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Due to deadlines and other things kicking my ass and eating my time, and a sort of attention deficit which is probably caused by deadlines, etc, I have read very little in this past month.
I am now reading several books, all of which I'm enjoying-- The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly, a mystery starring LAPD homicide detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, which was recommended to me by a cop and which is also the favorite series of one of the characters in the Tokyopop novel I'm adapting; The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber, which continues to be excellent but is taking a while to read because it's very long and I keep stopping to savor felicitous phrases about once every paragraph; A Big Storm Knocked it Over by Laurie Colwin, a mainstream novel which is also full of felicitous phrases of a different sort; Annapurna: a woman's place by Arlene Blum, recommended by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cofax7, nonfiction about an all-female team that climbed Annapurna I in 1978-- the writing is only competent, but the story and logistical details of organizing the climb are fascinating; and Genji, which I need to get back to ASAP before I totally forget how everyone is related to each other.
I don't usually have this many books going at once, or take this long to finish a book that I like. This has been a weird month.
However, when I went to the library to pick up some books I had reserved earlier, I bought more as they were having a sale and everything was about fifty cents. God only knows when I'll have time to read them, if ever.
The Book of Earth: volume 1 of the Dragon Quartet, by Marjorie Kellogg. It sounds dreadful, but I know someone whose opinion I respect recommended the author. It might have beenpapersky.
The Bridal Season, by Connie Brockway. Romance recommended byoyceter. I liked Brockway's ultra-angsty All Through the Night, but this one looks more lighthearted.
The Kidnappers, by Willo Davis Roberts. Children's thriller. I am resigned that I will never like any of her books quite as much as The Girl with the Silver Eyes, but I am collecting all the ones i can find because some of them I like quite a lot anyway. Don't Hurt Laurie is her second-best, I think.
Aliens in the Family, by Margaret Mahy. YA SF. I have heard this isn't all that good, but it's Mahy, so...
The Dante Club, by Matthew Pearl. Historical mystery. The spine is really pretty, like an illuminated manuscript. I bought it based on rave quotes before reading the back cover that said that the detectives are all famous historical figures like Longfellow-- something which I generally detest.
Ghost Horse; The Haunted Trail, by Janni Lee Simner (janni). Ghost horses! Yay!
Has anyone read any of these?
I am now reading several books, all of which I'm enjoying-- The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly, a mystery starring LAPD homicide detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, which was recommended to me by a cop and which is also the favorite series of one of the characters in the Tokyopop novel I'm adapting; The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber, which continues to be excellent but is taking a while to read because it's very long and I keep stopping to savor felicitous phrases about once every paragraph; A Big Storm Knocked it Over by Laurie Colwin, a mainstream novel which is also full of felicitous phrases of a different sort; Annapurna: a woman's place by Arlene Blum, recommended by
cofax7, nonfiction about an all-female team that climbed Annapurna I in 1978-- the writing is only competent, but the story and logistical details of organizing the climb are fascinating; and Genji, which I need to get back to ASAP before I totally forget how everyone is related to each other.I don't usually have this many books going at once, or take this long to finish a book that I like. This has been a weird month.
However, when I went to the library to pick up some books I had reserved earlier, I bought more as they were having a sale and everything was about fifty cents. God only knows when I'll have time to read them, if ever.
The Book of Earth: volume 1 of the Dragon Quartet, by Marjorie Kellogg. It sounds dreadful, but I know someone whose opinion I respect recommended the author. It might have been
papersky.The Bridal Season, by Connie Brockway. Romance recommended by
oyceter. I liked Brockway's ultra-angsty All Through the Night, but this one looks more lighthearted. The Kidnappers, by Willo Davis Roberts. Children's thriller. I am resigned that I will never like any of her books quite as much as The Girl with the Silver Eyes, but I am collecting all the ones i can find because some of them I like quite a lot anyway. Don't Hurt Laurie is her second-best, I think.
Aliens in the Family, by Margaret Mahy. YA SF. I have heard this isn't all that good, but it's Mahy, so...
The Dante Club, by Matthew Pearl. Historical mystery. The spine is really pretty, like an illuminated manuscript. I bought it based on rave quotes before reading the back cover that said that the detectives are all famous historical figures like Longfellow-- something which I generally detest.
Ghost Horse; The Haunted Trail, by Janni Lee Simner (
janni). Ghost horses! Yay!Has anyone read any of these?
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