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One reader's thoughts as she steps from book to book.
Books I've Finished
- "A Christmas Memory"
- by Truman Capote 12/8/12
- "Child's Christmas in Wales"
- by Dylan Thomas 12/7/12
- "One Christmas"
- by Truman Capote 11/29/12
- "The Thanksgiving Visitor"
- by Truman Capote 11/29/12
- Inside Mrs. B's Classroom
- by Leslie Baldacci 11/28/12
- The Bee Eater
- by Richard Whitmire 11/15/12
- There Are No Shortcuts
- by Rafe Esquith 10/28/12
- I'd Like to Apologize to
- Every Teacher I Ever Had
- by Tony Danza 10/21/12
- Corked
- by Kathryn Borel 10/15/12
- Year of Learning Dangerously
- by Quinn Cummings 9/30/12
- A Hologram for the King
- by Dave Eggers 8/23/12
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- by Harper Lee 7/18/12
About Me
- Christine
- I often have a few books with bookmarks in them at once. I enjoy classics more than contemporary works of fiction, often read historical fiction, and love to get glimpses into other people's lives by reading memoirs and biographies.
11 comments:
Running With Scissors - Augusten Burroughs, about 3/4 of the way thru. so far, i'm thinking way overrated and not a great writer. wouldn't be one i recommend.
I tried the book his brother wrote, Look Me in the Eye by John Elder Robison, but just couldn't care about it.
Just finished two books I picked up a our library's perpetual used book sale:
"Gone and Back" by Nathaniel Benchley which is the story from an 11 year old boy's perspective of his families move from Nantucket to the Kansas territory during the land rush. As the title implies, there were reasons that eventually made it a round-trip. The only other books I've read by Benchley have been kids books (Sam the Minuteman and George the Drummer Boy). Although the book gave a little insight into the experiences of those involved in the Westward Expansion, I have to admit asking myself if it was worth the time reading it.
Not so with "Ledges" by Michael Frederick. This was his first novel, published by an independent publisher. It focused on the characters surrounding an Iowa farm in the 1950s, specifically 3 young children trying to come to terms with their mother's remarriage and their new, controlling step-father. The grammar and spelling could have used a good editor but the characters pulled me into their world of difficult decisions, triumphs, tragedies and mysterious pasts. A good book for me is when I continue to carry a little bit of those characters around with me in my mind. Ben, Pam and Gene are still with me, so it must have been pretty good.
Just finished Bradbury's Dandelion Wine, which I loved, despite being nothing like what I was expecting. I'm about a third of the way through Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett, for the library's book club. It's really funny, I love his writing style, and it's a very interesting topic. Every time I read Terry Pratchett, I think, "Why don't I read this guy more often?" And yet I never seem to pick him up, unless something forces me to.
Hi all!
-Ahh! He Lives!-
Still having concentration problems so I am inching my way through "Golden Compass", "Fortune Cookie Chronicles" (recommended by Martha), and "Geography of Bliss" (get well gift from the B&Ners).
I am watching a lot of crappy television though.
More surgery tomorrow, so I expect this list to be the same next week.
Don, so good to hear from you! We all miss you terribly. Hope the surgery goes well.
DON! We have missed you and hope you are doing well with the pain and boredom. Didn't want to discuss your personal issues here without you, but since you mentioned surgery in your post, I'll just add that you fell on the ice and broke your foot/ankle. I hope you have a talented surgeon who will help you get back on your foot sooner and safer than expeceted. Barnes and Noble isn't the same without you.
Yaaay, Don! Ok *now* I can freak out. I hope you're enjoying The Geography of Bliss--that one was from me, but Michelle helped me pick it out when she pulled it off the frontlist cart and said, "this has Don written all over it," and I happened to be standing right there. What else did you get from the B&N'ers?
~Lisa
I snagged the ARC of Geography of Bliss some weeks ago but haven't really started it yet. I saw that you had picked it for Don, Lisa, and thought it was a good call.
Hope you are up and about soon Don
I started 'The Cheese Monkeys" - nothing to say so far, but the layout is fitting to the content...
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