Book a Week in 2012 - week 13

[Kim in Appalachia]

I read The Night Circus this week and loved it. I really want to create a life/home for myself as amazingly beautiful as the circus. A friend of mine said she thought of the book as a love story, and I guess I am really unromantic, because I wasn't really tuned into that aspect of the story at all.

 

 

 

I enjoyed The Night Circus. I thought the romantic part was a bit weak, but I still enjoyed the story. I thought the author did a beautiful job creating the circus. I could every part of it.

[Kim in Appalachia]

I finished The Leopard by Jo Nesbo. I was ready for the book to be over about 100 pages before it actually ended. Last year I read The Snowman by him and I liked that one better.

 

 

I read the Headhunter by Nesbo, and I really didn't like it. I found his writing to be like bad tv cop show writing. I was so turned off that I don't want to read The Snowman or The Leopard, which were on my list.

[Cleopatra]

For April 2012, The Shakespeare Group (a spin-off group from WTM) is studying Twelfth Night.

 

If anyone would like to join us, please go to this link to sign up: http://hivemindshake.webs.com/apps/forums/ We'd love to get more participation! :001_smile:

[Stacia]

Another one bites the dust - just finished Girl Reading by Katie Ward. Everyone here talked so highly about it that I was excited to get started and loved the language and the stories. Really great writing BUT and this is a big issue I have - I can't for the life of me figure out what posessed the author to not use quotation marks. Have they gone out of style? Is everyone out there a better reader than I am and just don't find that they need them to follow the story? Ugh. I was refraining from drinking while I read this book because I might get the wild and crazy idea to help the next reader out by getting a black pen and adding quotation marks throughout the book. I won't because it's a library book and being banned from the library is my worst fear (that and giant snake somehow getting caught in my car and I only discover it while driving on the highway). I would have rated it a full star higher had there been quotation marks in the book.

 

:lol: These are the types of reviews I enjoy reading! :001_smile:

 

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

 

:thumbup1:

 

It was a very strange book. I liked it, it was very thought provoking, but I could have done without his obsession with a certain body part. :glare:

 

It was 3 books in one, and it took me three weeks to read. :001_smile: Before that book I finished Jonathon Strange and Mr. Norrel I really enjoyed that book.

 

I need to read both 1Q84 and Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrel...

 

In addition to Colony (which I'm loving), I've also started reading Swimming to Antarctica. Wow, reading all this lady has done (& the amount & types of swimming she was doing as a kid/pre-teen) makes me feel lazy!!!! Really enjoying her tales so far. She has a great, descriptive voice.

Edited March 28, 2012 by Stacia

[Rosie_0801]

I've finally finished the 'Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia' I've been plugging through for a few weeks.

 

Rosie

[KatA]

I finished book #2! I've started several over the last few weeks, but they didn't keep my interest. I've jumped from book to book, I finally finished "Eat to Live" by Joel Fuhrman. I thought it was good... my husband and I have been on the diet since last Monday. We already ate little meat, and I don't eat a lot of dairy anyways. But it's been interesting cutting out the sugar. I don't have anything to look forward to when I run errands. (Except when I cheated this weekend...) Aaanyways, with the book read, I think we'll probably adopt a mostly vegan diet at home after the 6 weeks is over, but it depends on the results.

[VeganCupcake]

I finished book #2! I've started several over the last few weeks, but they didn't keep my interest. I've jumped from book to book, I finally finished "Eat to Live" by Joel Fuhrman. I thought it was good... my husband and I have been on the diet since last Monday. We already ate little meat, and I don't eat a lot of dairy anyways. But it's been interesting cutting out the sugar. I don't have anything to look forward to when I run errands. (Except when I cheated this weekend...) Aaanyways, with the book read, I think we'll probably adopt a mostly vegan diet at home after the 6 weeks is over, but it depends on the results.

