At the end of summer, 2006, a group of blogger-friends who regularly entertain each other with their own daily musings decided to set out and broaden their literary horizons. We are a bunch of avid readers, with a curiosity about each other’s opinions of what constitutes “a good read”, and the desperate desire to find things to blog about on slow days.
We assembled a book list, which, if followed, will spin us into 2009. Here is the list, to which I will be adding a general consensus comment as we finish them:
The Devil in the White City - General consensus: Starts disjointed and slow, picks up later, but never shines. Reviews by Robbin
Greek Fire, Poison Arrows and Scorpion Bombs - A bit slow and repetitive, but oh, so many ways to torture your enemies.
Star: A novel by Pamela Anderson - Complete fluff. Horrifyingly edited. We loved it.
A Mind of Its Own: A Cultural History of the Penis - Surprisingly good. A “thumbs up”.
In a Sunburned Country - Love Bill. Mixed opinions about Australia. With one exception, a definite “will recommend”.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Only two of us managed to get to this one due to a collective attack of life. Quirky little book and a quick read, but definitely worthwhile.
Illuminator - Only one person (being me), made it through this one. Review is here.
Nerd Girl Rocks Paradise City
A World Lit Only By Fire
Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Sea of Faith
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Game of Thrones
Food in History
Eye Contact
Phantoms in the Brain
The Brief History of the Dead
The Kite Runner
The Sacred Bee
Women in the Viking Age
Bastard out of Carolina
The Great Mortality
Size 12 Is Not Fat: A Heather Wells Mystery
The Woman’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets
Sophie’s Choice
One Good Turn: The History of the Screw
Life of Pi
Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything
Charlemagne’s Tablecloth
The Private Life of an Elizabethan Lady: The Diary of Lady Margaret Hoby
A Brief History of Time
The Art of War
The American Way of Death Revisited
I want to give a HUGE thanks to Evaine from out in West Kingdom, who stumbled on my little blog, and gave the rest of these links to me. Way to help a sister out!
