Book a Week in 2011 - week twenty three

[Robin M]

Happy Sunday! Today is the start of week 23 in our quest to read 52 books in 52 weeks. Welcome to everyone who is just joining in, welcome back to our regulars and to all who are following our progress. Mr. Linky is all set up on the 52 books blog to link to your reviews. The link is in my signature.

52 Books Blog - V is for Virginia: highlighting Virginia Woolf's essay The Love of Reading. Excellent and eloquent. Well worth checking out.

 

It's June and getting closer to summer. Although by our weather you'd think it was still winter. Cold and rainy. Not going to complain since our summers are hot, hot, hot.

 

What are you looking forward to reading this summer? What are you reading this week?

 

 

 

 

link to week 22

[Robin M]

My reads are all class related this week. Currently reading "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Thought I'd read it back in high school, but must have only watch the movie. To be honest, I'm hating this book. Bleck! Also will be reading G.K. Chesterton's "George Bernard Shaw" about his influences and George Bernard Shaw's "The Unsocial Socialist." My final project paper is on GBS.

[Robin M]

Bump. Getting buried.

[eaglei]

This week I concluded:

 

#40 - Decision Points, by George Bush. Thoroughly enjoyed reading this and gaining more perspective into the thought processes behind his decisions.

 

Am currently reading the following two books and should finish them today (hopefully! as the first is due back at the library tomorrow!):

 

#41 - Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, by Mary Roach. I am definitely not a science person, but I saw this recommended in earlier "Book a Week" threads and decided to try it. Surprisingly, I am enjoying it. The reading is quick, does not get bogged down in technicalities, is not overburdensome on the science while still being remarkably plain; the author incorporates her unique sense of humor (or sarcasm, as the case may be), which further livens up the reading. Overall, an unexpected positive reading experience - so glad other Hive members recommended it!

 

#42 - Thirteen Men Who Changed the World, by H.S. Vigeveno. This is a short, quick reading book about the thirteen apostles - what they probably were like (as gleaned, in some cases, from very few scripture verses), perceived strengths and weaknesses, and what in their personalities enabled them to contribute to history.

 

Next up will be a couple light-reading novels! :)

[dangermom]

I read A Natural History of Latin--in translation from Swedish, no less, but it's a good title for a classical homeschooler! And also Little Princes, a great book about an orphanage in Nepal. I'm really glad I read that one.

[Sparkle]

I didn't post last week because I've been really sick and didn't get a whole lot of reading done. I finished A Glass of Blessings by Barbara Pym and I read Summer Half by Angela Thirkell. Also read Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie. Currently reading Blessed John the Wonder Worker by Fr. Seraphim Rose and Abbot Herman, and The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie.

[Mom-ninja.]

Carrying over Harry, a History into this week.

 

Also, still listening to Wuthering Heights on audio. Heathcliff is just evil.

[Ali in OR]

I finished Stay With Me by Sandra Rodriguez Barron and really enjoyed it. A great read for summer I think.

 

My next read is Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese on my sister's recommendation. I think I've seen it mentioned here too. I can already tell that it is beautifully written, but I do think it will take me a few weeks to read it.

 

For summer reading, I have been looking forward to read-alouds more than my own personal reading. I want to introduce my girls to some of my favorites. We've finished A Wrinkle in Time. Not sure if we'll continue with the next two right away or not. I would like to finish that series, read Watership Down, maybe The Hobbit, maybe an Agatha Christie, and maybe a few other books new to me that we've picked up at library book sales but haven't gotten to yet (Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Holes, Mysterious Benedict Society). And we have the new Penderwicks book on hold at the library--we're number 3 on the list whenever they get it in. Plus I suppose I should read some of the books I'll assign to my 6th grader next year. So I may not get many "adult" books read.

[prairiegirl]

I finished 'Major Pettigrew's Last Stand' by Helen Simonson. What a delightful book! Major Pettigrew is a man after my own heart.

 

I am now reading 'Daughter of Time' by Joesphine Tey.

[Negin]

Carrying over Harry, a History into this week.

