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Saturday, July 16, 2011
Bookish Etsy - Artwork
Yay for the weekend and another Bookish Etsy post! This one I've devoted entirely to artwork...click on the caption to be taken to the Etsy shop :)
Friday, July 15, 2011
Book Blogger Hop
The Book Blogger Hop hosted by crazy-for-books.com. Click on the icon above to be taken to a list of book blogs...it's enjoyable to peruse and you may just find a couple of fun blogs to follow! This week's question:
How/Where do you get your books? Do you buy them or go to the library? Is there a certain website you use like paperbackswap?
Welp, I try to use the library as often as possible for the majority of my reading. I live in a tiny little bungalow which is already overflowing with books so I attempt to keep my buying to a minimum.
When I do purchase books I either use half.com (for cheapness factor...I don't mind gently used books) or I buy books from the amazing independent store in town called Boxcar Books which is a non-profit volunteer-run little gem!
What about you guys? Where do you buy your books?
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Once Upon a Read-a-Thon Summary
613 pages read overall...not bad but not too read-a-thontastic either! This was my first read-a-thon and while it was extremely well organized and I enjoyed the mini-challenges...I'm not sure I want to do another read-a-thon. I've realized that I just like to read at my own pace and don't like to ignore my life to be a reading zombie. I know it was only 3 days, but I couldn't even manage to devote one whole day to reading...maybe a weekend read-a-thon would work better for me?
I definitely read more in 3 weekdays than I do on average (and my husband got to play many more hours of video games) but I didn't feel like my reading accomplishments were all that impressive. Anyways, thanks to the lovely hosts of this read-a-thon for a chance to participate in this event! It was an interesting experience and the mini-challenges were super-fun!
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Latest Read: When She Woke
This book is gonna be huge! It comes out this October but I lucked out and received the ARC through a Goodreads giveaway courtesy of Algonquin Books.
Goodreads Summary:
Faith, love and sexuality have fallen prey to politics in this stunning creation of America in the near future, from the author whose international bestseller, Mudbound, so hauntingly recreated America’s past.
Hannah Payne’s life has been devoted to church and family, but after her arrest, she awakens to a nightmare: she lies on a table in a mirrored room, covered only by a paper gown, with cameras broadcasting her every move to millions at home, for whom observing new “chromes”—criminals whose skin color has been genetically altered to match the class of their crime— is a new and sinister form of reality TV. Hannah is a Red; her crime is murder. The victim, says the state of Texas, was her unborn child, and Hannah is determined to protect the identity of the father, a public figure with whom she shared a fierce and forbidden love.
Inspired by The Scarlet Letter, When She Woke is a dark fable about a stigmatized woman struggling to navigate a dystopian, theocratic America of the not-too-distant future, where convicted felons are no longer imprisoned and rehabilitated, but “chromed” and released back into the population to survive as best they can. In seeking a path to safety in an alien and hostile world, Hannah unknowingly embarks on a journey of self-discovery that forces her to question the values she once held true and the moral authority of a country that politicizes the personal.
My thoughts:
I don't want to gush over-excessively because whenever something gets hyped too much...people inevitably want to find fault with it. But seriously, this was an amazing book!
The first thing that came to my mind when reading this novel was how timely it is. It's not a big leap to make into Jordan's near future world. Despite being a dystopian novel, the book resonates with issues plaguing the modern-day U.S. political landscape. The first obvious connection to be made between this fictional world and our own is that evangelical Christian ideals are being increasingly interwoven with politics. The author posits a world where this inclusion of the (extremely strict) Church with the State has far-reaching and devastating effects.
Another eerily similar link is the reduction of women's reproductive rights (i.e. my own Hoosier state attempting to ban Federal funds from Planned Parenthood...which is likely to be overturned). I know this is a very sensitive subject for all folks - and I respect everyone's opinions (just putting that out there). Jordan reveals the slippery slope of these backward steps in When She Woke. And that's all I'm going to say about that, given the divisiveness of this subject.