 

I love Dr. Fuhrman's books! I'll be interested in knowing how the diet goes for you. :)

[laundrycrisis]

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Edited April 1, 2012 by laundrycrisis

[Paisley Hedgehog]

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[thessa516]

I finished #19: 29 Gifts by Cami Walker and #20: A Garden of Eden in Hell : The Life of Alice Herz-Sommer by Melissa Muller - amazing life story. I was hoping more from the book, but I still found her story fascinating.

[scholarly]

Another one bites the dust - just finished Girl Reading by Katie Ward. Everyone here talked so highly about it that I was excited to get started and loved the language and the stories. Really great writing BUT and this is a big issue I have - I can't for the life of me figure out what posessed the author to not use quotation marks. Have they gone out of style? Is everyone out there a better reader than I am and just don't find that they need them to follow the story? Ugh. I was refraining from drinking while I read this book because I might get the wild and crazy idea to help the next reader out by getting a black pen and adding quotation marks throughout the book. I won't because it's a library book and being banned from the library is my worst fear (that and giant snake somehow getting caught in my car and I only discover it while driving on the highway). I would have rated it a full star higher had there been quotation marks in the book.

 

 

I read this post a couple of days ago and then started Girl Reading this morning. However, knowing about the quotation mark thing before I began, all I could think about was the (lack of) quotation marks! I read 15 pages and decided it was going back to the library immediately. I think I would have really appreciated getting a copy after you edited it :001_smile:

[Stacia]

all I could think about was the (lack of) quotation marks! I read 15 pages and decided it was going back to the library immediately. I think I would have really appreciated getting a copy after you edited it :001_smile:

 

Don't read Jose Saramago's All the Names, then.... ;) (It's a fabulous book, btw, but he doesn't use traditional punctuation, indentations, etc....)

[Pink and Green Mom]

#18 - Crooked Letter Crooked Letter, by Tom Franklin. Great read, you feel so sorry for the main character.

 

#19 - The Marriage Plot, by Jeffrey Eugenides. The less said about this, the better. Weak plot, terrible ending, and pages upon pages upon pages of discussion of college classes on semiotics and deconstruction.

[Stacia]

I finished Hugo Wilcken's Colony (click link for great description & review). (Another great review & description here.) Wow, wow. Absolutely loved it. It's one I'll be mulling over for a long time.

 

I don't want to give away too much about the story, but I will say 'read it'! (FYI, it's a bargain price of $5.98 on amazon or $3.99 on bookcloseouts.) I'd definitely recommend it for anyone who loves Heart of Darkness, the jungle feel of Apolcalypse Now, hazy lines between reality and imagination, philosophical works along the lines of Camus (and perhaps a bit of Kafka tossed in). Two of the main themes are escape & reality -- escape from physical places, escape to/from oneself, escape from reality, shifting reality.... The ending is ambiguous (& perfect for the story, imo), but I say that mostly to give Negin more info. ;):lol:

 

The reviews I linked above describe the book well w/out giving away too much. I really can't understand why this book fell into relative obscurity (other than it's less-than-stellar cover art) when it's so fabulous. Highly recommended.

 

For those who need it, here is the description from the back cover:

 

 

'Lurid rumors abound about about life in the penal colony...'

 

 

 

The year is 1928. Sabir -- petty criminal, drifter, war veteran -- is on a prison ship, bound for a notorious penal settlement in the French tropics. On his arrival, he is sent out to a work camp deep in the South American rain forest. There, he wins the confidence of the camp's idealistic commandant, who sets him the task of carving a landscaped garden out of the surrounding wilderness. At the same time, Sabir plans his getaway with a band of like-minded convicts, through the jungle and across the ocean on a stolen boat. His only hope, he realizes, is to become someone else entirely. To escape into a different dream...

 

 

 

Colony is a gripping narrative of mystery and menace, set in a tropical underworld. Brilliantly evoking an atmosphere of colonial decay, the novel explores the ever-shifting boundaries between identity, memory and reality.

My Goodreads Page

Completed the Europa Challenge Cappuccino Level (at least 6 Europa books: #s 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 19, & 21 on my list).

