books i've read recently

[ayabai]

the time traveler's wife: i really liked the concept and plot (an unconventional love story between an unwilling time traveler and the love of his life) but found much of the writing- especially the dialogue- schlocky and contrived. rather a disappointment, as it made me not care so much for the characters- and inevitable tragedy that followed.

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[tarysande]

my love, we must soon have a conversation about how paul auster has broken my heart. you will understand, perhaps, since no one else really does.

just finished 'the shoe queen' by anna davis---which should/could be read for the descriptions of shoes alone!! but the descriptions of 1920s bohemian paris are lovely too.

hmm. i have read one million books lately (mostly when i was waiting for my foot to heal) but now i have forgotten most of them. oh! guilty pleasure read: the fitzwilliam darcy, gentleman series by pamela aidan. i've read a couple of darcy-centric stories, but these books are actually interesting in their own right.

i am entertained by most of jodi piccoult's and anita shreve's books.

this is why i wish i kept a better log of what i read.

[tarysande]

also, i hate the davinci code, too. passionately. PASSIONATELY.

may be a nosy dok here but,

[tentiqa]

well, one book i really loved, well one of many actually, was Sam's Letters To Jennifer by James Patterson.

One reason why i loved it was that it was the first book that made me cry. It starts off a bit fluffy but gets all emo-y near the end. *Scratches head* I'm not really good at summaries, so i grabbed the this. http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides3/sams_letters_jennifer1.asp

yeah,
~T

[ianoji]

banana yoshimoto?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_Yoshimoto

she writes great fluff :3

[ayabai]

i think ive read everything yoshimoto's ever written, both in eigo and nihongo :) she's a dreamy romantic :)