Comments | sp23: Books Read January, 2013

sp23

Books Read January, 2013

Feb 01, 2013 10:05

My reading resolution for this year was to read an average of a book a week (or 52 books for the year), and to include at least one 'classic' book and one non-fiction each month ( Read more... )

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jonesiexxx February 1 2013, 16:19:34 UTC

Tell me more about the ghost and mrs... and the Jefferson, please. I went to U.VA., so I'm always intrigued by Jefferson, but have little patience for non-fiction. I'd like to hear what you think so I know whether to try it out.

(btw, Did you read the Jefferson aloud to TJ? :D)

sp23 February 1 2013, 16:38:23 UTC

I really enjoyed the Ghost/McClure book. It was a reread, as I have the next two books in the series that I've never read. But it's charmingly written with pleasant characters. The ghost is Jack Shepard, a noir kinda PI who was murdered in 1949 in the bookstore that Penelope is now the co-owner of, and she 'hears' him in her head. At first she thinks she's going nuts. LOL Together they solve mysteries ( ... )

jonesiexxx February 1 2013, 17:14:45 UTC

What's the title of the TJ book you liked?

sp23 February 1 2013, 17:21:19 UTC

I wish I could remember, but that was about 20 years ago, and one I got from the library. :-(

cornerofmadness February 1 2013, 16:41:30 UTC

i'm not surprised by the nellie bly book at all. sounds interesting. The haunted book store one does too.

sp23 February 1 2013, 17:00:36 UTC

I really liked the Bly book. It was short, ~100 pages because it was simply her newspaper expose put in book form, but well worth reading.

The Ghost/McClure book is fun. :-)

cornerofmadness February 1 2013, 19:02:33 UTC

very cool. i'll check the library

texanfan February 2 2013, 22:19:46 UTC

I'm so glad you liked Pride and Prejudice. One of my favorite books.

I'd also love to hear what you learned about Jefferson.

I wish I could manage a schedule like this. I am, however, listening to Once and Future King on Audible.

sp23 February 2 2013, 22:49:51 UTC

I've read P&P two or three times, at least, and have loved it every time. :-)

The Jefferson book was a disappointment to me. Others have loved it, but it just didn't keep my interest, and so I really had to push myself to finish it. And I can't even say for sure *why* I didn't like it other than I kept getting bored, so it may have just been the author's writing style that didn't suit me very well.