Also, still listening to Wuthering Heights on audio. Heathcliff is just evil.

Added the HP book to my wish list. :)

Yes, Heathcliff is a monster. I need to re-read that book. I went through a phase a few years ago when I read so many classics.

 

I finished 'Major Pettigrew's Last Stand' by Helen Simonson. What a delightful book! Major Pettigrew is a man after my own heart.

I really want to read this.

 

Finished Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie and really enjoyed it. Looking forward to reading other Flavia books.

 

I'm busy reading some travel books before our trip - mainly Rick Steves.

Also, will be re-reading the U.K. chapter in one of my very favorite non-fiction books at the moment - The Geography of Bliss. Very accurate and humorous. Also, quite deep. :thumbup: Wish he would come out with more books.

 

Edited June 6, 2011 by Negin in Grenada

[Negin]

I just realized that he has written another book, which I think looks interesting.

 

Edited June 6, 2011 by Negin in Grenada

[Mommyfaithe]

Ok...I am still laming out....but I am still reading aloud to the kids. I just finished Black Ships before Troy and began the Wanderings of Odyseuss. We also finished Just So stories...again...which we all loved....again. I am also reading aloud Story of the World 4 because I am determined to finish it before we start school in the fall.

 

Faithe

[Mommyfaithe]

I finished 'Major Pettigrew's Last Stand' by Helen Simonson. What a delightful book! Major Pettigrew is a man after my own heart.

 

I am now reading 'Daughter of Time' by Joesphine Tey.

 

I loved both of those!

[nono]

I have been avoiding this thread for the last 6 weeks or so, because I got behind, then I was reading The Snowball forever and loving it, and not wanting it to end, etc. etc. etc. I'm still behind, but here's a quick paste of my list to date:

 

1. I Run, Therefore I’m Nuts

2. Forbidden Nation: A History of Taiwan

3. Pre

4. Extraordinary, Ordinary People

5. The Dance of Intimacy

6. Saltwater Buddha

7. When the Brain Can’t Hear

8. The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life

9. The Five Love Languages of Children

10. The Lost Gospel of Mary: The Mother of Jesus in Three Ancient Texts

11. The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite

12. The Last Week

13. The Janitor

14. Rescuing Patty Hearst

15. Throw out 50 Things: Clear the Clutter, Find your Life

16. Fire Your Stock Analyst!

17. The Art of Exceptional Living

18. Desilu : the story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz

19. Spirituality of Sport

[K in MI]

I finished #30 -- Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science (Gawande), and #31: Mirthful Memoirs of a Male Nurse (Migliore). I'm currently reading Ask Me Why I Hurt: The Kids Nobody Wants and the Doctor Who Heals Them (Christensen).

[Stacia]

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[thescrappyhomeschooler]

I started The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht.

 

52 Books for 2011

 

Listened to:

 

Evening Class by Maeve Binchy

The Adventures of Sally by P.G. Wodehouse

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night by Mark Haddon

The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

The Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obreht

 

 

 

Read:

 

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood

One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banarjee Divakaruni

Dream Angus by Alexander McCall Smith

The Neddiad by Daniel Pinkwater

The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand

The Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren Willig

The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig

The Seduction of the Crimson Rose by Lauren Willig

Disconnected Kids by Dr. Robert Melillo

The Favored Child by Philippa Gregory

The Enchantment of the Night Jasmine by Lauren Willig

Meridon by Philippa Gregory

The Betrayal of the Blood Lily by Lauren Willig

Secret Son by Laila Lalami

Mr. Chartwell by Rebecca Hunt

The Tenth Song by Naomi Ragen

Blood Orange by Drusilla Campbell

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson

Still Alice by Lisa Genova

Edited June 6, 2011 by thescrappyhomeschooler

[Jane Elliot]

I finished #4 of Howatch's Starbridge series and started #5. These are a bit addictive.

 

I also started Christianity and Liberalism with Tim Challies' Reading the Classics Together. It's interesting how well this book expounds on ideas in the Starbridge series, almost like I planned to read them simultaneously but I didn't.

