January2013 Book of the Month.
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1oldstick
Thursdays in the Park by Hilary Boyd. A light, relationship based novel for the over 60's.A grandmother meets a grandfather in the park and realises what she has been missing in her marriage.
Odd Apocalypse by Dean Koontz. My first book by this author and a new experience, horror and humour together. I didn't want the book to end and will be seeking out Odd Thomas again. Ghosts, gore and giggles!
How not to be a perfect mother by Libby Purves. Bought to try to cheer up my daughter in law but too much content for her at this stage. Will keep for later.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel A comedy of manners set mainly in India. I got the book on Kindle because I had missed the film.Beautiful characterisation and atmosphere. All the attitudes prevalent in England at the time and a must for anyone over 70.
Breathless by Dean Koontz. A number of characters with strange experiences come together at the end. Disappointing.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel was probably the book I will remember.
Odd Apocalypse by Dean Koontz. My first book by this author and a new experience, horror and humour together. I didn't want the book to end and will be seeking out Odd Thomas again. Ghosts, gore and giggles!
How not to be a perfect mother by Libby Purves. Bought to try to cheer up my daughter in law but too much content for her at this stage. Will keep for later.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel A comedy of manners set mainly in India. I got the book on Kindle because I had missed the film.Beautiful characterisation and atmosphere. All the attitudes prevalent in England at the time and a must for anyone over 70.
Breathless by Dean Koontz. A number of characters with strange experiences come together at the end. Disappointing.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel was probably the book I will remember.
2tjsjohanna
Oldstick - thanks for getting things started this year!
I got inspired to re-read The Lord of the Rings. So far I've read Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. Excellent writing and age has definitely made me appreciate these books more (I'm a more patient reader).
I finished up the Mitford series with Light From Heaven. That was such an enjoyable re-read of a series.
I listened to a fair number of books this month: Seventeenth Summer (which is a teen novel from the 40's or 50's), Belles (another teen novel but contemporary this time), The Shadows (a YA fantasy), The Laughing Corpse and The Circus of the Damned (a little paranormal stuff), and You Lost Me There (a novel about grief that never managed to capture me).
I read Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey for my bookclub - but I still haven't watched the series.
I read Fever through the Early Reviewers program - it was definitely thought provoking.
Lastly, I read The Dream which was a less interesting sequel, What Angels Fear which was my first introduction to Stebastian St. Cyr (but hopefully not my last encounter!), and MWF seeking BFF which I really enjoyed and which nudged me to work on my friendliness skills.
Best book of the month? Well, What Angels Fear was the most fun, and The Lord of the Rings has been the most rewarding.
I got inspired to re-read The Lord of the Rings. So far I've read Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. Excellent writing and age has definitely made me appreciate these books more (I'm a more patient reader).
I finished up the Mitford series with Light From Heaven. That was such an enjoyable re-read of a series.
I listened to a fair number of books this month: Seventeenth Summer (which is a teen novel from the 40's or 50's), Belles (another teen novel but contemporary this time), The Shadows (a YA fantasy), The Laughing Corpse and The Circus of the Damned (a little paranormal stuff), and You Lost Me There (a novel about grief that never managed to capture me).
I read Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey for my bookclub - but I still haven't watched the series.
I read Fever through the Early Reviewers program - it was definitely thought provoking.
Lastly, I read The Dream which was a less interesting sequel, What Angels Fear which was my first introduction to Stebastian St. Cyr (but hopefully not my last encounter!), and MWF seeking BFF which I really enjoyed and which nudged me to work on my friendliness skills.
Best book of the month? Well, What Angels Fear was the most fun, and The Lord of the Rings has been the most rewarding.
3karenmarie
The Black Box by Michael Connelly 12/27/12 01/05/13 *** The newest Harry Bosch. As with all series that I've read recently, the newer ones tend to be more formulaic and shallow. This one was no exception but did have a few good moments.
