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Books update
Oct. 12th, 2007 12:12 pmVery little time to post, but I'm getting behind on my books updates and want to do this before I move on because I have lots of books to move on to!
Books read in 2007 #10) Voices,
by Ursuala LeGuin. Very entertaining and satisfying book by LeGuin in the tradition of some of her stronger titles.
Books read #11) Chronicle of a Death Foretold, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. My second adventure with Marquez, the first having been One Hundred Years of Solitude, which I never appreciated as much as I wanted to -- the language was lovely but I hated the story, which made it a less-than-great experience for me. "Chronicle" is a dark, sad story told in a circuitous fashion, leaping forward and back in time. I enjoyed the book, despite the grisly murder that is the subject.
I'm sorry this brief entry isn't going to do either of the books justice, they both deserve attention as titles, but I'm not about that right now because I've got a party to plan and my kid's last day at her daycare to celebrate.
What I am really posting for is my next title: Lessons From a Dead Girl, by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jbknowles. My copy just arrived from DHL, two days late, and I'm immensely looking forward to this one. I won't be able to get in more than a few pages at a time til next week, but I'll be posting a detailed review as soon as I'm done reading it.
In the queue:
"The Golden Notebook," by (Nobel Prize-winning) Doris Lessing
"The Daring Book for Girls", by Andrea Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz (a sponsored review, my second!)
Which means I just might exceed my goal of one book per month for 2007! Which is awesome!
Books read in 2007 #10) Voices,
by Ursuala LeGuin. Very entertaining and satisfying book by LeGuin in the tradition of some of her stronger titles.
Books read #11) Chronicle of a Death Foretold, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. My second adventure with Marquez, the first having been One Hundred Years of Solitude, which I never appreciated as much as I wanted to -- the language was lovely but I hated the story, which made it a less-than-great experience for me. "Chronicle" is a dark, sad story told in a circuitous fashion, leaping forward and back in time. I enjoyed the book, despite the grisly murder that is the subject.
I'm sorry this brief entry isn't going to do either of the books justice, they both deserve attention as titles, but I'm not about that right now because I've got a party to plan and my kid's last day at her daycare to celebrate.
What I am really posting for is my next title: Lessons From a Dead Girl, by
jbknowles. My copy just arrived from DHL, two days late, and I'm immensely looking forward to this one. I won't be able to get in more than a few pages at a time til next week, but I'll be posting a detailed review as soon as I'm done reading it.In the queue:
"The Golden Notebook," by (Nobel Prize-winning) Doris Lessing
"The Daring Book for Girls", by Andrea Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz (a sponsored review, my second!)
Which means I just might exceed my goal of one book per month for 2007! Which is awesome!
