I'm reading Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. The first two books of the trilogy were a great read and a ton of fun. I thought I'd reread them to brush up on the story before the the third and final book (Inkdeath) comes out sometime between September 26 and October 7. It's been out for a while in Germany, so I've been actively avoiding any discussion boards to avoid learning how it ends. 1) Inkheart 2) Inkspell 3) Inkdeath
OH S***! This thread reminds me that I need to read Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison before next week.
I read The Road by Cormac McCarthy during the power outage. Was not all my friends made it out to be.
I read Flash by L.E Modesitt, Jr. last week. I just started reading The Outstretched Shadow by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory for fun. And Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin by Gould for giggles.
I agree with this. For being such a great American author, almost all his books seem to be written at a low grade level and are usually not near as good as most of the other books that I read. Over-rated.
The coolest thing about No Country is its based in Sanderson, TX, where my family is from and my Grandmother still lives.
Read Teacher Man and Life of Pi during the blackout, plus a Robert Howard Conan compilation. I really enjoyed Life of Pi and would recommend it to anyone.
My newest reading tear is murder mysteries. I just read through Murder on the Orient Express in a day. Everyone loves a page turner. That must be especially true for mysteries where you're always in the dark until the very end. I think I'll give Agatha Christie another go. It must have been contemporary when it was written in the 30's, but I'm a big fan of period works. They speak the same language but at the same time, very much not. Modern dialects just seem so bland in comparison. Any mystery author suggestions for a gumshoe?
Definitely check out Robert McCammon's Matthew Corbett series. The first book is called Speaks the Nightbird. Sometimes they split it out into two parts (Part 1: Judgement of the Witch, Part 2: Evil Unveiled). The second book is called The Queen of Bedlam. The third book is out later this year. The series is working towards the evolution of an American Sherlock Holmes. The first book was set in South Carolina in 1696, book 2 in New York 1699, and the third book is supposedly set in London around 1700. The historical vividness of these settings is amazing, and I quite enjoyed the mystery aspect of all the books. I highly recommend these books. It's a series, but each book is definitely self-contained. I've heard rave things about Deanna Raybourne (Silent in the Grave and Silent in the Sanctuary). I have her books on my bookshelf waiting to be read (I have too many books in that category despite reading 10-15 a month). They're 18 century English mysteries. I also have The Jannisary Tree by Jason Goodwin in my queue, which is about a Turkish eunuch solving crimes in 17th century Turkey.
Just finished The Virgin Suicides by Jefferey Eugenides. Never saw the movie or read the book. On to The Chimney Sweeper's Boy by Barbara Vine
