Monday, July 13, 2009

What Are You Reading On Mondays? July 13

Hosted by J. Kaye at J. Kaye's Book Blog.

Books completed this week:

73. The Little Stranger****+ by Sarah Waters (UK) 466 pgs.


74. The Jewel Trader of Pegu***** by Jeffrey Hantover (US) 243 pgs. - review to be posted tomorrow

Only two but what good ones they were!

Books in hand...


The Weight of Heaven by Thrity Umrigar

And Let the Earth Tremble at its Centers by Gonzalo Celorio

Ulysses by James Joyce...ongoing project at Dovegreyreader's

Upcoming books:


Molly Fox's Birthday by Deirdre Madden (UK)

Graceland by Chris Abani (Nigeria)

Addition by Toni Jordan (Australia)
*The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein (US)

*For Book Club Girls' interview with the author on July 22.

What are
you reading this week?

I welcome questions, reading recommendations, or links to any books I've read or reviewed. I'd love to read them.

10 comments:

  1. A wonderful line-up you have there ~ enjoy your reads!

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  2. I have heard wonderful things about The Art of Racing in the Rain -- enjoy!

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  3. I really enjoyed The Art of Racing in the Rain. Hope you do too!

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  4. I really love how you put the country beside the title. Way neat!

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  5. You've read some great reads!! And what you have coming up next looks good!!!

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  6. I just finished Memoirs of a Geisha :)
    and I have like 2 books that I have started all over again :)

    Deception POint
    Mosaic- i hope to finish it :)

    I was thinking of starting the Memorist ;) :)

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  7. Enjoy! I had a bad reading week.
    Happy reading!!

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