Okay y’all, guess what. I finished not one, but TWO books last week!! Can I get a halleluiah? I finally (finally!) finished listening to Lonesome Dove which was absolutely fantastic. I already miss the exploits of Woodrow F. Call and Augustus Mcrae like crazy. That is one huge epic of a book. I laughed. I cried. I wanted to go on a huge cattle drive. Okay, I’m not quite that crazy, but I really love that book. Look for a more thorough review soon.
I also finished Nightshade by Andrea Cremer. I have a lot to say about that one, so I’m going to hold myself back and review it later. Maybe even this week!
I am now listening to We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, which is quite good. I adore the reader already; Bernadette Dunne. I hope she has read many MANY more audiobooks because she is awesome! Oooo, it looks like she has! Fantastic, she read Memoirs of a Geisha! I have been wanting to reread that.… guess what I’ll be listening to soon?
I started the fairy tale collection My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me yesterday. It is a collection of modern fairy tale retellings (one of my favorite things!) collected by Kate Bernheimer. She also edited the collection Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall, Women Writers Explore Their Favorite Fairy Tales which I thought very highly of. I’ve only read the introduction and forward to My Mother so far. I’m going to try to take it one story a day. We’ll see how it goes. I also started The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey, which promises to be fantastic. I’m 20 pages in and am already thankful that I have the next book in the series waiting for me to keep going. Lastly, I’m still reading The Best American Travel Writing 2010 on Jack, my nook. I adore travel writing and these are definitely some of the best I’ve ever read. There is one story, about Transylvania and Dracula that is beyond fascinating. I recommend the book on that one alone!
So….how was your reading week? Read anything amazing? I’d love to hear about it!
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Lonesome Dove has been sitting on a shelf in my office for YEARS! I think I'll take a pass on reading the printed book and go for the audio instead. Sounds like a winner.
I'm reading the latest Dennis Lehane (Moonlight Mile) and am happy to be back with Kenzie & Gennaro!!
I added My Mother to my Nook wishlist. It looks really, really good! I have never read one of the "Best of" Travel Writing books! I'm especially interested in the Dracula essay you mentioned.
Oooh, I can't wait to start My Mother She Killed Me…if only I could finish what I have going…
Way to go on finishing up two of yours, Heather!!!
Woo hoo! It sounds like your slump is over! I love the title of My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me, but I don't think the book's for me.
I'll give you a halleluaiah, and a woo-hoo. And an atta girl.
My husband says Lonesome Dove is great…I haven't got to it yet. Glad you enjoyed it so much!
I just read Memoirs of a Geisha for the first time this year and loved it.
I also have one of the Best Travel Writing books (don't remember which year). You're right – the writing is usually incredible!
Enjoy your books this week -
Sue
Woo hoo! Ooh, I think Chris is reading My Mother … as well. Two endorsements – that's enough for me
Happy reading!
Hallelujah!
Glad to hear you're getting your reading mojo back!
i can't believe you finished Lonesome Dove! I have to admit that waiting each week to read the next section is starting to kill me!!
I read the first two book (chronologically at least) of the Lonesome Dove books some time ago. I do keep on intending to read LD itself, but not yet.
I am actually reading something pretty good. I think you will be happy to hear that I am reading Mr Rosenblum's List by Natasha Solomons
I have My Mother She Killed Me staring me in the face but I think I've decided to put it off until next year and make it a fairy tale year. Perhaps a challenge. Can't decide but will probably have to start sneaking it to it early!