It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week? is a weekly event to list the books finished last week, the books currently being read, and the books to be finish this week. It was created by J.Kaye’s Book Blog, but is now being hosted by Sheila from One Person’s Journey Through a World of Books!
Do you know what it feels like to finish a book and be equal parts ecstatic that you read such a great book and sad that you will never read it for the very first time again? That is how I feel this week. I flew through the final 4 books of the Bone series by Jeff Smith and I am forlorn. I am lost. I miss Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, Smiley Bone and especially Bartleby. But more on them later.
I am almost over 100 pages into Karen Abbott’s new book about Gypsy Rose Lee, AMERICAN ROSE. Y’all, this book is utterly fascinating. I’m learning so much about Vaudeville, the early days of the entertainment industry, and about the enigmatic Gypsy Rose Lee. It’s a fantastic book.
I’m also almost halfway through THE GOOD EARTH by Pearl S. Buck and seriously y’all, this book pulls at the ole heartstrings! I go from optimistic for the main characters future to utter despair then exultation to despair again. And folks, it is SO GOOD. The writing, it is amazing! Witness this quote:
There was only this perfect sympathy of movement, of turning this earth of theirs over and over to the sun, this earth which formed their home and fed their bodies and made their gods…Some time, in some age, bodies of men and women had been buried there, houses had stood there, had fallen, and gone back into the earth. So would also their house, some time, return into the earth, their bodies also. Each had his turn at this earth. They worked on, moving together-together-producing the fruit of this earth.
You know the gardener in me was just all HELL YEAH! Love this book.
I’m itching to start another book, but don’t know what just yet. Maybe another graphic novel? I’m ripping right through them…or maybe a reread. Or something new. You know i have no idea. What are you reading that’s good?
You have some wonderful books going on! American Rose sounds wonderful!
I adored American Rose. Have a lovely week reading. My Monday: http://www.rundpinne.com/2011/01/its-monday-what-…
Gah, you have me wanting to read all of the rest of Bone now!!!! I'm reading Volume 2 of Sweet Tooth this week for my graphic novel a week, but I think that Bone will be up next :p
I have never read any books of Pearl S, Buck.
In Indonesia, we have the translation version
But I have never take time to purchase it.
I think they also have translated the book
we'll check the books out soon if I have extra money
I read through many of Pearl Buck's books (as in all my library had) one high school summer. I don't remember which one it was that talked about a woman with bound feet, but I know I really felt for her.
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It has been several decades since I read The Good Earth, but I remember it doing the same thing to me. Perhaps it is time to revisit this one. Have a great week!
I just started to read graphic novels and I am totally loving them. I love that they are easy and so quick to read. Normally I would pick up a book to read during one of my breaks of studying, but I rather pick a graphic novel now.
Going to check some of your reviews out. Maybe I can get some recommendations too.
Have a wonderful Monday!
I know that feeling of never being able to read a book again for the first time.When i feel like that I know I have read a great book.
I am STILL reading New York: The Novel. I have really enjoyed following the generations of family members from the 1600's through…I finally made it to the 1920's (flappers!) This book isn't my normal read because it is detail oriented and I'm trying to soak up every word. I think I'll need to read James Patterson's Tick Tock after this one to "cleanse the pallet."
Unfortunately, this book convinced me I need to read Uncle Tom's Cabin (a book I never had to read in school) so that'll be another long read, I'm sure.
the pavilian of women by pearl s buck was great also
another great chinese one was snow flower and the secret fan by lisa see
I love the Bone series! It is a really well done graphic novel series for sure.
"…and especially Bartleby." Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!!! Oh Heather, now I want to go read them all again…
The Gypsy Rose Lee bio sounds great! It's been a long time since I read The Good Earth, but I remember it made a huge impact.
I'm reading a couple of different books and waffling between what I really want to read. We'll see what sticks!
These sound wonderful!