Hi there!
Welcome to week one of the adult Summer Reading Challenge. Use this post to tell us what you're reading this week. You can make as many comments as you like, but make sure that you tell us that you've *finished* one book before this Saturday the 18th at 5pm. That's when I'll pick the weekly prize winner.
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If only to demonstrate what this looks like, I'll jump in and say that this week I read "Wide Sargasso Sea" by Jean Rhys. My book group was set to discuss it on Tuesday, and I read the whole thing Monday night and Tuesday morning. A short read, but really dense and really cool. It's basically a kind of response to "Jane Eyre," and it tells the story of the mad Caribbean woman in Rochester's attic (Rochester is the guy Jane Eyre falls in love with and almost marries). So "Wide Sargasso Sea" tells the wild story of the woman's childhood & her eventual marriage to Rochester, It takes another stance on the circumstances of this woman's eventual "madness" and how she ends up locked in an attic in England.
ReplyDeleteIf you've read and liked Jane Eyre, you've got to read this; same thing if you're into voodoo, obeah, etc, or just Caribbean history. A bit off-putting at first, but worth it, I think.
I jusgt finished reading "Dewey: the small-town library cat" by Vicky Myron. I loved the story of a cat that was rescued by a small-town library and how the town grew to love Dewey. There is even a Web site devoted to her, with stories and pictures. Having been a librarian and cat owner, and being an avid reader, this was a must-read for me. I've since passed it on to my daughter-in-law.
ReplyDeleteI just finished my second book, Real Life and Liars by Kristina Riggle. Set in a quaint Michigan village, it's a story of a woman's decision not to seek treatment for breast cancer and the reactions of her husband and three grown childen. Very thought-provoking and nice perspective on every person's problems.
ReplyDeleteThe Motion of the Ocean by Janna Cawrse Esarey is a true story about a newly married couple who decide to honeymoon by "cruising" the high seas in a 35-ft. sailboat. Despite the fact that I am not a sailor, I found myself on the edge of my seat as she described the preparations, the actual time spent on the sea and the various people they met along the way. The best part, though, was her descriptions of the islands, and the island residents. Very interesting book that combined the physical aspects of sailing, along with the emotional side of trying to find themselves as a newlyweds.
ReplyDeleteI read the first Janet Evanovich book. At first I thought it was ridiculous, but half-way through I was hooked. It was very light, but I had to finish it to find out "who did it." Now I'm reading "Two for the Dough."
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