Sheila @ Book Journey wants to know what we're reading. I'm only too happy to oblige!
Which pages were turned...
I finished reading Tayari Jones' Silver Sparrow, my second of the Indie Lit Awards reads. I am looking forward to talking about it, once the awards are announced. I'm also halfway through Lynn Sheene's The Last Time I Saw Paris and Mary Ann Shaffer's The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Right - that makes it three books going at a time - book polygamy's in full swing. The Guernsey Literary, which I'm reading at work is pretty entertaining, making me wonder why it took me so long to pick it. As part of my current goal to read more short stories, I read another one recently - A Moment of Wrong Thinking by Lawrence Block....And other news
Review: Hell-Heaven by Jhumpa Lahiri (Short story) Review: The Silent Land by Graham Joyce Review: The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka Oh, and for Hunger Games' fans: My brother (and fellow fan) just shared with me this awesome map of the Panem courtesy io9 - looks like a good chunk of North America is in the water or bombed off - my town just about made it into District 12, barely.
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I am getting American Dervish any day in the mail. Loved Loved Loved The Guernsey Literary Society and I read The Last Time I saw Paris over Christmas. How funny that we have some of the same books.
I plan to read Guernsey this year. Oh - I am sure Florida is under water. LOL
Enjoy your week!
Ok, my town is off the map of Panem! I am sad to hear you aren't liking American Dervish because it sounds like such a good one
Oh love the Hunger Games map!
Interesting but odd map. Like Helen, my town's not on it.
My daughter's homework requires reading out loud to me. Come see what she and I read together. I also got some other great books finished on my own time.
This one sounds good, hope you enjoy it!
I've been eager to get my hands on American Dervish as it sounds so intriguing, it's shame you aren't enjoying it though.
Wishing you a great reading week
Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out
That's a shame about American Dervish. I hate it when a book has so much promise until you open it up. Hope it picks up soon.
I'll have to check those out! :)
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I feel you on the book letdown. I try to give the book 100pages first. I hope you have much better luck with the rest of your list! :) Happy Reading!
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I've heard mixed things about American Dervish so I'm disappointed to see you're not loving it. Burnt Shadows is set in Pakistan and India - I loved it but most of my book club did not.
I need to The Guernsey read soon!
Have a wonderful week!
Too bad about American Dervish. I have it on hold at the library. Have a great week!
I've got to try again with the Guernsey; something about narrator's voice on the audiobook was so soothing that I kept falling asleep (surely not the intended response), so perhaps I should just try the old-fashioned on-the-page option instead!
Have a fab week! See what I'm reading here.
Tasha @ A Trillian Books xxx
O that is a cool map :)
Interesting that I would be district 11.
Love the list you have.. I am finally going to get around to reading the Hunger Games (!!) and that is on my next to read list... (among the many that are there..)
It's slowly picking the pace now, but I still don't know where it is going, nor am I pleased with the purpose of the novel. Still, I'll definitely finish it and share my thoughts.
Thanks for the suggestion. I'm going to look it up and if I like the premise, I will definitely wishlist it.
Isn't it? I like it too.
That's nice! At least not one of the mean districts. :)
Thanks! :)
I'm saddened too by that. Still, I'm halfway into the book and do plan to finish it.
I hope you enjoy the book better than I am doing! I will definitely be looking for your thoughts.
I'm hoping that the story picks up soon. It is a fast read though.
I'm hoping the story picks up soon. It is sad that the book is not as I hoped it would be.
I can't wait to read the rest of Guernsey! It is so entertaining! I will be looking forward to your thoughts on American Dervish!
I will be looking forward to your thoughts on Guernsey! I'm enjoying it!
I'm almost halfway into it and will definitely finish it. I'm just disappointed that it isn't what I hoped it to be.
I hope you enjoy Guernsey!
Haha! That's funny! I hope you give it a try again - it's really light, funny and lovely! But not fluffy-light.
I hope you will love Hunger Games! I hope I can reread that sometime.
It is definitely an odd map! It was fun though.
Another angle on American Dervish which is interesting.
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