[nd293]

I am still very, very behind, but I read two books this week, and finished up a third, and am loving being back in reading mode. I finished off The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society, about the British author's life in rural Spain. A friend recommended The 19th Wife, fictional account of polygamy in a modern-day fundamentalist Latter-Day Saints group and in the early days of the Latter-Day Saints. Despite early reservations (I found the first person narrative grating at first) I found it fascinating. I also read The Golden Silence, the third book in a crime fiction series set in modern day Greece (I've read all three in the past month). The books set the crime story against a backdrop of the history of Greece from World War II and on through the years of dictatorship.

 

I've noticed that reading list seems focused on countries or cultures, so have decided to be more focused in seeking out books I am likely to enjoy. I have requested two books from the library, and should get them in a day or two - The Cellist of Sarajevo and The Attack (set in Israel). I have been getting ideas from the Books Set In website. I am also (slowly) listening to Gulliver's Travels, and will try to read a chapter of non-fiction per day also. This week I'll be working on The Great Philosophers by Stephen Law.

 

 

10. The Golden Silence – Paul Johnston

9. The 19th Wife – David Ebershoff

8. The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society – Chris Stewart

7. Crying Blue Murder – Paul Johnston

6. Look for Me – Edeet Ravel

5. The Last Red Death – Paul Johnston

4. The Red Tent – Anita Diamant

3. The Housekeeper and the Professor – Yoko Ogawa

2. Eat, Pray, Love - Elizabeth Gilbert

1. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down – Anne Fadiman

 

[-M-]

I just finished The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth (Alexandra Robbins), which is my forty-fifth book of 2011.

 

I've pasted the titles of the other forty-four below. They are, more or less, in reverse chronological order. I've included links to my monthly on the nightstand / reading life review posts.

 

May (reviews/discussion

here)

■ Daughters-in-Law (Joanna Trollope; fiction)

■ Sempre Susan (Sigrid Nunez; memoir)

■ Gardening Step by Step (Phil Clayton, et al.)

■ John Brookes' Natural Landscapes (John Brookes)

■ Month-by-Month Gardening in Illinois (James A. Fizzell)

■ The New Gardener (Pippa Greenwood)

■ Glorious Gardens (Jacqueline Heriteau)

■ Midwest Top 10 Garden Guide (Bonnie Monte, ed.)

■ Midwest Gardens (Pamela Wolfe)

■ Low Maintenance Garden (Jenny Hendy)

■ The Complete Beginner's Guide to Archery (Bernhard A. Roth)

■ Know the Sport: Archery (John Adams)

■ Sherlock Holmes: More Short Stories (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; fiction)

■ The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton; YA fiction)

■ The Raising (Laura Kasischke; fiction)

■ The Life before Her Eyes (Laura Kasischke; fiction)

■ No Time for Goodbye (Linwood Barclay; fiction)

■ Too Close to Home (Linwood Barclay; fiction)

 

April (reviews/discussion

here)

■ Things a Brother Knows (Dana Reinhart; YA fiction -- the book that reminded me that I am, in fact, a reader)

■ Illyria (Elizabeth Hand; fiction)

■ The Merchant of Venice (William Shakespeare)

■ Model Home (Eric Puchner; fiction)

■ Mouse Guard, Volume 1: Fall 1152 (David Petersen; graphic novel)

■ Mouse Guard, Volume 2: Winter 1152 (David Petersen; graphic novel)

■ The Worst Loss: How Families Heal from the Death of a Child (Barbara D. Rosof)

■ Beyond Tears: Living after Losing a Child (Ellen Mitchell)

■ Love Never Dies: A Mother's Journey from Loss to Love (Sandy Goodman)

■ After the Death of a Child: Living with Loss through the Years (Ann K. Finkbeiner)

■ Trapped (Michael Northrop; YA fiction)

■ Sherlock Holmes: Short Stories (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; fiction)

■ The Colony (Jillian Marie Weise; fiction)

