Books I want to read

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My friend B has a goal of reading 30 books in a year.  I am always so impressed by the width and breadth of what she reads.  Her list plus my book club has really heightened my desire to read a wide variety of books this year.  Instead of counting pages (which is hard to do on the Kindle) or setting a goal,  I thought I would just ask for some recommendations of books from my friends and then compile a list of books to attempt to read in the next 11.5 months.

So, folks, what do you recommend?  Below is what is already on my list:

1. Phantoms of the Brain by V.S. Ramachandran  (recommended by Lars)
2. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson  (recommended by Amazon)
3. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (recommended by my mother-in-law)
4. The Story of Edward Sawtelle by David Wroblewski (recommended by my mother-in-law)
5. Handle with Care by Jodi Piccoult (recommended by Mom)
6. Change of Heart by Jodi Piccoult (Book Club pick)
7. Kite Runner by Khaled Housseini  (Book club recommendation)
8. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (recommended by Blythe)