There are some terrific ideas listed in my previous post. (Add yours, if you haven't already.)
My short list is below, books I'd give for the holidays to:
Fellow book bloggers (books that aren't widely known but that I've really enjoyed): Daughter of Earth by Agnes Smedley; Million Dollar Baby: Stories from the Corner by F.X. Toole; and The House of Exile by Nora Wahn.
My 12-year-old niece: Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen (oh, that she would read it!)
My 10-year-old nephew: Day of Infamy by Walter Lord or The Winds of War by Herman Wouk (tough call--he likes WW2 video games, and these books might be a little advanced for a kid--but this IS a wish list)
All my relatives who don't read because they don't make time for it: Swann's Way by Marcel Proust (serves 'em right)
All my friends who don't read because they don't have time: Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (if they read the first page, they'll be hooked)
Books I'd want for myself: Diary of a Bad Year by J.M. Coetzee (by the way, the New Yorker has a fascinating review by James Wood)
6 comments:
I love this idea, a wish list for giving books. And your Proust idea made me laugh!
Fun list. I have Daughter of the Earth. I got it years ago from a free library cart. I still have not read it though. Sigh.
Love your ideas! have a happy holiday, LK - because come january we are finishing our novels. By the way, I am in search of a job that doesn't crush my soul, and it might be working out!
CG
very cool! i hope you get your book. is it terrible that i often give my friends books that i want to read too and can borrow? i thought these are a really cool gift idea too. from vignette, an australian small press: http://www.vignettepress.com.au/?page_id=35
I love the idea of giving books you wish the recipient would read! I have a huge backlist for this theme...
What a fun idea! I love giving books...I just wish I had more people in my daily life who read!
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