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Books That Make Me Smile

I read a lot more books that make me think rather than smile. Not that there aren't plenty of giggles in Middlemarch, but it doesn't have the enchantment of middle grade fantasy or the belly laughs of full-grown adults aware of their mistakes. The latter are the books that have made me laugh the most in recent years: memoirs by David Lebovitz and Jen Lancaster have carried me through some rough times. And the former will always bring a smile to my face.

Happy Top Ten Tuesday over at That Artsy Reader Girl!

Books That Make Me Smile


  1. The Sweet Life in Paris by David Lebovitz
  2. Bitter is the New Black by Jen Lancaster
  3. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
  4. Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George
  5. Brave New Girls ed. Mary Fan and Paige Daniels-these anthologies are full of stories about girls and women winning science fiction! very uplifting, Star Trek-style scifi!
  6. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
  7. American Cake by Anne Byrn-who doesn't love learning about cake?!
  8. The 100 Most Jewish Foods ed. Alana Newhouse-good for lots of fun thinking and arguing!
  9. The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit
  10. Knight's Castle by Edward Eager

Comments

Lydia said…
The 100 Most Jewish Foods sounds like a fun read!

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Lectrice Vorace said…
I'd like to check out The 100 Most Jewish Foods! (The title is making me hungry...haha)
Here's my TTT list this week.
Mom said…
Notice 3 of these have “castle” in the title. I wonder how many books do. Or is this a theme for you?
Anna said…
Cinder is one of my favorite books ever! Great list

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Judy Krueger said…
I love E Nesbit and have since I was very young, but I have not read The Enchanted Castle. I will have to look for it.

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