Here is this week's Bestseller List from the New York Times. Assuming I ever get time to read again, are there any picks and pans from those who may have read some of these books?
Hardcover Fiction
Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown
2. THE SCARPETTA FACTOR, by Patricia Cornwell
3. PURSUIT OF HONOR, by Vince Flynn
4. NINE DRAGONS, by Michael Connelly
5. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett
Hardcover Nonfiction
Top 5 at a Glance
1. HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom
2. SUPERFREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
3. WHAT THE DOG SAW, by Malcolm Gladwell
4. TOO BIG TO FAIL, by Andrew Ross Sorkin
5. ARGUING WITH IDIOTS, written and edited by Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe and others
Paperback Trade Fiction
Top 5 at a Glance
1. PUSH, by Sapphire
2. THE SHACK, by William P. Young
3. OLIVE KITTERIDGE, by Elizabeth Strout
4. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson
5. SAY YOU'RE ONE OF THEM, by Uwem Akpan
Paperback Mass-Market Fiction
Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE ASSOCIATE, by John Grisham
2. CROSS COUNTRY, by James Patterson
3. HEAT LIGHTNING, by John Sandford
4. TRUE DETECTIVES, by Jonathan Kellerman
5. SCARPETTA, by Patricia Cornwell
Paperback Nonfiction
Top 5 at a Glance
1. I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL, by Tucker Max
2. FREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
3. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
4. THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls
5. THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE, by Max Brooks
Hardcover Advice
Top 5 at a Glance
1. KNOCKOUT, by Suzanne Somers
2. JIM CRAMER'S GETTING BACK TO EVEN, by James J. Cramer with Cliff Mason
3. THE CONSCIOUS COOK, by Tal Ronnen
4. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2010, edited by Craig Glenday
5. THE KIND DIET, by Alicia Silverstone
Paperback Advice
Top 5 at a Glance
1. NEW MOON, by Mark Cotta Vaz
2. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
3. THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman
4. THE POWER OF NOW, by Eckhart Tolle
5. SKINNY BITCH, by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin
Children's Books
Top 5 at a Glance
1. LEGO STAR WARS, by Simon Beecroft
2. JULIE ANDREWS’S COLLECTION OF POEMS, SONGS, AND LULLABIES, by Emma Walton Hamilton and Julie Andrews
3. SKIPPYJON JONES, LOST IN SPICE, by Judy Schachner
4. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, by Barb Bersche and Michelle Quint
5. LISTEN TO THE WIND, by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth
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Does anyone else read the Scarpetta books by Cornwell? I loved the first, maybe, five books and felt they took a gradual, and then sharp nose dive. What does anyone else think? Her last book that also had Scarpetta as the title, was ok. I am on the library list for the latest book but do not have high hopes.
ReplyDeleteThe series has been going along for quite awhile and EVERY book seems to feature someone obsessed with Scarpetta for being a woman and being a medical examiner. I just think this is being pushed a little far, I mean how many people are going to be obsessed with this woman? The book before Scarpetta was so horrible I wrote a scathing review of it on several book sites. It was lazy, and held no truth to the characters she had created 20 years ago.
Anyway, my rant of the day! :)
I read one of her books a while ago and it was okay but didn't hold my interest enough to explore the whole series.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean, Heidi, as some time ago I started reading Stuart Woods' mysteries and found them to be increasingly formulaic and repetitive.
So glad you chimed in!
Miss you...
M.