■ The Sandman, Vol. 3: Dream Country (Neil Gaiman; graphic novel)

 

March (reviews/discussion

here)

■ The Source of All Things: A Memoir (Tracy Ross; memoir, review copy)

■ Heaven Is for Real (Todd Burpo; memoir, religion)

 

January (reviews/discussion

here)

■ The Nest Home Design Handbook (Carley Roney)

■ Decorating Ideas That Work (Heather J. Paper)

■ Speed Decorating (Jill Vegas)

■ Flip! for Decorating (Elizabeth Mayhew)

■ Home Decor: A Sunset Design Guide (Kerrie L. Kelly)

■ Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (Amy Chua; memoir, parenting)

■ Macbeth (William Shakespeare)

■ The Other Side of the Island (Allegra Goodman; fiction)

■ A Lantern in Her Hand (Bess Streeter Aldrich; fiction)

■ Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Winifred Watson; fiction)

[Lizzie in Ma]

Finished Patricia Briggs Alpha and Omega books.

Starting to read through our book list for this years upcoming modern history so this week, The Guns of August. It is about WWI. I love the author's vocabulary!!

[Mom-ninja.]

Added the HP book to my wish list. :)

Yes, Heathcliff is a monster. I need to re-read that book. I went through a phase a few years ago when I read so many classics.

 

 

 

 

I'm learning so much about the fan world of HP. I also love the parts about JKR. Reading how HP got it's start was interesting.

 

 

Have fun on your vacation. We just got back a couple weeks ago from Germany. Didn't stay nearly long enough.

[Stacia]

I finished Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris today. Overall, I suppose I can say that I liked it, though it's not really my typical book style. I think Harris' strength is in her descriptive way of writing, the way she weaves food & landscape descriptions to create a sensual setting that appeals to the senses. The story takes place during WWII, so it's not really light-hearted, happy fare; in fact, I did cry at parts (which has now left me w/ a lingering headache for the remainder of today). It's an interesting enough story, decently told, yet I didn't especially warm to the characters (though I did empathize with them a few times). Even though I have slightly mixed feelings about the book, I think it is one that would appeal to many and would, therefore, recommend it to others. It has an easy-to-read flow that makes it good summertime reading (imo), even if the subject matter is heavier than traditional 'beach' reading.

[Negin]

I'm learning so much about the fan world of HP. I also love the parts about JKR. Reading how HP got it's start was interesting.

 

Thanks for the feedback. I was so sad when the HP series ended - both times, mind you. We're huge HP fans.

 

Have fun on your vacation. We just got back a couple weeks ago from Germany. Didn't stay nearly long enough.

Thank you. :)

Yes, vacations are seldom long enough ... :grouphug:

 

I finished Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris today.

Stacia, thanks for this review. :)

[ladydusk]

We listened to The Magician's Nephew during a long car ride. The first time I 'read' it ... and I really enjoyed it. What a wonderful story :) I'm still working on Acedia and Me as well as Beauty for Truth's Sake which is hurting my brain, but is enjoyable too.

 

My 2011 Reviews:

 

1. Her Daughter's Dream - Francine Rivers

2. Island of the World - Michael O'Brien (AMAZING!)

3. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress - Rhoda Janzen

4. Cinderella Ate My Daughter - Peggy Orenstein

5. Devil's Cub - Georgette Heyer

6. Keeping a Nature Journal - Clare Walker Leslie and Charles E Roth.

7. Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization (Audio Book) - Anthony Esolen

8. Excellent Women - Barbara Pym

9. The Abyssinian - Jean-Christophe Rufin

10. In the Company of Others - Jan Karon

11. One Thousand Gifts - Ann Voskamp

12. Regency Buck - Georgette Heyer

13. Bath Tangle - Georgette Heyer

14. The Convenient Marriage - Georgette Heyer

15. The Organized Heart - Staci Eastin

16. Your Home: A Place of Grace - Susan Hunt

17. Christian Encounters: Jane Austen - Peter Leithart

18. Bambi: A Life in the Woods - Victor Salten

19. Aunt Jane's Hero - Elizabeth Prentiss

20. The Magician's Nephew (Audio Book) - C.S. Lewis

[prairiegirl]

I'm still working on Acedia and Me as well as Beauty for Truth's Sake which is hurting my brain, but is enjoyable too.

