I know I'm a day early for end of the month stuff, but I might be a bit busy tomorrow, so here we are again. estate sales san antonio And see what happens when the best-loved estate sales san antonio website is out of action? You find more time for the actual reading I had a great month for that - did you?
Aristotle and Dante Discover estate sales san antonio the Secrets estate sales san antonio of the Universe – Benjamin Alire Saenz – 8/10 A YA read about growing up, finding your place and your sexuality. A good one which I have reviewed on RISI.
Crooked estate sales san antonio Heart – Lissa Evans – estate sales san antonio 8/10 estate sales san antonio Enjoyed this one. Set in WW2 in St Albans and London – estate sales san antonio a character-filled tale of petty criminals, love and finding out about yourself. Also reviewed on RISI.
The Pond – Robert Murphy - 7/10 I liked this, a republished title from 1964 now available in paperback and on kindle. Set in Virginia USA in 1917, this is a well told tale of a boy growing up, enjoying estate sales san antonio the countryside, the huntin’ shootin’ and fishin’, and then realising estate sales san antonio that hunting animals may not be the only answer. If you liked Girl of the Limberlost, you might enjoy this one. Again, added a RISI review.
Station Eleven –Emily St. John Mandel - 10/10 I’m sure this will be one of my books of the year. I have not enjoyed a concept so much since The Dog Stars, Peter Heller’s dystopian novel a couple of years back. Also dystopian, but in a very different way, and I loved how the now and the near-future were knitted together. Also reviewed here.
Picture Me Gone – Meg Rosoff – 8/10 A quick YA read – under 200 pages and a thriller about Mila and her father who have planned a holiday in America to visit Dad’s oldest friend. They still travel, despite estate sales san antonio the fact that the friend, Matthew, has suddenly gone missing.
A Wreath of Roses – Elizabeth Taylor – 7/10 Three women friends who spend a month each Summer on holiday at the cottage of the eldest, a painter. Rather dated in it’s writing style but readable for all that, with a nice sense of dread that comes upon you and won’t leave you.
Tamar – Mal Peet – 9/10 On the death of Mal Peet I decided that he should estate sales san antonio be read – and I had this book waiting for a rainy day on my shelves. Brilliant mix of fact and fiction involving WW2 SOE’s(Special Operations Europe) and the months before Operation Pegasus. Edge of the seat stuff for me, and a mix of 1945 and 1995 solved a mystery that got at me all through the book.
Maitre Mussard’s Bequest – Patrick Suskind – 6/10 A short story published alone. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t worth reading though.... a madman’s last tale, or the truth? It’s for you to decide.......
Little Red Rooster – Greg Matthews - 6/10 Got inside the head of a fifteen year old American, and didn’t like it there much! Well observed (or remembered) estate sales san antonio though, and a clever writing style. Just not a book to add to my all time favourite reads.
Our Spoons Came from Woolworths – Barbara Comyns – 8/10 Reprinted estate sales san antonio several estate sales san antonio times by Virago, this is a book that could well have been picked up by Persephone is Virago had not found it first. A naive and wryly amusing tale of two youngsters who find themselves married very quickly, and falling out of love once the novelty has worn off and the first child is born. Enjoyed the writing style and the tale itself.
Hostage: London – Geoffrey Household -7/10 By the same author as Rogue Male, rather dated feel about the language, but actually spot on about today’s consumer society even though written nearly 40 years ago. Told in the form of diary entries, this is a frightening tale of a group of anarchists.
The Greatcoat – Helen Dunmore - 8/10 I don’t read horror stories, (including living dead stuff) nor ghost stories very often. I loved Susan Hill’s estate sales san antonio “The Small Hand” estate sales san antonio though, and I really enjoyed this one too. I thought it more a break in the fabric estate sales san antonio of time rather than a ghost story, nevertheless, the haunted becomes as intrigued by the haunter as I did. Very short – 250 pages but big print, estate sales san antonio large margins and spacing make it easy to read.
Kingsblood Royal – Sinclair estate sales san antonio Lewis – 7/10 published estate sales san antonio in 1947, and Wikipedia tells me that some Americans estate sales san antonio wanted this book withdrawn from sale at the time. Hard to read because of the prejudice on every page, but an interesting find nevertheless. Lowered the score only because the writing style was dated - content good. Reviewed on RISI.
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