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Steig Larsson 12/21/12 1/3/13 **** audiobook I read the books and found this audiobook quite wonderful. For some reason hearing the book added levels of nuance and allowed me to understand things I hadn't understood before.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Steig Larsson 01/04/13 1/24/13 **** audiobook ditto for the book above. I'm still very sad that the world lost Steig Larsson before he had written more in the series.
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs 01/05/13 1/10/13 *** half book, half Kindle We had watched the movie John Carter and enjoyed it. Once I realized that it was based on this book, and having the book on my shelves, I read it. Quite wonderful writing, actually - articulate, descriptive. Lots of deux ex machina and definitely show the prejudices of his times, but definitely worth the read.
The Last Child by John Hart 1/12/13 1/13/13 **** 1/2 A stunning thriller/mystery. The writing was atmospheric and from the heart. Hart captured North Carolina beautifully and evoked the terror and evil tautly and eerily.
Love in a Nutshell by Janet Evanovich 1/13/13 1/13/13 **1/2 I wasted a couple of hours on this one. I love Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series, but these early romances are pretty much a waste of time. Basically the heroine is ditzy and trying to fix her life, the hero rugged, rich, masculine, powerful and fixes things for her.
King of Lies by John Hart 1/13/13 1/27/13 **** Another good one by John Hart, not quite as good as The Last Child.
January was a very stressful month a major software implementation for our manufacturing systems at work. I worked 10-12 hours a day and the month was quite a blur. Very lightweight reading.
Best book of the month was The Last Child, definitely.
I enjoyed reading about your books, oldstick and tjsjohanna.
Tjsjohanna - I have the Lady Almina book. Haven't read it yet, but have watched and loved the series. As soon as I read on the credits for the first season of Downton Abbey that Highclere, I was thrilled. I have a fascination with Howard Carter and the Fifth Lord Carnarvon from way back, so love that there's a book on my shelves about the family and love that it ties to Downton Abbey. (One of my favorite books, re-read several times, is Tutankhamun: The untold Story by Thomas Hoving. In fact, I re-read it once again after watching the first season of Downton.
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Steig Larsson 12/21/12 1/3/13 **** audiobook I read the books and found this audiobook quite wonderful. For some reason hearing the book added levels of nuance and allowed me to understand things I hadn't understood before.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Steig Larsson 01/04/13 1/24/13 **** audiobook ditto for the book above. I'm still very sad that the world lost Steig Larsson before he had written more in the series.
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs 01/05/13 1/10/13 *** half book, half Kindle We had watched the movie John Carter and enjoyed it. Once I realized that it was based on this book, and having the book on my shelves, I read it. Quite wonderful writing, actually - articulate, descriptive. Lots of deux ex machina and definitely show the prejudices of his times, but definitely worth the read.
The Last Child by John Hart 1/12/13 1/13/13 **** 1/2 A stunning thriller/mystery. The writing was atmospheric and from the heart. Hart captured North Carolina beautifully and evoked the terror and evil tautly and eerily.
Love in a Nutshell by Janet Evanovich 1/13/13 1/13/13 **1/2 I wasted a couple of hours on this one. I love Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series, but these early romances are pretty much a waste of time. Basically the heroine is ditzy and trying to fix her life, the hero rugged, rich, masculine, powerful and fixes things for her.
King of Lies by John Hart 1/13/13 1/27/13 **** Another good one by John Hart, not quite as good as The Last Child.
January was a very stressful month a major software implementation for our manufacturing systems at work. I worked 10-12 hours a day and the month was quite a blur. Very lightweight reading.
Best book of the month was The Last Child, definitely.
I enjoyed reading about your books, oldstick and tjsjohanna.
Tjsjohanna - I have the Lady Almina book. Haven't read it yet, but have watched and loved the series. As soon as I read on the credits for the first season of Downton Abbey that Highclere, I was thrilled. I have a fascination with Howard Carter and the Fifth Lord Carnarvon from way back, so love that there's a book on my shelves about the family and love that it ties to Downton Abbey. (One of my favorite books, re-read several times, is Tutankhamun: The untold Story by Thomas Hoving. In fact, I re-read it once again after watching the first season of Downton.