 

 

 

I loved reading 'Beauty for Truth's Sake.' I keep going back to it again and again for a 'pick me up.'

[Mommyfaithe]

On a whim, started The Invisible Man by HG Wells. Fun book.

Faithe

[Storm Bay]

Finished Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie and really enjoyed it. Looking forward to reading other Flavia books.

I started this yesterday after reading your last post on it (I think it was you) and am hooked. I was rather skeptical, since I don't like most mystery novels, but do like this, and not only because I like Flavia, but because I like the way it's written.

 

I finished #4 of Howatch's Starbridge series and started #5. These are a bit addictive.

I just finished the first one yesterday, and while I took out the second I wasn't sure if I should read it or not. Are they all as good as the first one, or is it that you just want to know what happens to a character?

[JennW in SoCal]

I can't remember who all was recommending Isabel Allende last week. Just as I was about to buy an e-book of The House of the Spirits it occurred to me that it might be on my book shelf, and sure enough! There it was collecting dust, unread and lonely.

 

I am really enjoying it and am almost done. I don't know why I didn't get into it when I first tried it many years ago -- though it probably had to do with the kind of ADHD mothers get, mothers of rambunctious and active young boys.

 

Eaglei -- I'm so glad you are enjoying Packing for Mars!

 

I've got a stack of books waiting for me and can't decide what is next: Book Thief, Kite Runner, Huck Finn, Tenant of Wildfell Hall....so many good choices!

[ladydusk]

I just finished the first one yesterday, and while I took out the second I wasn't sure if I should read it or not. Are they all as good as the first one, or is it that you just want to know what happens to a character?

 

It has been several years, but I thought they were all quite good. They do change central characters.

[Kareni]

Finished Patricia Briggs Alpha and Omega books.

 

 

 

I enjoyed those.

 

Still on a historical romance kick here. Currently reading books by Mary Balogh.

 

Regards,

Kareni

[Stacia]

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[Storm Bay]

I'm reading The Dark Shore by Susan Howatch. I couldn't get into the second church one about Darrow, though.

[laughing lioness]

I read Bloodroot this week. Very bizarre but an interesting read.

[Heather in Neverland]

I am reading The Book of Fate by Brad Meltzer. It is decent so far.

[Guest]

I'm still reading & enjoying Five Quarters of the Orange.

 

I really enjoyed this book.

 

I just finished Black Ships before Troy

 

I read this book this week, as well. I also read Fagles' introduction to the Iliad. (I have to mention that because it is nearly 100 pages, lol.) I was going to start the Iliad, but I got Sophie's World and am reading that first. I think it was this week that I finished The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and Desiring God. It's summer and everything is running together!

 

 

On a whim, started The Invisible Man by HG Wells. Fun book.

Faithe

 

:thumbup:

[Medieval Mom]

I'm still working my way through Springtime in Britain. It's absolutely lovely!

[Jane Elliot]

 

I just finished the first one yesterday, and while I took out the second I wasn't sure if I should read it or not. Are they all as good as the first one, or is it that you just want to know what happens to a character?

 

I've liked them all, and not at all because I want to find out what happens to a character, but because they've been interesting each on its own merit. However, it has been fun to see the characters grow (or regress in some cases.) #2 was really helpful in that it provided insight into a life situation I've had to work through. I don't want to give spoilers, so I'll put it at the bottom of this post. It did though drag during the middle/end though. #4 has been my favorite.

 

Wish I could write more, but I'm on the way out the door to ds's ACT an hour away.

 

 

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There was a stillbirth, and I appreciated the way the characters dealt with their grief. Our dd was stillborn 9 years ago.

[Mom-ninja.]

I read The Tree Sheperd's Daughter. I picked it up on a whim at the library. It was fine, but didn't hold me enough to make me want to read the sequels.