 

2012 Books Read:

01. Mozart's Last Aria by Matt Rees (3 stars)

02. Oh No She Didn't by Clinton Kelly (2 stars, if you're in the right mood, lol)

03. The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt (4 stars)

04. In a Strange Room by Damon Galgut (4 stars)

05. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (5 stars)

06. The Infernals by John Connolly (3 stars)

07. Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto (2 stars)

08. The Coral Thief by Rebecca Stott (3 stars)

09. Zeroville by Steve Erickson (4 stars)

10. Broken Glass Park by Alina Bronsky (4 stars)

 

11. Hygiene and the Assassin by Amélie Nothomb (2 stars)

12. The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner (3 stars)

13. The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall (4 stars)

14. The Nun by Simonetta Agnello Hornby (4 stars)

15. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (5 stars)

16. The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim (3 stars)

17. The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino (3 stars)

18. The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt by Caroline Preston (3 stars)

19. Cooking with Fernet Branca by James Hamilton-Paterson (4 stars)

20. Stone Junction by Jim Dodge (3 stars)

 

21. Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio by Amara Lakhous (3 stars)

22. Colony by Hugo Wilcken (5 stars)

Edited March 30, 2012 by Stacia

[Stacia]

Ok, I'm starting a little early on the "Read a Russian author in April" challenge. I tend to enjoy modern &/or surrealist fiction, so I looked around for some more contemporary/modern Russian authors. I have a few books sitting here (hope to get through all 3 of them for this challenge) & have started one: The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, translated by Mirra Ginsburg. So far, I am really enjoying it.

[ladydusk]

The children and I finished The Bronze Bow this morning. The children and I really enjoyed it, but it was perhaps a little more mature than I had expected.

 

 

2012 Books Reviews

1. Lit! by Tony Reinke

2. Loving the Little Years by Rachel Jankovic

3. Words to Eat By by Ina Lipkowitz

4. How to Tutor Your Own Child by Marina Koestler Ruben

5. Evening in the Palace of Reason by James R Gaines (spectacular)

6. The Cat of Bubastes by GA Henty (Audio from Librivox)

7. The Last Battle by C S Lewis (Audiobook)

8. A Praying Life by Paul E Miller

9. Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students by Christine Fonesca

10. Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers by Ralph Moody (fantastic read aloud)

11. The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare

[thessa516]

#20: Seven: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess by Jen Hatmaker

 

From my blog: I liked this book more than I thought I would. Jen's writing is very conversational. I wasn't expecting too many "deep thoughts" about her seven month experiment, but I was pleasantly surprised.

 

Bolding mine.

For most American Christians, this [mutiny against excess] will begin with deconstruction., but the real thrill is in the reconstruction. I don't want to base my life on what I'm against. How boring. That's not inspiring enough motivation. I imagine the sooner we untether from the trap of "more," the clearer this will all become. We're building the scaffolding; the real construction comes next.

[Rosyl]

25) A Year of Living Biblically A.J. Jacobs

I loved this book. He had me laughing so hard. I am sad he didn't get into the new testament the way he went whole heartedly into the old testament.

24) Through My Eyes by Tim Tebow on audio

23) A Dream For Hannah by Jerry Eicher.

22) Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare on audio

21) A Love That Multiplies, Duggars on Audio

 

20) Ella Finds Love, Eicher

19) Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

18) The Duggars 20 and counting by Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar

17) Emotionally Healthy Spiritually by Peter Scazarro

16) Organized Simplicity by Tsh Oxenreider

15) The Survivor by Beth Wiseman (yet another amish book)

14) The Art of Mingling by Jeanne Martinet audio book

13) Growing up Amish by Beth Wiseman

12) Ella's Wish By Jerry Eicher

11) Growing up Amish by Ira Wagler

 

10) The Healing by Wanda Brunstetter

9) Christmas in Sugarcreek by Shelley Shepard Gray

8) The Dark Tide

7) Little Men, Louisa May Alcott on Audio

6) Winter of the Red Snow.

