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I noticed that all of the Anne of Green Gables books (except for 2) have been bundled up in one kindle book that is available for 99¢ on amazon. This would be a great gift for youngsters and oldsters like me. Naturally, I bought it. I can barely resist a book for less than a dollar.
The book has around 3500 pages and is published by Doma Publishing who promises it is a quality ebook.
Just starting "Casual Vacancy" by J.K. Rowlings on a Nook borrowed from my daughter. I never did read the Harry Potter series and I'm finding the setting of this interesting. However, she is a bit wordy with her decriptions. I find books that are more heavy on character development to be better but we'll se how this goes. I am about 70 pages into it so far.
Has anyone ever read "The color of rain " ? if so what did you think of it . I also have the woman upstairs on my hold list . Im hoping I can read some good books not ratty ones like i have picked up so far .
Picked up "In the Skin of a Lion" by Michael Ondaatje. I didn't have time to look for anything else. I'm trying to work my way through Ondaatje's books slowly, so there will always be one I can look forward to reading. I've read all Cormack McCarthy, so I can no longer fall back on him in an emergency.
Okay, I KNOW I said I was going to stop reading for awhile -- and then I realized I was listening to an audio book (actually two), by Annie Dillard. I have one in my sewing room, and the other I listen to on my laptop while I sit here knitting. Both are quite good. I've already told you about the "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek." I am not quite as enthused about it as when I started -- it's starting to drag down abit with her musings, but the other is "The Living," and continues to be interesting. It's about the settlement of the Whatcom County (Bellingham, WA and neighboring settlements), as the Whites started moving in on the Native Americans. I recommend it even if you are not interested in the region, her telling of it is centered on a fictional family but the stories that are unfolding have to have a basis in fact. (Some are not for the faint-hearted.)
Also, I started reading "77 Shadow Street," by American author Dean Koontz. I know, weird huh? I have never been into this genre, but this guy actually tells a pretty compelling story. His characterizations are not heavily developed, but one does get a sense of the persons fairly quickly. I am sort of embarrassed to admit it, but I keep wanting to get back to find out what happens next.
Proof positive that my days are a never-ending evolution of self-discovery.
Finished The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls. I really enjoyed it. Now trying to decide what to read next - continue with A Creed in Stone Creek or start The Light Between Oceans.
Finished The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls. I really enjoyed it. Now trying to decide what to read next - continue with A Creed in Stone Creek or start The Light Between Oceans.
You know the light between oceans was crap to me .
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