One last (albeit strange) similarity is that, in the book, a super venereal disease wipes out a large portion of the population...causing the religious fervor to become rampant. And guess what has been recently reported? An incurable "super-gonorrhea" strand has been found in Japan that could prove to be a huge public health threat. Creepy, no?
Disturbing similarities aside, this dystopian take on The Scarlet Letter had me engrossed from the first sentence. Not only is this a gripping page-turner, but it has some serious issues to ponder. When She Woke would make an excellent selection for a book club - imagine the discussion possibilities (feminism, judging of others, homosexuality, right vs. wrong, the church and various sects of Christianity, and the list goes on...)!
5/5 stars
Goodreads Summary:
Faith, love and sexuality have fallen prey to politics in this stunning creation of America in the near future, from the author whose international bestseller, Mudbound, so hauntingly recreated America’s past.
Hannah Payne’s life has been devoted to church and family, but after her arrest, she awakens to a nightmare: she lies on a table in a mirrored room, covered only by a paper gown, with cameras broadcasting her every move to millions at home, for whom observing new “chromes”—criminals whose skin color has been genetically altered to match the class of their crime— is a new and sinister form of reality TV. Hannah is a Red; her crime is murder. The victim, says the state of Texas, was her unborn child, and Hannah is determined to protect the identity of the father, a public figure with whom she shared a fierce and forbidden love.
Inspired by The Scarlet Letter, When She Woke is a dark fable about a stigmatized woman struggling to navigate a dystopian, theocratic America of the not-too-distant future, where convicted felons are no longer imprisoned and rehabilitated, but “chromed” and released back into the population to survive as best they can. In seeking a path to safety in an alien and hostile world, Hannah unknowingly embarks on a journey of self-discovery that forces her to question the values she once held true and the moral authority of a country that politicizes the personal.
My thoughts:
I don't want to gush over-excessively because whenever something gets hyped too much...people inevitably want to find fault with it. But seriously, this was an amazing book!
The first thing that came to my mind when reading this novel was how timely it is. It's not a big leap to make into Jordan's near future world. Despite being a dystopian novel, the book resonates with issues plaguing the modern-day U.S. political landscape. The first obvious connection to be made between this fictional world and our own is that evangelical Christian ideals are being increasingly interwoven with politics. The author posits a world where this inclusion of the (extremely strict) Church with the State has far-reaching and devastating effects.
Another eerily similar link is the reduction of women's reproductive rights (i.e. my own Hoosier state attempting to ban Federal funds from Planned Parenthood...which is likely to be overturned). I know this is a very sensitive subject for all folks - and I respect everyone's opinions (just putting that out there). Jordan reveals the slippery slope of these backward steps in When She Woke. And that's all I'm going to say about that, given the divisiveness of this subject.
One last (albeit strange) similarity is that, in the book, a super venereal disease wipes out a large portion of the population...causing the religious fervor to become rampant. And guess what has been recently reported? An incurable "super-gonorrhea" strand has been found in Japan that could prove to be a huge public health threat. Creepy, no?
Disturbing similarities aside, this dystopian take on The Scarlet Letter had me engrossed from the first sentence. Not only is this a gripping page-turner, but it has some serious issues to ponder. When She Woke would make an excellent selection for a book club - imagine the discussion possibilities (feminism, judging of others, homosexuality, right vs. wrong, the church and various sects of Christianity, and the list goes on...)!
5/5 stars
Once Upon a Read-a-Thon Day #3
So, I did much better yesterday than I had on day #1 but...I still wish I had read a bit more :) Here's my stats from yesterday:
The Cypress House by Michael Koryta: 173 pages read (still unfinished)
When She Woke by Hillary Jordan: 202 pages read (still unfinished...but not for long!)
I know I didn't list When She Woke originally in my readathon pile...but that's because I just received the ARC in the mail. I was so excited to read it that I decided to open it up right away! I'm usually a one-book-at-a-time kinda gal, but I figured the readathon requires a bit more variety. I'm hoping that this last day is the most productive and I read like a madwoman! Happy reading!