[The Governess]

This week I read Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. I simply loved this book. Everything about it. I finished it and immediately wanted to start reading all 780 pages all over again! First book of the year that has made me feel like that. :001_smile:

 

Last week I read the Handmaid's Tale and though I thought it was an important book it wasn't really one I think I will want to read ever again.

 

I'm also working on the Oxford History of Ancient Egypt as well as some anthologies of Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian literature but won't be done with those until later this year. I made some progress but can't add anything to the list yet!

 

For my next non-history book I am trying to decide between Sophie's World, Cutting for Stone, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, and The Shadow of the Wind - all sitting here on my shelf, waiting to be picked up....

 

Here is my list so far:

 

1. The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

2. The Productive Writer by Sage Cohen

3. On Writing by Stephen King

4. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

5. Nudge by Richard H. Thaler

6. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

7. The Lie That Tells a Truth by John Dufresne

8. Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt

9. Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt

10. The Rapture of Canaan by Sheri Reynolds

11. Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

12. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

13. Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer

14. Children of God by Mary Doria Russell

15. The Road by Cormac McCarthy

16.The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff

17. The Epic of Gilgamesh

18. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

19. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

20. Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

21. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

22. The Writing Road to Reading by Spalding

23. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

[Stacia]

This week I read Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. I simply loved this book. Everything about it. I finished it and immediately wanted to start reading all 780 pages all over again! First book of the year that has made me feel like that. :001_smile:

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For my next non-history book I am trying to decide between Sophie's World, Cutting for Stone, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, and The Shadow of the Wind - all sitting here on my shelf, waiting to be picked up....

 

I've got Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell on my wish list.

 

I tried Cutting for Stone, but couldn't get into it. I want to read Sophie's World; not sure about Hotel. So, I vote for The Shadow of the Wind (even though a few parts veered into the 'too gothic horror' for me area, it was a pretty cool book overall; very atmospheric & so Spanish, imo).

[Kareni]

... I am trying to decide between Sophie's World, Cutting for Stone, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, and The Shadow of the Wind

 

Of those, I read and enjoyed Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.

 

Regards,

Kareni

[The Governess]

I've got Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell on my wish list.

 

I tried Cutting for Stone, but couldn't get into it. I want to read Sophie's World; not sure about Hotel. So, I vote for The Shadow of the Wind (even though a few parts veered into the 'too gothic horror' for me area, it was a pretty cool book overall; very atmospheric & so Spanish, imo).

 

Of those, I read and enjoyed Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.

 

Regards,

Kareni

 

Thanks for the recommendations! I think I will probably start Shadow of the Wind since I'm borrowing it and it does sound pretty intriguing. I'm a fan of goth but not horror so we'll see how it goes. :D My sister in law just read Hotel and loved it so that one is looking promising too and will probably be next. So many books, so little time. *Sigh*

[Stacia]

Thanks for the recommendations! I think I will probably start Shadow of the Wind since I'm borrowing it and it does sound pretty intriguing. I'm a fan of goth but not horror so we'll see how it goes. :D My sister in law just read Hotel and loved it so that one is looking promising too and will probably be next. So many books, so little time. *Sigh*

 

It's more gothic than horror, so you'll be fine. :D

[Storm Bay]

I've liked them all, and not at all because I want to find out what happens to a character, but because they've been interesting each on its own merit. However, it has been fun to see the characters grow (or regress in some cases.) #2 was really helpful in that it provided insight into a life situation I've had to work through. I don't want to give spoilers, so I'll put it at the bottom of this post. It did though drag during the middle/end though. #4 has been my favorite.

 

 

What's the name of the 4th one, and does it involve psychic stuff? I didn't stick with the second one on Darrow because I don't care for him and am tired of novels with psychic characters. It was okay in the first one, because it wasn't a big part of the novel.

 

:grouphug:One of my brother had a stillborn child 16 years ago; I haven't been through that, but I know it was a hard thing for my db & sil to work through.

[Robin M]

 

Link to week 24 - please continue the conversation in the new thread