Thursday, June 05, 2008

Another Pile of Stuff. From Ruth the Page this time.

Fiction

The Other by David Guterson. John and Neil are sixteen when they meet, become friends, and explore Washington state's back country. Years later Neil is a family man and teacher while John has dropped out of society to live in the woods. John asks Neil to help him "disappear completely."

The Parting by Beverly Lewis. Book 1 in the Courtship of Nellie Fisher series. Christian themed romance with Amish characters. What is it about the Amish that fascinate Christian Lit authors?

Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly. 707 pages of chick lit set in 1900 London. Woman doctor in London slums falls for notorious gangster.

Lost City by Henry Shukman. Grieving and recently discharged from the British Army Jackson travels to the Peruvian jungle to search for a vanished Peruvian capital city.

Resolution by Robert B. Parker. "I had an eight-gauge shotgun that I'd taken with me when I left Wells Fargo. It didn't take too long for things to develop. I sat in the tall lookout chair in the back of the saloon with the shotgun in my lap for two peaceful nights. On my third night it was different. I could almost smell trouble beginning to cook."
Eight gauge? Does he have a tripod to aim and fire the thing?

Plague Ship by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul. Ship sinks and guys look for it.

Nice to Come Home To by Rebecca Flowers. Prudence is 36, unmarried, childless and now dumped by her boyfriend. Things turn around with "colorful characters" in her D.C. neighborhood.

A Pile of Stuff from Angie the Page

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Wednesday, June 04, 2008

What to Read 3

Some suggestions.



Comeback by Richard Stark.
Whack-a-Mole by Chris Grabenstein.
Hose Monkey by Tony Spinosa.
The Terror by Dan Simmons.