But wait, there's more ...
So. I went over to my grandparents' for dinner tonight, along with an off-kilter combination of cousins and relatives, and got into my grandma's basement library in search of books. Later, after engaging her in a dialogue about The Pillars of the Earth, and then reminding her that I'd read her copy of Gone with the Wind, she invited me to borrow/take some more of her books for reading.
When she told me that there was a group of books she was planning to throw away - not donate, not sell, but toss out - I had a mild panic attack. Unfortunately, I couldn't save all of them, but at least the ones I did take are now mine. Sweet.
Little Women
Made in the U.S.A.
Can't Wait to Get to Heaven
Eleven on Top - A Stephanie Plum Novel
Motor Mouth - A Stephanie Plum Novel
East of Eden
I like to think that such a list is more impressive in its range than perhaps its total (that is, if a list of books can have a value). I'm happy to get my hands on a couple of classics, along with a couple of feel-good, Midwest-speed style of books. Grandma didn't like the Stephanie Plum books at all, which is why they were on her "take out the trash" list. But I think I remember seeing a few blurbs about them, good things, and decided to give them a try. I'm excited to read Little Women and East of Eden first; however, for now this list is secondary to the couple of books from the library I have yet to read.
Review for Ugly Stepsister should be up soon.