Winter isn’t far away. We have had intense rain squalls this week, and, unusual for Seattle, lots of thunder and lightning. There have been many children staying home with fevers and coughs but I seem to have avoided getting sick so far. Must be all that hand washing and vitamin C.
This week I wrote several reviews, read The Ask and The Answer by Patrick Ness, Stitches by Davis Small and about 100 pages of the second book of Kristin Lavransdatter. I also picked up a pile of books at the library including:
Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn Wall. This is a mystery written in a style reviewers have compared with Flannery O’Conner and Harper Lee.
The Music Room by William Fiennes. A memoir written by the author of The Snow Geese, a book I read in September. This is the story of William’s older brother, Richard, who suffers from epilepsy.
One of the books I’m reading right now is Guernica by David Boling. This is a LibraryThing early reviewer book that got lost in my TBR stack. Must finish and review soon!
What are you reading this week?
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9 responses so far ↓
wordlily // 11/08/2009 at 6:25 am |
I read Sweeping Up Glass earlier this year; I thought it was great. Hope you enjoy it!
Gavin // 11/08/2009 at 8:00 am |
I’m looking forward to “Sweeping Up Glass”, particularly because it is a debut novel and the comments I’ve been reading about it have been very positive.
Sandy // 11/08/2009 at 6:59 am |
Oh, Guernica has been on my list for quite awhile now. My library doesn’t have it, and I can’t get it on Kindle. I may have to just break down and buy it!
Gavin // 11/08/2009 at 7:57 am |
Sandy – I’m enjoying Guernica and will send you an email about it.
Vasilly // 11/08/2009 at 9:41 am |
You’ve had a great reading week! I haven’t finished a book yet. Right now I’m reading Lit by Mary Karr, The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp and a few others. Hoping to finish the Tharp book today.
Happy Sunday.
Gavin // 11/09/2009 at 5:22 pm |
I’m going to try and get the Tharp book from the library. Have a great week.
softdrink // 11/08/2009 at 11:55 am |
I finished Kristin Lavransdatter this week…and boy was I glad to finish! It’s going to be hard to type up my thoughts on the last two books.
Gavin // 11/09/2009 at 5:23 pm |
You are a champ to have finished”Kristin” so quickly. There are parts I can get through quickly and others that are just a slog!
Eva // 11/12/2009 at 7:59 am |
Sweeping Up Glass sounds so good!