The Book Tingle

Just on the heels of my gushing post on Nora Ephron and her marvelous essay On Rapture…comes this.

Stop whatever you are doing and go to one of my favorite book blogs — HERE Savidge Reads.

He talks about “The Book Tingle” and to quote Mr. Savidge:

There is an almost unexplainable feeling from the start which lasts until the final full stop. Not for a single moment does the book let you down, or indeed out of its grasp, you are effectively spell bound by it. It feels like all the rest of the world goes completely out of your mind and all that is left is you, the book and the author’s words. It is the prose, the characters, the atmosphere, everything! You almost feel, without it sounding arrogant, that this book was written just for you.

Isn’t that wonderful?  Doesn’t it just speak to any book lover?  Can you blame me that I have a big old book crush on Mr. Savidge.

Got me thinking about my “Tingle” worthy books:

The Shadow of the Wind, The Magician’s Assistant, A Fine Balance, anything by Kate Morton, Prodigal Summer, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, The Thirteenth Tale, The Piano Tuner, Cutting for Stone, Gone with the Wind, and I’m with Savidge – Rebecca.

I’m sure I’m skipping many but in the meantime …

What are your “Tingle” books?