It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
August 13, 2012 20 Comments
“It’s Monday! What are you reading?” is a weekly event hosted by Sheila at Bookjourney to share with others what you’ve read the past week and planning to read next.
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Books I finished in the last week: 4
![Reizen met Charley [Travels with Charley] by John Steinbeck](http://leeswammes.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/charley.jpg "Reizen met Charley [Travels with Charley] by John Steinbeck")
Genus by Jonathan Trigell. London in the near future. Many people are genetically altered but in King’s Cross (The Kross) the Unimproved live an underclass life. And now there is a murderer amongst them. 5 stars
The War of the Wives by Tamar Cohen. Two women, both the wives of Simon Busfield, meet at his funeral and discover their husband had another wife. Instantly hating each other, they have to deal with each other more than they like in the aftermath. 5 stars
The Light between the Oceans by M. L. Steadman. A couple on an isolated light house island discover a boat with a dead man and a baby. They keep the baby, which leads to a lot of guilt as well as happiness. 4 stars
Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck travelled through America in the 1960s and this book is about the people he encounters along the way. He also notices how America is changing. 4 stars
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Books I’m reading and planning to read
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The Cathedral of the Sea by Ildefonso Falcones. The story of a young man in Barcelona (Spain) in the 1300s who goes from rags to riches. 4 stars
Rejection by Meagan Bridges. A woman is rejected by several boyfriends and when two of her friends get married she feels desperate. However, she learns how to deal with what life has to offer. 4 stars
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That’s it!
What are you reading this week?
Wish I had Prisoner of Heaven and Miss Me When I’m Gone to read! Hope you are enjoying them!
Harvee, *Miss Me When I’m Gone* is not as good as I’d hoped, unfortunately. I almost gave up, but I’m glad to say the final part of the book is oK again.
Your vacation sounds perfect.
It was really nice, Esme.
I like the premise of The War of the Wives. Glad you had a wonderful vacation.
Thanks, Nise’.
Ooh, The War of the Wives looks very tempting…also, Miss Me When I’m Gone.
Enjoy! And thanks for visiting my blog.
Laurel-Rain, I think you’d love *The War of the Wives*!
Vacations always seem too short but it does sound like you and your family packed a lot of fun into yours. I love how you casually mention that you cycled into Germany one evening!
Haha, was it casual enough, Suzanne? I grew up near the German border but never so close that I could just cycle there of an evening. It was a fun experience.
Ooh ooh I always love your lists of books
Can I blame you for my tbr pile being ridiculously large?
Have a fantastic week of reading!
I’m very sorry to be the cause of your large TBR pile, Jennifer! But I’m glad that you like my books, I certainly get better and better at choosing the best of the bunch!
de nieuwe van Zafon! ik wacht lekker lui tot de Nederlandse vertaling, maar ben wel erg benieuwd. ik hoop toch dat het beter zal zijn dan Het spel van de engel, die viel me nogal tegen.
Kim, de NLse vertaling laat niet lang meer op zich wachten geloof ik. *Het spel van de engel* heb ik niet gelezen, alleen het eerste deel. Maar dat schijnt niet uit te maken. We zullen zien…
Great Selections! Enjoy!!
Thanks, Lori!
I do not think I would try reading a book a day-nor would I do a read a thon. Reading is too much fun for me. I do not want it to become a committment.
Nice mix of reads
You’ve had a good week this week – all four of those books have grabbed my attention! I have to say out of all the book blogs I read yours is fast becoming the one to add to my TBR the most!
Marie
Marie, I think we have similar tastes. I hope it’s positive that blog inspires you to add to the TBR! I am SO choosy with books these days, I wonder read anything that I don’t expect to like a lot (except for a challenge, sometimes).