I'm still working on Corelli's Mandolin but got sidetracked by several library books and a Nick Bantock book.

I read the 8th volume of Bone, which was not, as I'd mistakenly thought, the final volume. Now I have to wait for volume 9 to come out. Then I read Orient Gateway by Vittorio Giardino which I'd checked out of the library, but found less interesting than I'd hoped. The Morning Star seems to wrap up the second series of Griffin & Sabine (and Matthew & Isabelle) stories by Nick Bantock. Murder Mysteries by Neil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell was nicely done.

Over the weekend I finished up Ken Grimwood's Into the Deep. It wasn't as good as Remake, but I enjoyed it. Lots of (wild?) speculation about dolphin communication.

Saturday's expedition to the library booksale cost a whopping $15. I ended up with:
The Best American Essays 1996
The Best American Essays 1994
Beyond the Curve by Kobo Abe
More Joy of Sex by Alex Comfort
Sleepwalking Through History by Haynes Johnson
Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann
Wanderings by Chaim Potok

I went back today and spent another $4.60 but I haven't unpacked the books so they'll have to come later.
posted by Kristin Buxton at 1:44 PM