5) The Daniel Fast by Susan Gregory.

4) A Wedding Quilt for Ella by Jerry Eicher

3) Longing by Karen Kingsbury.

2) Little Women by Alcott

1) Midummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare

[Stacia]

25) A Year of Living Biblically A.J. Jacobs

I loved this book. He had me laughing so hard. I am sad he didn't get into the new testament the way he went whole heartedly into the old testament.

 

:iagree: Love his books! He makes me really laugh. Loved the part in Biblically where his wife gets mad at him & sits in all the chairs during 'that time of the month' so he can't sit down. :lol:

[Mom-ninja.]

25) A Year of Living Biblically A.J. Jacobs

I loved this book. He had me laughing so hard. I am sad he didn't get into the new testament the way he went whole heartedly into the old testament.

 

 

I felt the same. He even admitted he had a much more difficult time with the new testament.

 

 

Loved the part in Biblically where his wife gets mad at him & sits in all the chairs during 'that time of the month' so he can't sit down. :lol:

 

I would have done the same thing. :tongue_smilie:

 

 

 

I started Simplicity Parenting but have decided to stop. It's all stuff I already do and agree with so it would be redundant to read it.

 

So I started a much more fun book Everyday Icon.

[aggieamy]

Lots of driving around the last few days so I got time in on my audiobook My Man Jeeves. Not nearly as funny as the Inimitable Jeeves but I still embarassed myself by laughing so hard I snorted a few times. I'm really hoping to find another funny audiobook to listen to now.

 

In progress:

 

Thirteen at Dinner by Agatha Christie (after this I'm cutting myself off from mysteries for awhile)

A String in the Harp by Nancy Bond

Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede (current read aloud)

Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton (recommended by Beth)

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

Casino Royale - James Bond by Ian Fleming (book club)

 

 

2012 finished books:

 

36. My Man Jeeves by PG Wodehouse - audiobook (***)

35. Girl Reading by Katie Ward (***)

34. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Senzlak YA (****)

33. SuperFoods for Babies and Children by Annabel Karmel (***)

32. Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (***)

31. The Twenty One Balloons by William Pene du Bois YA - Read Aloud (****)

30. The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt by Caroline Preston (***)

29. The Inimitable Jeeves by PG Wodehouse -audiobook (****)

28. Cooking with Fernet Blanca by James Hamilton-Paterson (****)

27. Freakin' Fabulous by Clinton Kelly (*)

26. The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer (****)

25. Home to Woefield by Susan Juby (***)

24. Oh No She Didn't by Clinton Kelly (***)

23. They Do It with Mirrors by Agatha Christie (***)

22. The Third Choice - A Woman's Guide to Placing a Child for Adoption by Leslie Foge (****)

21. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway (**)

20. The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa (*****)

19. A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie (****)

18. All Quiet on the Western Front by Enrich Maria Remarque (*****)

17. Arabella by Georgette Heyer (****)

16. The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie (***)

15. The Corinthian by Georgette Heyer (***)

14. Nim's Island by Wendy Orr YA (***)

13. Abandon in Old Tokyo by Yoshihiro Tatsumi (*)

12. The Moving Finger: A Miss Marple Mystery by Agatha Christie (***)

11. All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor YA (***)

10. The High Window by Raymond Chandler (****)

9. Island of the Aunts by Eva Ibbotson (**)

8. The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie (****)

7. Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler (****)

6. What I Wore by Jessica Quirk (**)

5. How Not to Look Old by Charla Krupp (*)

4. The Georgraphy of Bliss by Eric Weiner (**)

3. The Inquisitor's Apprentice by Chris Moriarty YA (*)

2. The Anybodies by NE Bode YA (**)

1. The Little World of Don Camillo by Giovanni Guareschi (****)

 

 

Amy's Rating System:

 

***** - Fantastic, couldn't put it down

**** - Very good

*** - Enjoyable but nothing special

** - Not recommended

* - Horrible

[Kareni]

I reread with pleasure a few favorite historical romances --

 

Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh

 

The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashely along with its (currently) two sequels

 

Regards,

Kareni

[VeganCupcake]

I finished Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas Friedman (book 14 for 2012 for me). I really enjoyed it, though it gave me anxiety attacks about the future.

