Lots of books in January! So nice to have my eyes back in full working order. Made a small dent in "owned but unread" (those with *). A nice batch of reads. Only one simi-dud--the ladies in Reno.
Posting this late because I was busy reading. A bunch of holds all showed up at the library at the same time and several were short loans. And now I've been notified that there are seven more waiting for me. Looks like February will be a library only reads month!
Here's January:
Fiction:
The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club #2) by Richard Osman
Good, but I liked the first one better.
The Wife Between Us by Hendricks, Greer and Pekkanen, Sarah
I really liked this one; recommended by housemate
*Enchanted Night: Selected Tales by Bánffy, Miklós; translated from the Hungarian by Rix, Len
Christmas gift, Thank You!
Better Luck Next Time by Johnson, Julia Claiborne
Better Luck Next Time by Johnson, Julia Claiborne
Divorcees at a Reno guest ranch in the 30's. Tries too hard to be madcap or something. So, so.
*The Mighty Angel by Pilch, Jerzy translated from the Polish by Johnston, Bill
*The Mighty Angel by Pilch, Jerzy translated from the Polish by Johnston, Bill
Alcoholic haze. Supposed to tell you what it's like to be an alcholic but it goes on and on--but maybe that's the point.
The Sentence by Erdrich, Louise
The Sentence by Erdrich, Louise
I haven't read much by Erdrich but this makes me think I should
*The Last Days of My Mother by Sigurðsson, Sölvi Björn; translated from the Icelandic by Einarsdóttir, Helga Soffía
*The Last Days of My Mother by Sigurðsson, Sölvi Björn; translated from the Icelandic by Einarsdóttir, Helga Soffía
Really liked this tale of a man who takes his mother to special clinic in the Netherlands for a cure or for her last days. Nicely told.
Kaya Days by Souza, Carl de; translated from the French by Zukerman, Jeffery
Kaya Days by Souza, Carl de; translated from the French by Zukerman, Jeffery
Unrest in Mauritius
Things They Lost by Oduor, Okwiri
Things They Lost by Oduor, Okwiri
Semi-orphan in Kenya
The Island of Missing Trees by Shafak, Elif
The Island of Missing Trees by Shafak, Elif
This one set in Cyprus and London
L.A. Weather by Escandón, María Amparo
Affluent Latino family falls on hard times. Blurb calls them Mexican but the father is actually Californio (descended from early Spanish settelers); the mother is descended from European Jews who settled in Mexico City. i loved this.
Riccardino (Inspector Montalbano #28) by Camilleri, Andrea; translated from the Italian by Sarterelli, Stephen
The last in the series, not bad. Kind of meta when the Inspector and the Author argue about plot development.
Snow (St. John Strafford, #1) by Banville, John
Snow (St. John Strafford, #1) by Banville, John
April in Spain by Banville, John
I read this because I enjoyed Snow. This was different and I also liked it
*Target in the Night by Piglia, Ricardo; translated from the Spanish by Waisman, Sergio
*Target in the Night by Piglia, Ricardo; translated from the Spanish by Waisman, Sergio
Argentine thriller
*Lord by Noll, João Gilberto; translated from the Portuguese by Garbelotto, Edgar
*Lord by Noll, João Gilberto; translated from the Portuguese by Garbelotto, Edgar
Brazillian in London
Nonfiction:
Pessoa: A Biography by Richard Zenith
Excellent!
*Foucault in Warsaw by Ryziński, Remigiusz; translated fro thePolish by Bye, Sean Gaspar
Project Gutenberg:
Humm, 261 poems, so if I read one a day....
Online:
Croissants – a great French icon? From one of my favorite blogs.
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