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Today's Mini-Challenge
For today's challenge we are asked to recommend any book of our choice as well as recommend our favorite book from the read-a-thon. So, here's my recommendations:
Any book of choice: A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Witches, daemons, vampires, wine, yoga and scholarly pursuits - so much fun! This is the first novel in what is sure to be a fantastic trilogy.
Favorite book from the readathon: When She Woke by Hillary Jordan
A compelling dystopian retelling of The Scarlet Letter that will haunt you long after you've read the last page!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Once Upon a Read-a-Thon Mini Challenge
For my first mini-challenge I simply tweeted my answer...but since this challenge is a bit more involved, I thought I'd devote a post to it!
Mini-Challenge:
The mini-challenge I chose to participate in is hosted by The Bookish Type and the instructions are as follows:
So, here's my faux summary for Alice LaPlante's Turn of Mind:
In this modern-day retelling of Alice in Wonderland, Turn of Mind introduces you to middle-aged Alicia who's about to have her world turned upside down. One fateful day, Alicia comes down with a terrible headache and decides to take a nap. While asleep, she dreams about the most curious of worlds where nothing resembles reality and everything is bizarre. Follow Alicia through her adventures and cheer her on as she navigates the increasingly complex political landscape of this strange new world!
Mini-Challenge:
The mini-challenge I chose to participate in is hosted by The Bookish Type and the instructions are as follows:
Pick any book from your readathon pile and write a fake synopsis based solely on the cover. The synopsis does not have to be related to the actual book at all, just the pretty, pretty cover.
So, here's my faux summary for Alice LaPlante's Turn of Mind:
In this modern-day retelling of Alice in Wonderland, Turn of Mind introduces you to middle-aged Alicia who's about to have her world turned upside down. One fateful day, Alicia comes down with a terrible headache and decides to take a nap. While asleep, she dreams about the most curious of worlds where nothing resembles reality and everything is bizarre. Follow Alicia through her adventures and cheer her on as she navigates the increasingly complex political landscape of this strange new world!
Once Upon a Read-a-Thon Day #2
Sooo, I'm a bit disappointed with myself because my progress really hasn't been read-a-thon worthy. Time to step up my game! I'm still reading Koryta's The Cypress House and have only read a mere 99 pages.
I probably should have prepared a bit better this weekend for the read-a-thon. I had quite a few errands to run yesterday that put a real dent in my reading time. Oh well! I'm errand free today and plan to hit the books hard to make up for my lackluster first day!
Goals:
To finish two books today and begin a third!! So, hopefully by tomorrow I will be reporting that I've finished The Cypress House and Last Letter to Your Lover and began Turn of Mind. Good luck folks!
I probably should have prepared a bit better this weekend for the read-a-thon. I had quite a few errands to run yesterday that put a real dent in my reading time. Oh well! I'm errand free today and plan to hit the books hard to make up for my lackluster first day!
Goals:
To finish two books today and begin a third!! So, hopefully by tomorrow I will be reporting that I've finished The Cypress House and Last Letter to Your Lover and began Turn of Mind. Good luck folks!
Monday, July 11, 2011
Once Upon a Read-a-Thon Kickoff!
Once Upon a Read-a-Thon hosted by Reading Angel, Candace's Book Blog, and Pure Imagination has officially begun! This is the first time I've participated in this event and I'm super-excited! I'm hoping to finish at least 3 books over the course of these three days, and read 900+ pages. The books I’m hoping to read:
- Finish The Cypress House by Michael Koryta
- The Last Letter from your Lover by Jojo Moyes
- Turn of Mind by Alice Laplant
- The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Sunday, July 10, 2011
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? & Mailbox Monday
Hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. We share books that we've read over the past week and those we hope to read this week.
Last Week:
I tried to play catch-up with all of my library books (it always seems that when my holds come through they all come at once)! So, I read:
- Across the Universe by Beth Revis
- Joy for Beginners by Erica Bauermeister
- Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (review coming shortly)
This Week:
I want to finish up with my library reads and get to reading my overflowing shelf of ARCs that I've long neglected! Aaaand...since I'm participating in Once Upon a Read-a-thon this week I think my reading goals are completely do-able.
