Link up your posts about the book(s) you've read recently with Jana of Jana Says and me!
Saving Grace by Jane Green - I knew what was going to go down in this book before I was a quarter way through. Green's reads are typically mild and pretty mindless, and they're great when you're in the mood for them, which I was when I read this.
The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters - This one disappointed me. At 576 pages, it was at least 250 pages too long, and that's being generous. At times overwritten, melodramatic, and repetitive, the big twists could be seen from miles away. I think this is a case of a popular author being overindulged and not well edited.
The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters - This one disappointed me. At 576 pages, it was at least 250 pages too long, and that's being generous. At times overwritten, melodramatic, and repetitive, the big twists could be seen from miles away. I think this is a case of a popular author being overindulged and not well edited.
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen - I'm not a huge Austen fan. I don't swoon over Mr. Darcy. Kristen recommended this one and I actually quite enjoyed it. I found it amusing and a pretty quick read.
You by Caroline Kepnes - You guys, this book was fucking nuts. And I couldn't stop reading it. Caroline Kepnes, how did you make me like a crazy stalker psychopath? It's weird to admit to loving this story because everyone in it is insane and the person I liked the best was the textbook psycho killer. It reminded me of reading Nabokov's Lolita. There is great power in an author who can make you like someone who is quintessentially unlikable.
Private Sector (Sean Drummond #4) by Brian Haig - Formulaic novels with my favorite wisecracking JAG lawyer, Sean Drummond. These books keep my interest and are quick reads.
Private Sector (Sean Drummond #4) by Brian Haig - Formulaic novels with my favorite wisecracking JAG lawyer, Sean Drummond. These books keep my interest and are quick reads.
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins - This was a crazy ride in more ways than one. I had to keep reading, which is the mark of a good book in my book. I even bought it which I never do because I heard the hype and couldn't bear to wait for 234 other people to read it before me at the library. I'm glad I did. I sent it off to Jana to read next!
Delicious! by Ruth Reichl - This was no big literary masterpiece or page turner, but I really enjoyed it. I liked the characters even when some of them (main) were being stupid. I loved the talk about food and cooking and history. A nice change of pace after The Girl on the Train. This is an ideal lazy weekend book.
Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty - Teen drama and angst. I read it in less than 24 hours. There are more of these books, and I'll probably read them even though I sometimes cannot stand the protagonist.
Since I didn't want to wait for The Girl on the Train, I don't want you to either. Enter to win a copy, and it'll be ordered for you by Sunday!
Delicious! by Ruth Reichl - This was no big literary masterpiece or page turner, but I really enjoyed it. I liked the characters even when some of them (main) were being stupid. I loved the talk about food and cooking and history. A nice change of pace after The Girl on the Train. This is an ideal lazy weekend book.
Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty - Teen drama and angst. I read it in less than 24 hours. There are more of these books, and I'll probably read them even though I sometimes cannot stand the protagonist.
Since I didn't want to wait for The Girl on the Train, I don't want you to either. Enter to win a copy, and it'll be ordered for you by Sunday!
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Haikuesday
Daylight lasts longer.
Spring whispers over the winds.
I wish it would yell.
I wish it would yell.
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Non-bloggers, what have you read recently? Let me know what you recommend!
Bloggers, link up your posts about the book(s) you've read recently with Jana of Jana Says and me!
Bloggers, link up your posts about the book(s) you've read recently with Jana of Jana Says and me!
This link up happens the second Tuesday of every month.
