I'm a bit behind here. I went to Denver for Christmas and bought some new books while I was there. They aren't unpacked though. I read My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok on the way. Great book. I ended up leaving it for my mom to read though since she paints. While I was there I read Djinn Rummy by Tom Holt, which was (like usual for him) entertaining and much less serious than Asher Lev was. On the way home I finished Whites by Norman Rush (probably not as good as Mating but worth reading) and got halfway through Roads by Larry McMurtry. I now have a desire to visit his bookstore in Texas someday.

On the way home from the airport today I stopped by Barnes & Noble to use a gift certificate I'd received from my aunt and uncle. When I finally got up to the cash register (after lots of wandering and then a line) I found out that it was an online only one. Oops, I hadn't read the not-so-fine print. I bought the books anyhow:
The Hope Valley Hubcap King by Sean Murphy
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl


The two books I finished before I left for Denver that I forgot to write about were Southern Discomfort by Rita Mae Brown and Aqua Erotica. The first I'd recommend for anyone who doesn't get offended too easily (two of the main characters are prositutes, etc), the second wasn't fantastic but really WAS waterproof as advertised.
posted by Kristin Buxton at 5:51 PM