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DPL: Books We Recommend
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Current Titles Recommended by Denver Public Library Staff
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A Partisan's Daughter by Louis de Bernières
De Bernières delivers another great novel, this time short, sweet and heavy, too. Reviewed by Midge on January 01, 2009.
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Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
Did you know the vast majority of professional hockey players are born in the first four months of the year? Or that the world may have never known who Bill Gates was if it were not for a very serendipitous turn of events when he was 13 years old? As usual, Malcolm Gladwell presents the reader with a staggering and interesting collection of data, but Outliers is his most personal and thought-provoking book so far. His conclusions are fantastic and potentially world changing. A true "must read." (The audio book has a great bonus interview with the author.) Reviewed by seanamo on December 17, 2008.
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The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway
If Harkaway's language was a pirate ship (and it would be), it would sail in improbable places, rob you blind, make out with your lover, clog your toilet and have you thank the crew. There are Tai Chi masters hunted by ninjas, a bomb whose fallout creates monsters from your thoughts, a hell with mimes and some poor sod who is always in the wrong place at the wrong time. A great rollicking book. Reviewed by Chach on December 16, 2008.
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Little House On a Small Planet by Shay Salomon
Amid the troubling trend of mega-mansions and scrape-offs here in Denver, this book offered comfort and reassurance that small homes are the much wiser (though unpopular) choice. As the mother of a growing family in a tiny house, I frequently find myself longing for more space, but this book has given me a new vision and a desire to pare down our belongings and use our limited space in new and imaginative ways. Reviewed by Jennifer on December 06, 2008.
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Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Memoirs of a Literary Forger by Lee Israel
This quick read tells the tale of a writer driven to a life of crime to pay the vet bill. Driven by her love for her pet, she begins forging letters and signatures from some of her favorite literary figures. Had she stopped here, I might have been able to forgive her. However, she continues her crime spree by stealing library property by replacing authentic letters with her forgeries and selling off these historic documents! Reviewed by Pterodactyl on November 30, 2008.
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