- Turn of Mind by Alice Laplante
- The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
- The Devil all the Time by Donald Ray Pollack
Mailbox Monday is a touring meme where book bloggers share their bookish acquisitions from the week prior. It is hosted this month by A Sea of Books.
This week I received a slew of ARCs (again, when it rains, it pours)!
From NetGalley:
The Legacy by Katherine Webb
The Magician King by Lev Grossman (super excited about this one since I really enjoyed the first book in this series)
The Last Letter From Your Lover by Jojo Moyes
From publishers:
The Map of Time by Felix J. Palma...courtesy of Simon & Schuster's Atria imprint (hardcover, not an ARC)
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Before Ever After by Samantha Sotto...courtesy of Crown Publishing
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Bookish Etsy - Knob Creek Bookends
Remember my post about my Etsy bookish finds? This is going to be a new weekend staple on No Page Left Behind. I want to help my readers find the newest and neatest bookish stuff. Each week I will highlight either an individual store or a bookish theme showcasing a variety of Etsy goods. I hope you all enjoy...and please let me know if you want me to curate a certain theme or item in the comments (i.e. librarian chic or gifts for writers)!
This week I'm going to gush about the Etsy shop Knob Creek Metal Arts. They have the most amazing collection of handmade bookends I've ever seen! Check them out for yourself:
So nifty, right?
This week I'm going to gush about the Etsy shop Knob Creek Metal Arts. They have the most amazing collection of handmade bookends I've ever seen! Check them out for yourself:
So nifty, right?
Friday, July 8, 2011
Latest Read: Joy for Beginners
Goodreads Summary:
At an intimate, festive dinner party in Seattle, six women gather to celebrate their friend Kate's recovery from cancer. Wineglass in hand, Kate strikes a bargain with them. To celebrate her new lease on life, she'll do the one thing that's always terrified her: white-water rafting. But if she goes, all of them will also do something they always swore they'd never do-and Kate is going to choose their adventures.
Shimmering with warmth, wit, and insight, Joy for Beginners is a celebration of life: unexpected, lyrical, and deeply satisfying.
My thoughts:
I loved this book! Her previous novel The School of Essential Ingredients was wonderful, so I knew that I would enjoy this book immensely. Each chapter was told from the perspective of a different woman in this group of friends. And each woman's story was a perfect circle...the endings of their journeys often made my eyes mist as it brought the exact closure needed for that character.
The best way I can describe Bauermeister's books is to say that they are extremely cozy reads. She envelopes you in sounds, textures and smells. She is amazing when it comes to her descriptions of food. Although this is not a foodie book, elements of food are in most of the intertwining stories making this novel all the more cozy.
You also fall in love with the magnificently real characters that unfold before your eyes. It's wonderful that Bauermeister showcases positive female friendships (I much prefer it to reading about catty women). She exhibits a deep understanding of human nature and of complex relationships. Here's an example of one of the author's many little insights gifted to readers:
"'I think love is kind of like those waves out there,' she said. 'You ride one in to the beach, and it's the most amazing thing you've ever felt. But at some point the water goes back out; it has to. And maybe you're lucky--maybe you're both too busy to do anything drastic. Maybe you're good as friends, so you stay. And then something happens--maybe it's something as big as a baby, or as small as him unloading the dishwasher--and the wave comes back in again. And it does that, over and over. I just think sometimes people forget to wait.'" -- pages 45-46
Sigh! So many wonderful little tidbits doled out in this gem of a book! I highly recommend Joy for Beginners to everyone - especially to lovers of literary fiction, foodie fiction, and cozy reads.
4/5 stars
At an intimate, festive dinner party in Seattle, six women gather to celebrate their friend Kate's recovery from cancer. Wineglass in hand, Kate strikes a bargain with them. To celebrate her new lease on life, she'll do the one thing that's always terrified her: white-water rafting. But if she goes, all of them will also do something they always swore they'd never do-and Kate is going to choose their adventures.
Shimmering with warmth, wit, and insight, Joy for Beginners is a celebration of life: unexpected, lyrical, and deeply satisfying.
