Books

Alright. I am now in the business of finishing up my blog, talking about the last bits, the aftermath, etc. Blogger is still in French.

One question that was posed of me upon my return was what books did I read while gone? I started off with "The Scientists" as my long one, and "Les Liasons Dangereuses" as my paperback to trade. "The Scientists" I didn't actually finish until I got home. I would pick it up and put it down, read it when I hadn't gotten a new paperback in a while, etc. Les Liasons Dangereuses I read while in Italy, absolutely loved, and didn't want to trade it! Thankfully, one of the other people on the kayaking trip gave me her read-on-the-plane novel, which started the train of trading.

This is in no way a comprehensive list, since I didn't think to keep track of book titles while on the road:

-a handful by John Grisham. The Last Juror, The Pelican Brief, A Time to Kill. There was at least one more that I can't remember. classic in the trashy paperback world.
-Jodi Picoult's Nineteen Minutes, The Tenth Circle, and The Pact. Tense. Thought-provoking. I really enjoy her books. I read "The Pact" twice before I gave it away.
-three or four by Kathy Reichs. Her character is a forensic anthropologist, and the basis for the tv series "Bones." Also intruiging.
-a rather cheesy book called "Circle of Friends" by Maeve Binchy
-the hilarious, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy-meets-doomsday novel "Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnus Nutter, Witch" by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. So funny. And it was my last trade, which means I get to keep it!
-Dan Brown's "Angels and Demons." So much better than The Da Vinci Code.
-several random murder mystery, crime novels by authors I forget
-The Life of Pi. I'd actually never read this before, so it was a great find
-Jules Verne's "Journey to the Center of the Earth." makes me want to read more of his stories!
-Marian Keyes' "Anybody out there?" which was sad and tragic and such a girl book, but still humourous and lovely
-Madaleine L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time" and "Swiftly Tilting Planet." These were not trades, but belonged to the Beaches, in Geneva
-"The Time Traveller's Wife." Wow. wow. Also not a trade. Amazing.
-I started "The Cunning Man" by Robertson Davies while staying with my cousin Jill and her husband John. Didn't have time to finish it, so it's a good thing I own it! What a first line: "Should I have taken the false teeth?"

Not bad for not keeping track as I went! Brings a whole new meaning to the term "trade paperback."