 

I'm reading China in Ten Words right now. The style is very interesting and kind of meanders, though the foreword warned about that. I'm enjoying it, though.

[dangermom]

I am very late in posting again. I read Crossed, a book of Essays by George Orwell, and another Royal Spyness fun mystery, plus a Patricia Wentworth mystery (for like the 45th time; they're what I read when something awful happens, which it did).

 

I have a lot of books going right now but they're all LONG. One of them is Eugene Onegin by Pushkin, so I'm covered for a Russian in April, but it's a poetic novel and I'm on stanza about #50. I'm not sure about the translation; the stanzas are just the same, which probably made it difficult, and one line right at the beginning made me think she was channeling Edward Gorey! (His father listened, frowned, and moaned, And mortgaged all the land he owned.)

Edited March 31, 2012 by dangermom

[ariasmommy]

Well, I knocked out some ironing and the rest of the audio version of Michael Morpurgo's War Horse tonight. I wanted to preview it for my DD as she loves horses and we're learning about WW1 in history. It wasn't too graphic in the war scenes, which was good, and it was fairly interesting. There are a few things I'll discuss with her (like when one of the characters tells the horse to pray to his "horse god" for his sick granddaughter :001_huh:). I think it tried to be too much like Black Beauty sometimes, which was a little annoying.

 

I also finished The Shallows by Nicholas Carr earlier this week. I found it fascinating and rather disturbing, and I learned a lot about the brain and how technology affects it.

 

I have Anna Karenina on the bookshelf, so this Russian author challenge will be a good incentive to actually read it. :D I am also planning to re-read A Night to Remember by Walter Lord in April, as it will be the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. I last read it when I was about twelve or thirteen. I was quite fascinated by the Titanic (still am!) and my dad even helped me build a wooden model of the ship. Anyone else planning a "Titanic" read? :)

[Seeking Squirrels]

Hi, I'm brand new here, is it okay if I jump in?

 

I usually read a lot more, but I'm kind of in a slump this year and haven't been reading very much.

 

Currently reading: Dragonknight by Donita K Paul

 

9. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins - re-read

8. Flyte by Angie Sage

7. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - re-read for the movie

6. Dragonquest by Donita K Paul

5. BoneMan's Daughters by Ted Dekker - re-read but I didn't realize it until halfway through. :/

4. Forbidden by Ted Dekker

3. Dragonspell by Donita K Paul

2. An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon

1. Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo

 

I usually track on Goodreads but haven't been doing so this year and I think I may have missed a couple books in there. I know I haven't read as much as usual but this list just doesn't feel complete. With my memory, I will probably never know!

[Stacia]

One of them is Eugene Onegin by Pushkin, so I'm covered for a Russian in April, but it's a poetic novel and I'm on stanza about #50. I'm not sure about the translation; the stanzas are just the same, which probably made it difficult, and one line right at the beginning made me think she was channeling Edward Gorey! (His father listened, frowned, and moaned, And mortgaged all the land he owned.)

 

:lol: I may forever associate Pushkin with Gorey forever after this comment.... (Did the book have a cute little line drawing to accompany the rhyme? ;))

 

Hi, I'm brand new here, is it okay if I jump in?

 

Sure thing! Welcome to the thread. :001_smile:

[dangermom]

:lol: I may forever associate Pushkin with Gorey forever after this comment.... (Did the book have a cute little line drawing to accompany the rhyme? ;))

 

 

I certainly imagined one! Like this, only with his hand to his forehead in classic Gorey fashion:

 

 

(If you were a Russian landowner in 1830, wouldn't you look like that?)

