Two vampirey books are free for Amazon kindle today:
Maggie for Hire and Recherche: A tale of memories, murder and vampires.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Two vampirey books are free for Amazon kindle today:
Maggie for Hire and Recherche: A tale of memories, murder and vampires.
I just read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society the other day. I feel mildly uncomfortable about how endearing I found it. It's basically a pastoral romance pasted on top of a horrifying story of occupation, and it shouldn't work at all. And yet it does.
Ok, I've finished the book. I think there were enough horrific elements to make it seem like it wasn't taking the occupation too lightly. And it showed the occupying forces as human--mostly awful, 'cause Nazis, but all too rarely decent. And it showed some complexity in the occupied--some selling out their fellows, some heroic, many just trying to survive the experience. I like how the heroine didn't end up with the stereotypical male lead, but went for the pig farmer who appreciated her writing. I suspect I'll end up like Isola some day--I just hope I can get my hands on a motorcycle. I liked the epistolary narrative style. That's worked for me in other books. It's a good way for an author to show different character voices.
And I want to visit Guernsey now, but I wouldn't have turned down a visit before. Did anyone read about the author?
I've started the Gone Girl audiobook. How do you spell Nick's sister's name? Go?
Yeah. It's short for Margo, if I remember right.
Ah, that makes sense.
I like the woman reading Amy more than the guy reading Nick. She's got the more fun part so far, though.
P-C, I thought you read the book before? Am I wrong.
ooh! I saw a book in the store a while ago - "Apocalypse Cow" - about (you guessed it) zombie cows. (P-C reminded me because, you know, COW)
Also, in sort-of literary news, Tom and Lorenzo have a book out. Nowhere near as much fun as their website ... I skimmed through the first couple chapters and it seems more sad and cynical than snarky and funny. They're appearing at a local bookstore to read, answer questons, and sign books.
P-C, I thought you read the book before? Am I wrong.
You are wrong. I read Sharp Objects years ago, though.
oh! well, you are in for a treat!