I finished and reviewed
The Midnight Choir last week; I'm trying to get better about reviewing books right away and I still have a backlog of unreviewed books from this year, but what can you do.
I've taken up
The Goldfinch again and I'm loving it. It's really picking up now- I'm about 200 pages in and I have to say, it's living up to the hype. It's about a boy whose mother dies in a terrorist bombing in a museum; that day, he steals a painting. He also goes to live with a wealthy family and meets an elderly antiques dealer. Hmmm....
I also started reading Jane Gardam's latest,
A Long Way From Verona, another coming of age about a young girl who wants to be a writer. It's written in a very juvenile style, very different from the
Old Filth books, and I'm enjoying it but it took a little while to get used to. We'll see where it goes from here!
That's it for me this week! What are you reading? See more at
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I loved The Goldfinch and look forward to the Gardam book as well.
ReplyDeleteI like the sound of the Verona book! Looking forward to your review on the Goldfinch book.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read The Goldfinch! Have a couple of Jane Gardam's books on my shelf, too. Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteThe Goldfinch is one terrific book!
ReplyDeleteThe Goldfinch is so long though! That bothers me. I am going to try to get it on audio, which will help. I'm reading the GN of V for Vendetta right now, as well as listening to a Mo Hayder standalone called Hanging Hill.
ReplyDeleteI'm reading Liberating Paris by Linda Bloodworth Thomason.
ReplyDeleteThe Goldfinch is on my shelf, waiting and waiting, sigh...
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