[aggieamy]

I've read quite a few Agatha Christie books this year and have been enjoying them all. The last one I read was Thirteen at Dinner and I've decided that while it was a good story, I don't enjoy her Hercule Poirot stories as much as her Miss Marple stories. He doesn't seem to have too much character depth and I don't understand the Captain Hastings character at all. Hastings seems to just randomly follow Poirot around and look stupid. I need to find someone that's a fan of the Poirot character to explain what so likeable about him because I'm not seeing it myself.

 

 

In progress:

 

A String in the Harp by Nancy Bond

Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede (current read aloud)

Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton (recommended by Beth)

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

Casino Royale - James Bond by Ian Fleming (book club)

 

 

2012 finished books:

 

36. Thirteen at Dinner by Agatha Christie (***)

35. Girl Reading by Katie Ward (***)

34. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Senzlak YA (****)

33. SuperFoods for Babies and Children by Annabel Karmel (***)

32. Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (***)

31. The Twenty One Balloons by William Pene du Bois YA - Read Aloud (****)

30. The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt by Caroline Preston (***)

29. The Inimitable Jeeves by PG Wodehouse -audiobook (****)

28. Cooking with Fernet Blanca by James Hamilton-Paterson (****)

27. Freakin' Fabulous by Clinton Kelly (*)

26. The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer (****)

25. Home to Woefield by Susan Juby (***)

24. Oh No She Didn't by Clinton Kelly (***)

23. They Do It with Mirrors by Agatha Christie (***)

22. The Third Choice - A Woman's Guide to Placing a Child for Adoption by Leslie Foge (****)

21. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway (**)

20. The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa (*****)

19. A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie (****)

18. All Quiet on the Western Front by Enrich Maria Remarque (*****)

17. Arabella by Georgette Heyer (****)

16. The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie (***)

15. The Corinthian by Georgette Heyer (***)

14. Nim's Island by Wendy Orr YA (***)

13. Abandon in Old Tokyo by Yoshihiro Tatsumi (*)

12. The Moving Finger: A Miss Marple Mystery by Agatha Christie (***)

11. All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor YA (***)

10. The High Window by Raymond Chandler (****)

9. Island of the Aunts by Eva Ibbotson (**)

8. The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie (****)

7. Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler (****)

6. What I Wore by Jessica Quirk (**)

5. How Not to Look Old by Charla Krupp (*)

4. The Georgraphy of Bliss by Eric Weiner (**)

3. The Inquisitor's Apprentice by Chris Moriarty YA (*)

2. The Anybodies by NE Bode YA (**)

1. The Little World of Don Camillo by Giovanni Guareschi (****)

 

 

Amy's Rating System:

 

***** - Fantastic, couldn't put it down

**** - Very good

*** - Enjoyable but nothing special

** - Not recommended

* - Horrible

[Sparkle]

I finished #33 Inner River: A Pilgrimage to the Heart of Christian Spirituality by Kyriacos Markides. Excellent book, a continuation of his talks with Fr. Maximos.

 

I also read #34 A Night to Remember by Walter Lord (:seeya: Hi, ariasmommy!) which was horrifying and fascinating at the same time - the story of the wreck of the Titanic.

 

And #35 Desert Pilgrim by Mary Swander. I didn't really know what to expect from this one, but it was very good. A woman searches for physical, mental, and spiritual healing in New Mexico and finds help from unexpected people. Very uplifting and thought-provoking.

 

And also read #36 Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster. I had had this on my bookshelf and thought I had read it, but turns out I hadn't.

 

Still reading Decision Points by George W. Bush - about 1/2 way through. Enjoying it so far.

[*Inna*]

 

Ok, I'm starting a little early on the "Read a Russian author in April" challenge. I tend to enjoy modern &/or surrealist fiction, so I looked around for some more contemporary/modern Russian authors. I have a few books sitting here (hope to get through all 3 of them for this challenge) & have started one: The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, translated by Mirra Ginsburg. So far, I am really enjoying it.

Stacia, if you like Bulgakov, try reading his "Heart of a Dog" as well. :001_smile:

[Robin M]

Link to week 14 - please continue conversation in new thread