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MissAmy
~ 24-year-old woman in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
“Currently reading this one.... my friend sent it to me in the post. It's a small book but so far making a big impact. Reminds you...”
One Day
“A bit of a girly book but probably one of my all time favourites. So many brilliant quotes... “Live each day as if it's your...”
8bluestocking
~ 28-year-old woman in Chicago, IL
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
“This book just about single-handed led me through the loss of my grandparents. I have never before encountered such a lovely,...”
The Devil in the White City
“Pretty much the best pop-history I have ever read. I got a kick out of reading it while I traveled around on the El. And one of...”
harvestingstarlight
~ 52-year-old woman in Towson, MD
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
“The characters in this story each choose a favorite book which resonated with and/or reflects their own lives. Made me wonder...”
Gilead
“The description of how the narrator baptized kittens sustains me when someone cuts me off in traffic!”
Kellyshea01
~ 43-year-old woman in Spring Hill, TN
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
“A wonderful novel that tells the story of a not too well known chapter of World War II off the coast of France and the UK on the...”
The Catcher in the Rye
“Have the Salinger "box set". All of his books are great but this is my favorite.”
wattsteacher316
~ 42-year-old woman in Los Angeles, CA
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
“Found a kindred spirit in this book~ I want to go to Guernsey and meet the men & women in this book because they have become my...”
Prayer for Owen Meany
“I have read this book so many times in the past 20 years~ It makes me laugh and cry on the same page, and it's become an old...”
cm27story
~ 60-year-old woman in Buckeye, AZ
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
“Historic fiction is my favorite genre. Letter writing is my favorite writing form so clearly this is one of my favorite books. ...”
Let the Great World Spin
“I gave this book to my son-in-law for his birthday and then he loaned it back to me to read. I'm glad he did. So many...”
Emily1817
~ 27-year-old woman in Appleton, WI
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
“This is a really charming and heartwarming book. I listened to an audiobook version with different narrators reading the...”
The Hobbit
“I could never get into The Lord of the Rings - I don't do intense and dark very well - but I like The Hobbit. I'm looking...”
karkiew
~ 22-year-old woman in Victoria, Canada
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
“Best book I read over Christmas break. It even has a happy ending :) It's written entirely in letters from one person to another,...”
Water for Elephants
“"I am so flooded with shame my consciousness flickers." <---Favourite quote of the entire book. I read it in a day. It was...”
callmeTia
~ 42-year-old woman in Mission, KS
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
“I had never read a book communicated entirely in letters. This drew me in such an intimate way, I found it hard to disconnect...”
A Course in Miracles
“This text has changed my heart, my opinions, and caused me to walk in more freedom than I had ever known in traditional,...”
Runner_Cat
~ 38-year-old woman in Grand Prairie, TX
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
“I loved learning about what the people of this island went through. Yet, there was such a community that enable them to survive...”
Slaughterhouse-Five
“Disturbing yet could not stop reading it.”
bookish64
~ 49-year-old woman in Flossmoor, IL
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
“This book made me miss the art of letter writing. I've had the same penpal (overseas) since I was nine, and now we email. It's...”
The Help
“I read it in one day. One of the joys of having teenagers who can feed themselves.”
stovecat
~ 38-year-old man in Madison, WI
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
“I've always wanted to belong to a book club like this one!”
The Book Thief
“Saumensching . . .”
