitch.

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By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:09:42 +0000

I’d recommend Big Sid’s Vincati: The Story of a Father, a Son, and the Motorcycle of a Lifetime by Matthew Biberman. It’s one of those books that appears to be very “niche” oriented, and only marketable to motorcycle guys, but its really a wonderful and touching memoir about how a always contentious father and son learn to accept each other and build a strong relationship. Everyone I’ve given it to to read has loved it, from 30 year old male lawyers, to 75 year old retired grandma’s!

By: Jo-Jo

Jo-Jo — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:45:34 +0000

The first books that popped into my head were A Thousand Splendid Suns and The Kite Runner by Khaled Housseini. These are both such wonderful books and I truly believe that every US citizen should read them.