My thoughts:
I loved this book! Her previous novel The School of Essential Ingredients was wonderful, so I knew that I would enjoy this book immensely. Each chapter was told from the perspective of a different woman in this group of friends. And each woman's story was a perfect circle...the endings of their journeys often made my eyes mist as it brought the exact closure needed for that character.
The best way I can describe Bauermeister's books is to say that they are extremely cozy reads. She envelopes you in sounds, textures and smells. She is amazing when it comes to her descriptions of food. Although this is not a foodie book, elements of food are in most of the intertwining stories making this novel all the more cozy.
You also fall in love with the magnificently real characters that unfold before your eyes. It's wonderful that Bauermeister showcases positive female friendships (I much prefer it to reading about catty women). She exhibits a deep understanding of human nature and of complex relationships. Here's an example of one of the author's many little insights gifted to readers:
"'I think love is kind of like those waves out there,' she said. 'You ride one in to the beach, and it's the most amazing thing you've ever felt. But at some point the water goes back out; it has to. And maybe you're lucky--maybe you're both too busy to do anything drastic. Maybe you're good as friends, so you stay. And then something happens--maybe it's something as big as a baby, or as small as him unloading the dishwasher--and the wave comes back in again. And it does that, over and over. I just think sometimes people forget to wait.'" -- pages 45-46
Sigh! So many wonderful little tidbits doled out in this gem of a book! I highly recommend Joy for Beginners to everyone - especially to lovers of literary fiction, foodie fiction, and cozy reads.
4/5 stars
Friday Finds: The House of Tomorrow & Gun, with Occasional Music
Friday Finds is hosted by Should Be Reading and allows readers to showcase books they have discovered over the past week. This week I found a literary fiction book and a sci-fi/mystery/farce novel.
First up, a book about outsiders trying to find their place in the world The House of Tomorrow by Peter Bognanni...here's the super-fun trailer:
I also heard of a unique book called Gun, with Occasional Music by Jonathan Lethem (I love the title)!
Goodreads Summary:
Conrad Metcalf has problems. He has a monkey on his back, a rabbit in his waiting room, and a trigger-happy kangaroo on his tail. (Maybe evolution therapy is not such a good idea.)
He's been shadowing Celeste, the wife of an affluent Oakland urologist. Maybe falling in love with her a little at the same time. When the doctor turns up dead, Metcalf finds himself caught in a crossfire between the boys from the inquisitor's Office and the gangsters in the back room of the Fickle Muse.
Gotta love a quirky sci-fi mystery!
First up, a book about outsiders trying to find their place in the world The House of Tomorrow by Peter Bognanni...here's the super-fun trailer:
I also heard of a unique book called Gun, with Occasional Music by Jonathan Lethem (I love the title)!
Goodreads Summary:
Conrad Metcalf has problems. He has a monkey on his back, a rabbit in his waiting room, and a trigger-happy kangaroo on his tail. (Maybe evolution therapy is not such a good idea.)
He's been shadowing Celeste, the wife of an affluent Oakland urologist. Maybe falling in love with her a little at the same time. When the doctor turns up dead, Metcalf finds himself caught in a crossfire between the boys from the inquisitor's Office and the gangsters in the back room of the Fickle Muse.
Gotta love a quirky sci-fi mystery!
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Latest Read: Across the Universe
Goodreads Summary:
Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules.
Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone - one of the few thousand inhabitants of the spaceship - tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn't do something soon, her parents will be next.
Now, Amy must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets. But out of her list of murder suspects, there's only one who matters: Elder, the future leader of the ship and the love she could never have seen coming.
What a unique premise and a fun read! Here's my super-shorty review :)
The good:
I loved reading the cryogenics scenes...the descriptions really allowed you to visualize the entire experience. Blargh does it sound painful! I also really enjoyed the political cautionary layer to this novel. As a reader, you easily empathize with Amy and Elder's frustration as they try to wade through the lies that have been fed to the entire society on the ship. Additionally, there are some unexpected twists and turns towards the end that really threw me for a loop.
