= Excellent
= Good/Very Good
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= Ugh! Don't waste your time.
Friday Finds - August 8, 2008
August 8, 2008
It’s Friday again, and time for another Friday Finds hosted by Should Be Reading. Here are the books that caught my attention this week:
- One More Year, by Sana Krasikov as featured on Devourer of Books. I requested this book as an Advance Readers Edition from Shelf Awareness, but it has not shown up (yet). So I felt consumed with a twinge of jealousy when Devourer of Books wrote: ‘In case I’m not making myself clear, I L.O.V.E.D. this book. LOVED it.‘ The book is a collection of short stories revolving around immigrants from Ukraine, Georgia, or Russia. If my early review copy never arrives, I’ll be buying this one.
- 84 Charing Cross Road, by Helene Hanff as featured on Book Nut. I recently read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (read my review) which other readers have been comparing to Hanff’s book. Melissa’s review clinched it for me. She wrote: ‘It’s a lovely little book; the letters are funny and sweet, and Helene, Frank and the rest of the “inmates” at the store are just wonderful. I loved the way Helene would talk about the books as if they were real people.‘ AND ‘It has a bittersweet ending, but I still loved it immensely.‘
- The Secret Scripture, by Sebastian Barry as featured on Ex Libris. The book sounds fascinating and Sharon wrote: ‘As troubled as the characters and situations are that Barry creates, he always treats them with dignity. And, oh that beautiful, exquisite prose.‘ Sounds like a must read.
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August 8th, 2008 at 08:10
Oh, you must read 84 Charing Cross Road.
I read it for your themed reading challenge, books about books, and it was lovely.
August 8th, 2008 at 08:18
My new book club just recommended “84 Charing Cross Road” the other night as something we could read together, as a group. I’d heard of it before, but hadn’t really looked into it. It’s starting to sound really appealing.
MizB
August 8th, 2008 at 09:49
Elizabeth: Glad to hear you loved it…I have added it to my wishlist
Jenn: I think it is a book I’ll really enjoy…let me know what you think if you read it before me!
August 8th, 2008 at 11:53
I’ve been reading the Krasikov book this week- it is very good. I hope you get your copy from SA. I’m going to buy a copy for my library.
August 8th, 2008 at 19:57
I want to read One More Year and The Secret Scripture!
I love requesting titles from Shelf Awareness but it drives me crazy not knowing if I will get them or not. I’m that way with Guernica!
August 10th, 2008 at 05:25
84 Charing Cross Road is SO VERY lovely. I read it a year or so ago after I happened to catch the film on Turner Classic Movies. I think you will adore it.
August 10th, 2008 at 07:18
*One More Year* is on my wish list, too. A lot of great short story collections have been coming to my attention lately, since I blogged about our book group’s trouble with discussing them.
Christopher Meeks (his new collection is *Months and Seasons*) wrote a great guest post with some suggestions.
August 10th, 2008 at 17:22
Marie: If SA doesn’t send it, I’ll probably end up buying the book.
Shana: I know what you mean - I hate the suspense! Once in a while a publisher will email and let you know they’re sending the book, but more often than not you just have to wait and wonder!
Andi: I think I will too!
Dawn: I love short story collections but I admit to not always making the time for them. I’ve tried to change that this year. I’ll have to check out the Meeks collection.