Thursday, March 6, 2014

**Feature & Follow ~ #43 **


Happy Friday and welcome to the Blog Hop! 

Feature & Follow is a weekly blog hop hosted by the talented ladies behind AlisonCanRead and Parajunkee's View. The intent of this blog hop is to get out there and meet other bloggers and gain new followers yourself. What sets this blog hop apart is the Feature. Each week, two blogs are featured, one at AlisonCanRead and one at Parajunkee's View. So make sure to hop over to those blogs to check out this week's Features.


This week's Features are:
Chapterbreak.net
Pottermorebooks


This week's question is:
Recommend some of your favorite back-list books.


Okay y'all, I have mentioned before that my reading tastes are eclectic. :)  Here are a few of my favorite books 
from the past 20(?) years:

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
A Time to Kill by John Grisham
The Same Sweet Girls by Cassandra King
Tara Road by Maeve Binchy
Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding

I really, really enjoyed the psychological aspect of The Silence of the Lambs. Grisham's A Time to Kill is my very favorite of his books. I read The Same Sweet Girls in a book club in ~2000 and I love the friendship between these 4 women. As for Bridget Jones...well, I am an Austen fan, so what can I say?!? ;)

What are some of y'alls back-list favorites?

31 comments:

  1. Wow..Grt Picks.. :)
    Old Follower.. :)
    My FF

    -Nikita @ Njkinny's World of Books

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  2. The Silence of the Lambs is an incredible book - the horror is so subtle that it creeps you out even more. A Time to Kill is also a great read.

    Have a great weekend.

    Lauren @The Hottie Harem

    Old Bloglovin' Follower :0)

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    1. Yes, the creepy factor is what I liked, Lauren. :) Enjoy your weekend as well!

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  3. I am not a huge fan of chick lit but I loved Bridget Jones diary, I have read it a few times. Aussiebookworm Have a good weekend!

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    1. Yeah, Bridget rocks! ;) Enjoy your weekend, Jodie!

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  4. I haven't read The Silence of the Lambs but I saw a bit of the movie and it scared me so I couldn't watch the rest.
    I have most of John Grisham's novels. He's a great author.
    Happy Friday :)

    My FF @ Marilyn's Mystery Blog

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    1. The movie was really well done and stuck very close to the book, Marilyn. But very scary! :) I'm glad you like Grisham too.

      I hope you enjoy your weekend!

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  5. Nice picks, Brandee! I love both Tara Road and Bridget Jones' Diary, too :)
    Have a fantastic Friday, my dear. *BIG HUGS*

    Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews

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    1. Thanks, Lexxie! I somehow knew you'd like books on my list. :)

      I hope you've had a fantastic Friday, too! *BIG HUGS*

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  6. I really want to read The Silence of the Lambs, i saw the movie, however am completely aware that it will not even compare to the book. I see a few other books on their that i definitely need to check out too! Great list :)

    Old bloglovin' follower

    Sanna @ Fanciful Fictions

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    1. Oh Sanna, I felt the movie did a really nice job of following the book...of course, nothing ever quite compares to the book. ;) Thanks for dropping by! Enjoy your weekend!

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  7. Nice! Never read any of those myself. I've always been more of a paranormal reader.

    Here's my Follow Friday

    Have a GREAT day!

    Old Follower :)

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    1. I didn't read much paranormal until I read Twilight, Jessica. Then I kinda went crazy. My book journals are filled almost entirely with paranormals! I was really happy to step out of my box. I enjoy so many different genres! :)

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  8. I loved Bridget Jones! Great pick. New Bloglovin', Facebook, and Twitter follower.

    Jessica @ Tales Between the Pages

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    1. *hehe* Yeah, she is. :) Thanks for the follows, Jessica. I followed you back. Enjoy your weekend!

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  9. Great picks today! I need to read Silence of the Lambs I have only seen the movie. I am a new follower with Bloglovin'!

    Kristalyn @ The Sarcastic Palmtree
    My FFF

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    1. Thanks, Kristalyn. Yes, the movie was fabulous but the book is even better. :) Thanks for following - I followed back.

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  10. That's so interesting.My husband and I were just talking about A Time To Kill, which I also think is his BEST book, even though not the most popular. I've convinced him to read it. Great list! Here’s my FF

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    1. *ha* That is interesting, Annette. I don't know why it's not a popular as his others, but I really do think it's his best. I hope your husband enjoys it. :)

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  11. Great list!!! I know of them all but haven't read any. I would love to read Silence of the Lambs. I love the movie so I know the books gotta be fab.
    Check out my FF Book Hangovers Blabs Books
    Have a lovely Weekend ♥

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    1. Thanks, Michelle. Yep, the book is even better than the movie...and the movie was awesome. Enjoy your weekend!

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  12. I haven't read any of these but I have heard of one or two :) Nice list!

    Old Follower
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    Zareena @ Books and Books

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  13. Great list! I love Tara Road, and all of Maeve Binchys books. I also adored Bridget Jones.

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    1. Binchy's books rock! :) And Bridget is definitely one of my all-time favs. :)

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  14. Great picks! Especially Silence of the Lambs. One of my all-time favorites!

    New GFC/Bloglovin' follower.

    My FF

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  15. Oooh I loved the Bridget Jones' Diary movie! I'm definitely going to have to read the book.

    Thanks for stopping by Pottermorebooks!

    New GFC follower! :)

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  16. I read The Silence of the Lambs (better than the movie of course) and also Bridget Jones Diary (who I have to say the movie was quite good to look at).
    I'm a new follower :)
    My FF post is here

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  17. I think Bridget Jones' Diary was one of my earlier forays into the chick lit genre and I really enjoyed it :) Great picks for this week!

    New GFC follower :)

    My FF

    Witless Fool @ Obsessive Compulsive Reader

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  18. That is definitely an interesting list :)
    Following you back, thanks for stopping by :)

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Now you know what I think...what are your thoughts??