Books I’ve read in the last 3 months:

• The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield. This was a Christmas gift from my parents, along with a couple of others I’d had on my Amazon wishlist. I had a hard time getting into it at first, but really enjoyed reading it once I was able to get past the first chapter or so.
• Definitely Dead, by Charlaine Harris. Book 6 of the Southern Vampire Mysteries series, I’ve loved each one of these even better than the last. For some reason they’re really hard to find in my local Barnes & Noble stores, so I usually have to order them online.
• Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, by Marian Keyes. I don’t like all chick-lit, but thought I might try Marian Keyes after reading an excerpt of one of her books somewhere. This was the only one available when I went to look locally, so I gave it a try. Now I feel I need to read the rest of her books!
• The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls. I loved this book — I wanted to reach out and give the little girl Jeannette a hug. Talk about succeeding in the face of diversity.
• Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, by Lisa See. I had this on my Amazon wishlist for several months, and when I finally got to read it I actually finished it in one afternoon. The descriptions of the practices of another culture — especially those that are no longer commonly performed — are always fascinating to me.

You can see more of what’s on my bookshelf and what I’d like to read at Goodreads, or on my Book Wishlist at Amazon.

Well, there’s the first list done — now I just have to think of topics for the next 30 days…

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