books that I am reading for an upcoming book swap, part 2

[snugglekitty]

The Hunter's Moon by OR Melling was a present from bryghtrose. I read my usual fifty pages and a few more, but I didn't like it well enough to finish it, possibly because of the number of "teens get stuck in Faerie" books I've read - it just didn't really stand out from the herd.

I started Bel Canto by Anne Patchett, and am loving it. Her prose is gorgeous. It's always such a delight to find a new author that I truly love. I know I won't want to give it away, so I went on to a different book. I'll post a more complete review when I get back to it.

I decided to throw over Sarah: Woman of Genesis by Orson Scott Card and The Cardinal of the Kremlin by Tom Clancy after I glanced through them a bit more.

I then continued by reading A Time of Exile by Katherine Kerr. It's been years since I read her books - iirc, I read them shortly after college, before I moved to Boston. I was happy to find that they still interest me. She definitely writes epics, over many generations, and sometimes it's a challenge to remember who is reincarnated as who. *grin* So, I try to just focus on enjoying the story, and there's a lot to enjoy. I'd give it three stars, and it's book 16 for the year.

After that, there are only two books still in my pile of things I haven't decided about yet - The Cry of the Icemark and Walking a Literary Labyrinth. Aren't you all impressed? (Of course, I could find more to consider. But that's a problem for another time, I think.) Also, I now have a heaping box of books to give up.

Comments

[supercheesegirl.livejournal.com]

Bel Canto is a good book. Not my favorite by her, but definitely a good one.

[lady-anemone.livejournal.com]

*nod* I remember you saying that, then I saw it on sale at a thrift store for $.50, so I went ahead and bought it. I'm glad, because I'm really enjoying it. Prose good enough to eat.