Monday, March 23, 2009

It's Monday! What are you reading this week?

Hosted by J Kaye.

Books completed last week:

Shelter Me**** by Juliette Fay (433 pages) (US) Recommended
Little Bee****+ by Chris Cleave (271 pages) (UK) Set in Nigeria and England. Highly Recommended

The Interrogation***+ by J.M.G. Le Clezio (243 pages) (Nobel Laureate 2008)
Currently Reading:

A Mad Desire to Dance by Elie Wiesel (France)

Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann (Germany)...ongoing

Ulysses by James Joyce (Ireland)...ongoing


Hope to complete this week:

A Mad Desire to Dance by Elie Wiesel (France)

The Brightest Moon of the Century by Christopher Meeks (US) ARC

The Household Guide to Dying by Debra Adelaide (Australia) ARC

What are you reading?


10 comments:

  1. I have Shelter Me just waiting to be read and I really want to read Little Bee! Can't wait to hear what you think about Wiesel's book. Night was so powerful and moving.

    I'm currently reading Living Dead Girl and to be honest it is gripping and horrific. I'm also reading Stuck in the Middle which is a compilation of 17 comics all about being in middle school...that one makes me laugh!

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  2. I'm on the holds list at my local library for Little Bee. I can't wait to read your thoughts on the ARCs you've received. Happy reading!

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  3. I wish I could get through so many. I'm almost done with Who By Fire by Diana Spechler and I'm reading A Cool Moonlight by Angela Johnson tonight because I need a break and I've been wanting to reads this children's book.

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  4. I have tried to get through Ulysses a million times. Frankly, the book scares me a bit. I do love Elie Wiesel. He is one of my favorites.

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  5. What a great list! I'll be curious to see what you think of "The Brightest Moon of the Century."

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  6. I'm still reading Gone With the Wind.. might take the whole week.

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  7. I just finished The Weight of a Mustard Seed and now I'm working on Night Navigation by Ginnah Howard.

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  8. I can't read that many books at one time. Great list.

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  9. Hi Sandra,

    I've given you the friend award here: http://bookopolis.blogspot.com/2009/03/friend-award.html

    Great list of books, by the way!!

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  10. I have given you an award - stop by here and check it out!

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