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i read:
Little Wolves by Thomas Maltman - 3.75 stars - I thought the story was appropriately dark. What I wanted as a reader that I did not get was a different point of view. Yet, I think the author was specifically drawn to Seth's father for the narrator and I have to respect that.
The Roundhouse by Louise Erdrich - 4.5 stars - I am coming to believe that the narrator can make or break a story. Erdrich did a fabulous job staying in character as the 13 year old boy, Joe. Joe tells the story of his mother's rape and the aftermath of losing his mother emotionally. The book also dishes up justice succulently.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - 5 stars - Again, it's all about the narration. This is a sad story that you will think you have figured out from the first pages, but you won't. As an adult writer, I think it must be very hard to write a realistic teenage story, but John Green does it well. Not at anytime did I find myself not believing the story. It will be one of my best reads for 2013.
Indiscretion by Charles Dubow - 4 stars - This is a story of an affair that should never have happened told by an unreliable narrator, Walter. This had all the makings of a 5 star book except for the ending. It was a "try hard" ending and I thought the author spent too much time on what could have happened.
Autobiography of Us by Aria Beth Sloss - 3 stars - You can read my review HERE
what i am reading
Call the Midwife: Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth - So far, so-so. This may be less about delivering babies and more about the history of workhouses in Victorian England.
what i am reading next
Wherever my mood takes me...
I had heard some really good things about Indiscretion. The characters sound like they are very well painted. Too bad that the ending was disappointing.
ReplyDeleteThe characters are very well done and then he throws in this loopy ending that just irritated me to no end.
DeleteLittle Wolves looks very sinister.
ReplyDeleteFrances and Bernard looks good. Curious what you think of it when you get to it.
Have a great week! Thanks for dropping by on my blog.
Loved your blog.
DeleteLooks like you had a great reading week! And I just finished Beautiful Creatures and really liked it.
ReplyDeleteTanya Patrice
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Did you see his weekend that Amazon was doing a daily deal on all 4 in the series? Woo! Hoo!
DeleteMy husband just finished reading Beautiful Creatures and really enjoyed it. I'm curious about Call the Midwife and will be looking forward to reading your review of it.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
~Kristin @ Always With a Book
The first Call the Midwife was very good. So excited for Beautiful Creatures.
DeleteI love the mini-reviews you added here. TFIOS...sigh, what a read. :*) I've heard some good stuff about Beautiful Creatures, I'll be looking forward to your review! Have a good week Belle!
ReplyDeleteA big I know on The Fault in our Stars!
DeleteI loved the series Call the Midwife, so I am very curious what you think about the book.
ReplyDeletehave a great reading week,
kind regards,
Thanks, Bettina.
DeleteGreat minis. I need to try some John Green.
ReplyDeleteI think I've heard good stuff about a lot of his work. I so desperately wanted to be able to recommend Autobiography of Us to you but I cannot.
DeleteI bought The Fault in Our Stars this weekend - I am working up to reading it. I know I will love it but I am preparing for the sad.
ReplyDeleteI really want to read Little Wolves and The Round House as well.
I read the Beautiful Creatures, I am interested in what you think of it. We just saw the movie the other day. :)
Erin - I only cried starting on Chapter 18. Up until then it's a pretty no-nonsense look at teenagers fighting cancer.
DeleteI bet you would love The Round House - it has some sad but the book is so well done.
I am getting more and more pumped for Beautiful Creatures.
I've been wanting to read both The Round House and The Fault in our Stars. I hope you have a great week!
ReplyDeleteYou will love Round House and I would love to discuss justice as it is in that story as compared to justice as you find it in the Bible. Let me know if you read it and we can discuss via text or e-mail or something.
DeleteI need to get started on Beautiful Creatures, too. (And The Fault in our Stars!)
ReplyDeleteSo many books, so little time, right?
DeleteI love the wherever your mood takes you. You had a great reading week. Glad you read and loved Fault in our Stars, such a great book. There seemed to be many reading Beautiful Creatures,enjoy.
ReplyDeleteDo you think Beautiful Creatures would be your cup of tea?
DeleteI have a copy of The Fault in our Stars in audio. Sounds like I should listen to it soon!
ReplyDeleteI think the audio would be really quite good.
DeleteI read TFIOS in January this year and thought it was beautifully written. Hope you enjoy Beautiful Creatures as much as I did, the movie was pretty good. Call the Midwife is on my TBR stack, didn't realise there was a 2nd one. Have a great week and happy reading :)
ReplyDeleteThe 2nd in the series of Midwife takes on quite a different tone.
DeleteI have The Fault in our Stars and The Round House on my to be read pile, and am looking forward to both, good to read your thoughts on them.
ReplyDeleteLindsay
http://thelittlereaderlibrary.blogspot.co.uk/
Glad to know that even Though The Fault in OuR Stars is a sad read, ti's still a very good read. I have it on my shelf and am anxious to get to it.
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