Listening to Nick Hornby’s Juliet Naked, 2009, in the car. It’s a tale of musicians and messy relationships and it’s good – very Nick Hornby – but good. Very well read so it’s an enjoyable listen. Just started Come, Thou … Continue reading →
Finished another pair of socks but no time for photos. In the car I had Benjamin Black’s Elegy for April, 2010, playing and enjoyed it. Not sure why, it’s as dark as all the others. Dark and cold in 1950’s … Continue reading →
Gave up on two, and cannot even remember the name of one of them, popular Swedish author. It was an audiobook and I could not stand the reader so skipped the final 3 CDs. The Laughing Policeman, by Per Wahloo, … Continue reading →
Whew, thought it would never be over. 22 CDs to listen to the Northern Clemency. Not sure why I continued but I was ever hopeful I would start to like a character or be interested in what was happening. It … Continue reading →
Half way through the Northern Clemency by Philip Hensher, a very long book. It’s a good read but not sure I like it. I don’t like any of the characters, and there are no animals in it. It’s about 2 … Continue reading →
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, 2009. Very good book, the story told by our friend the grim reaper as he gathers many souls during WW II in Molching, Germany. Liesle is the main character and the thief. Characters you … Continue reading →
A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore, 2009. Good novel, but disturbing. Good writer, main character a 20 year old US mid-westerner who meets a troubling boy friend, an aggravating employer. Race and terrorism sneak in. One of the … Continue reading →
not for me..
Continue reading →I finished Where the God of Love Hangs Out by Amy Bloom, 2009 and really liked it. It was groups of short stories. Think I will check out a novel by her. Also finished the Millenium trilogy by Stieg Larson … Continue reading →
The Business of Dying by Simon Kernick, 2002. Writer recommended to me by the owner of the mystery book store in Victoria, Chronicles of Crime. It was good and I want to read more by him. He’s a bit brutal … Continue reading →