4. The Wolf Gift by Anne RiceI was very surprised to see that Anne Rice had returned to fiction after her religious books of recent years, so I was curious and a bit apprehensive when I started to read this. I wish now that I had gotten the book at the library rather than spending money on it. Not only did she take a legend of our nightmares and ( Read more... )

3. Jane Goodall: The Woman Who Redefined Man by Dale PetersonI know -- it's pretty sad for me that it's the last week of March and I've only completed three books ( Read more... )

2. Island of Lost Girls by Jennifer McMahon

An interesting, quick read. While not Pulitzer material, it's good to take up a couple of hours while resting from dissertation typing. The ending is predictable (if you're paying attention), but I liked it nevertheless.

1. Catherine the Great: Love, Sex, and Power by Virginia Rounding

A very intriguing book about a woman who has fascinated me since I took my first Russian History course in high school -- yes, my high school had a Russian History course; and yes, I've taken more than one Russian History course. The Romanovs are FASCINATING!

19. The Tin Ticket: The Heroic Journey of Australia's Convict Women by Deborah J. Swiss

Very good, though the way it's written was not what I expected. Lots of interesting information telling the story of a little known part of history.

18. "A" is for Alibi by Sue Grafton

I read this several years ago, but I've been away from the series for a while. Nice, fast read.

17. Hell to Pay by William Brian Johnson

I'm currently writing on the dissertation and a post-doc application, so no lengthy reviews for a while. I will still keep you updated with what I'm reading when I'm resting my fingers.

That said, I will now say -- Not bad, B. Not bad at all.

(And yes, matociquala, I did shamelessly steal your idea for this post ( Read more... )

16. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonI don't have the energy to write an extensive review. I didn't find the novel as "suspenseful" and "thrilling" as all the hype around this series would have you believe, but it was certainly well-crafted and enjoyable. Anyone non-Swedish has to ignore all the references to street, neighborhood ( Read more... )

15. Wise Women: Over Two Thousand Years of Spiritual Writing by Women by Susan Cahill

This was an evocative collection of writings, the majority of which were written by women but also included pieces about women written by men (e.g., Ruth and Naomi in the Old Testament, the Greek play Antigone) and even court transcripts from trials of women who ( Read more... )

You get a two-fer this time because I completed #13 before going to the disability caucus and started #14 after returning and forgetting I hadn't blurbed about the previous one.

13. All the Windwracked Stars by Elizabeth Bear

. . . song swept down from all the windwracked stars aboveI've been reading EB's LJ for a while now but had never read ( Read more... )