Books I enjoyed the most in the last two months were quite varied in genres. There's a memoir, a thriller, a contemporary fiction and a historical fiction. So they might have been two of the slowest reading months but they were definitely rich in material. Broken by Lisa Jones
is the memoir and even though I read it two months ago, it's still on my mind. This Must Be the Place
by Kate Racculia, is a contemporary fiction novel that has already found a permanent place on my 'Best' list. The historical one I mentioned above is Heart of Lies
by M.L. Malcolm for which I have yet to finish writing a review but which made me want to read more historical fiction again. And finally Lisa Gardner's Hide
, such a good thriller that it made me go online and purchase the two others in the D.D. Warren series immediately after finishing this one.
I think that The Thousand Autumns of Jacob the Zoet
by David Mitchell was the biggest disappointment in the past several months. I was expecting a wonderful, exhilarating read and as it is, I'm surprised I even finished it at all. It was boring and self-indulgent.June Reads:
1. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
by David Mitchell - historical fiction, literary fiction 2. Broken: A Love Story
by Lisa Jones - memoir3. Still Missing
by Chevy Stevens - thriller4. Lovers
by Vendela Vida - contemporary American fiction/women's literature5. The Things That Keep Us Here
by Carla Buckley - dystopian lit6. A Walk In the Woods
by Bill Bryson - travelogue, non-fiction, memoirJuly Reads:
1. Roseflower Creek
by Jackie Lee Miles2. Halfway to Each Other
by Susan Pohlman - travel memoir, non-fiction3. This Must Be the Place by Kate Racculia - contemporary American fiction
4. Damaged
by Alex Kava - thriller5. Heart of Lies
by M. L. Malcolm - historical fiction6. Hide
by Lisa Gardner - thriller
That Malcolm book sounds good if it make you want to read more HF again :D
ReplyDeleteYours is a dissenting voice on Mitchell. Nice to get another perspective.
ReplyDeleteI loved This Must Be the Place too! A really great read.
ReplyDeleteIt is rather interesting for me to read the article. Thanks the author for it. I like such topics and everything connected to them. I would like to read more on that blog soon.
ReplyDeleteKate Swenson
Great list of books, Lily. I like getting your perspective on Mitchell's latest book too. I haven't read anything by him yet but plan too soon. I was looking at his books in the store yesterday. I don't think I'll read "The Thousand Autumns..." anytime soon!
ReplyDeleteI wanted to tell you that I am very interested in the reading challenge "Understand my Sorrow" you started. I want to read several books on those topics. I don't think I'm up to joining the challenge right now but I am hoping you will host it again. If thinks change, I'll let you know.
~ Amy
Sweet website, I hadn't come across lilly-readingextravaganza.blogspot.com earlier during my searches!
ReplyDeleteKeep up the superb work!
Hope all is well with you and your little man Lilly. I read Still Missing in August and thought it was excellent and I'd still like to read Roseflower Creek.
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