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Books 2013

Jan 06, 2014 22:03

Last year, I recommended more non-fiction than fiction; this year things seem to have tilted the other way ( Read more... )

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alba17 January 7 2014, 18:52:03 UTC

Picked up The Son when it was on sale for the Kindle. Has got good reviews. I also want to read the Atkinson book. I recently finished 11/22/63 by Stephen King and really enjoyed it. It's long but I zipped through it.

ariadnes_string January 7 2014, 20:10:37 UTC

Both are really readable, I thought. I'll be interested to hear what you think of them!

Do you know, I've never read a Stephen King book? Weird, isn't it? Maybe I should try that one.

alba17 January 7 2014, 20:46:48 UTC

That IS weird! I haven't read one since The Stand. This one isn't a horror story it's time travel.

ariadnes_string January 8 2014, 00:07:56 UTC

Ah, good! I don't like horror much at all--which probably explains why I haven't read any King.

harrigan January 7 2014, 22:24:11 UTC

You inspired me to post my top 10 here!

From your list, I read the Constellation of Vital Phenomena -- didn't make my top 10 but very good. Code Name Verity is a 2012 favorite of mine, but the author's next book made my 2013 top 10 list (Rose Under Fire).

And Alif the Unseen is on my library queue (waiting for the snow to melt so we can get out on the roads again)!

ariadnes_string January 8 2014, 00:07:06 UTC

I really need to screw up my courage to read Rose Under Fire--I'm worried it'll be sadder than the first.

I hope you like Alif the Unseen--it was written from a new and really interesting perspective for me.