Related Notes:
Book nine was Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel, recommended by Denise. I finished that a few days ago. Book ten was A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, recommended by Rahnee. I just finished it (5/24/12). Galileo's Daughter was quite good; A Fine Balance was a very difficult book to read. Tragedy piled upon tragedy.
(less) (less)Book nine was Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel, recommended by Denise. I finished that a few days ago. Book ten was A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, recommended by Rahnee. I just finished it (5/24/12). Galileo's Daughter was quite good; A Fine Balance was a very difficult book to read. T
(...more)Book nine was Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel, recommended by Denise. I finished that a few days ago. Book ten was A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, recommended by Rahnee. I just finished it (5/24/12). Galileo's Daughter was quite good; A Fine Balance was a very difficult book to read. T
(...more)Book eight was The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. Loved it. Recommended to me by Lisa Schiffren. Finished it on 5/13/12.
I finished this book, by the way, on 3/14/12.
Book seven was Of Bees and Mist and was recommended by Abby Jarvis. It's an unusual book -- not for everyone. Reminiscent of Gregory Maguire's work. I liked it.
Oh -- Elaine recommended this. Which sort of breaks my heart.
Book six was one of the most horrible books I have ever read. Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell. I finished this depressing, awful, nasty, depressing book on 3/5/12.
Book five was Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer. Touching book; it reminded me very much of Catcher in the Rye. I liked it very much. Finished it on 3/5/12.
Book four was A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken, recommended by Bruce Kirby. Fabulous, wonderful book. Finished on 3/3/12.
Book three was How It All Began by Penelope Lively. Barbarann Fernandez recommended it. I finished it on 2/24/12 and loved it. Delightful story.