The bad:
I was bored with Amy's convoluted "dream" sequences in the beginning, it made the first part of the book drag a little. Another aspect that bothered me was that the romance felt a bit unrealistic. It seemed almost automatic...there was no foundation nor buildup for the relationship.
In sum:
Despite having a few qualms, I greatly enjoyed Across the Universe and recommend it to those with a penchant for sci-fi/dystopian books. Also, if you've already read and really liked this book, I highly recommend reading Patrick Ness's Chaos Walking trilogy...it's amazing and deals with a lot of the same issues and themes (see my reviews of the first two books here and here).
4/5 stars
Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules.
Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone - one of the few thousand inhabitants of the spaceship - tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn't do something soon, her parents will be next.
Now, Amy must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets. But out of her list of murder suspects, there's only one who matters: Elder, the future leader of the ship and the love she could never have seen coming.
What a unique premise and a fun read! Here's my super-shorty review :)
The good:
I loved reading the cryogenics scenes...the descriptions really allowed you to visualize the entire experience. Blargh does it sound painful! I also really enjoyed the political cautionary layer to this novel. As a reader, you easily empathize with Amy and Elder's frustration as they try to wade through the lies that have been fed to the entire society on the ship. Additionally, there are some unexpected twists and turns towards the end that really threw me for a loop.
The bad:
I was bored with Amy's convoluted "dream" sequences in the beginning, it made the first part of the book drag a little. Another aspect that bothered me was that the romance felt a bit unrealistic. It seemed almost automatic...there was no foundation nor buildup for the relationship.
In sum:
Despite having a few qualms, I greatly enjoyed Across the Universe and recommend it to those with a penchant for sci-fi/dystopian books. Also, if you've already read and really liked this book, I highly recommend reading Patrick Ness's Chaos Walking trilogy...it's amazing and deals with a lot of the same issues and themes (see my reviews of the first two books here and here).
4/5 stars
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Waiting on Wednesday: The Leftovers
This week I can't wait to get my hands on The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta. This sucker comes out in August - yay!
Publisher Summary:
What if—whoosh, right now, with no explanation—a number of us simply vanished? Would some of us collapse? Would others of us go on, one foot in front of the other, as we did before the world turned upside down?
That’s what the bewildered citizens of Mapleton, who lost many of their neighbors, friends and lovers in the event known as the Sudden Departure, have to figure out. Because nothing has been the same since it happened—not marriages, not friendships, not even the relationships between parents and children. Kevin Garvey, Mapleton’s new mayor, wants to speed up the healing process, to bring a sense of renewed hope and purpose to his traumatized community. Kevin’s own family has fallen apart in the wake of the disaster: his wife, Laurie, has left to join the Guilty Remnant, a homegrown cult whose members take a vow of silence; his son, Tom, is gone, too, dropping out of college to follow a sketchy prophet named Holy Wayne. Only Kevin’s teenaged daughter, Jill, remains, and she’s definitely not the sweet “A” student she used to be. Kevin wants to help her, but he’s distracted by his growing relationship with Nora Durst, a woman who lost her entire family on October 14th and is still reeling from the tragedy, even as she struggles to move beyond it and make a new start.
With heart, intelligence and a rare ability to illuminate the struggles inherent in ordinary lives, Tom Perrotta has written a startling, thought-provoking novel about love, connection and loss.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Going on Vacation Alertz!
Sorry to leave y'all in the lurch...but I'm going to the untouched pristine of the North Woods for a long 4th of July weekend! I can't wait to breathe in that oxygen-rich piney goodness! Here's the books I'll be bringing with me:
Across the Universe by Beth Revis
The Cypress House by Michael Koryta
State of Wonder by Anne Patchett
I don't have the highest hopes of reading all these since there's a large group of us heading to Upper MI...all the same, a girl can try! I hope you all have a fantastic weekend - I'll be back to blogging on Wednesday.
Across the Universe by Beth Revis
The Cypress House by Michael Koryta
State of Wonder by Anne Patchett
I don't have the highest hopes of reading all these since there's a large group of us heading to Upper MI...all the same, a girl can try! I hope you all have a fantastic weekend - I'll be back to blogging on Wednesday.
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