Books that found their way into my Leaning-Tower-of-Pisa TBR pile this week:
In the Shadow of the Sun King (Darkness to Light Series, Book 1), by Golden Keyes Parsons; courtesy of publisher.
The Jewel of Medina, by Sherry Jones; courtesy of LibraryThing's Early Reviewer Program.
The Uncommon Reader, by Alan Bennett; courtesy of my over-active trigger finger on the Amazon "Add to Cart" button.
The Mysterious Benedict Society, by Trenton Lee Stewart; ditto on the trigger finger.
Pythagorean Crimes, by Tefcros Michaelides; trigger finger once more (it's not worth an order unless there are at least 3 books in your cart....sheesh....stop judging me!)
The Magician's Book: A Skeptic's Adventures in Narnia, by Laura Miller; courtesy of publisher.
Night of Flames: A Novel of WWII, by Douglas W. Jacobsen; courtesy of Mr. Reader's Respite for our anniversary (where we celebrate five whole years of not killing each other).
The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman; Mr. Reader's Respite again.
The Last Queen, by C.W. Gornter; honestly can't remember how this one came to me this week, but sure am glad it did.Added to the ol' wishlist:
- A Mercy, by Toni Morrison; courtesy of The Book Lady's Blog.
- Heat, by Bill Buford; courtesy of Beth Fish Reads.
- Mistress Shakespeare, by Karen Harper; courtesy of Passages to the Past.
- Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen, by Julie Powell; courtesy of Literarily.
- Author Catherine Delors started a fascinating series about the daughters of Louis XV on her blog, Versailles and More.
- Bloody Hell, It's a Book Barrage posted a very well-written review of the big O's latest book club choice, The Story of Edward Sawtelle.
- The author of the Outlander Series, Diana Gabaldon, posted her thoughts on the movie version of Outlander.
- Aren't you glad I didn 't mention the hullabaloo?
I can't wait to read The Uncommon Reader. Shana's review of Julie and Julia caught my eye, too. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteKathy - I really liked the Uncommon Reader...finished it in less than an hour.
ReplyDeleteAn hour? Show off =)
ReplyDeleteIt's like a 120 pages....sneeze and it's over. ;)
ReplyDeleteI just read The Uncommon Reader, in an hour or so as well! It was fun. I'm also halfway through The Magician's Book (just got it) and it is wonderful so far! Lots of bookish tidbits and her writing style is excellent. Hope you will enjoy it.
ReplyDelete(I read Julie & Julia in an ARC quite a long time ago -- it is certainly interesting, esp. for fellow bloggers)
LOL @ Leaning-Tower-of-Pisa TBR pile
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You have got some really COOL books! I could do anything to steal from yours :))
Glad I could feed your addiction! I love the Leaning Tower of Pisa analogy! My own wish list grows in leaps and bounds. And last night I spent too long on OverDrive and Audible downloading or buying books. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteNow to check your great list and start my next week's post!
Great lists! The Morrison book is actually just called A Mercy. "Thoughts on" was part of my post title. Hope you'll enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteGood heavens, thanks for pointing that out. (And I knew that, I was just running behind yesterday and trying to sift through my "clipped blog posts" where I save all of the notable blog posts throughout the week). Once again, my fingers were moving faster than my brain. :)
ReplyDeleteI am really looking forward to reading Morrison's A Mercy. It is a pick on LT Early Reviewers this month, so I will see if there is a slight chance I snag a copy there...
ReplyDeleteAnd of course you are right that an Amazon order must have at least 3 books...even if two gets you the free shipping. I think it is a rule. Really. ;-)
What a haul! I got Jewel of Medina this week too... I had my upcoming reading all planned out, having completely forgotten about LTER, since I hadn't won anything in several months. Now it's glaring at me and making me feel guilty for not starting it immediately.
ReplyDeleteI want a copy of The Magician's Book. We've just finished our fourth family trip through Narnia. I'll be looking for your review(hopefully soon).
ReplyDeleteOh, you read it as family? That is so cool!!
ReplyDeleteGreat snag from the Early Reviewer program.
ReplyDeleteI've been wanting to read The Uncommon Reader for several months - I'm glad to hear it's such a quick read, Michele.
Shana
Literarily
What a great list of books!! Glad you and hubby haven't killed each other yet! I'd find it hard to kill my hubby if he bought me books like that! (Actually he did buy me a few WWII books over the weekend, and I was thrilled! So he's safe at least through the holidays!)
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Diary of an Eccentric
Oh, don't think for a moment that Mr. Reader's Respite is so in tune to my wishlist. That's where Amazon comes in. He goes, clicks, and buys without a flicker of interest in the book itself. Unless it's about baseball.
ReplyDeleteSame with my hubby. I was standing right there when he ordered the books, but hey, at least he cared enough to make sure he got what I wanted! My hubby has no interest in books at all. Sometimes I wonder how we co-exist.
ReplyDelete--Anna
Diary of an Eccentric