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Here are 15 books that caught my interest lately.
Fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious titles that might deserve more attention:
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01: LINDSAY HUNTER, ‚Daddy’s‘, 224 pages, 2010.
02: AMY WALDMAN, ‚The Submission‘, 300 pages, 2011.
03: JOHN SAYLES, ‚A Moment in the Sun‘, 955 pages, 2011.
04: OLGA GRUSHIN, ‚The Dream Life of Sukhanov‘, 368 pages, 2005.
05: SALVADOR PLASCENCIA, ‚The People of Paper‘, 256 pages, 2005.
06: JOHN BARNES: ‚Tales from the Madman Underground: An Historical Romance 1973‘, 496 pages, 2009.
07: RON CURRIE Jr., ‚Everything matters!‘, 320 pages, 2009.
08: MARTIN WILSON, ‚What they always tell us‘, 293 pages, 2008. [Young Adult]
09: WILKIE COLLINS, ‚The Woman in White‘, 672 pages, 1876. [Horror]
10: THOMAS SAVAGE, ‚The Power of the Dog‘, 304 pages, 1967.
11: JORIS-KARL HUYSMANS, ‚Against Nature‘, 288 pages, 1884.
12: JOHN EDWARD WILLIAMS, ‚Stoner‘, 278 pages, 1965.
13: WILLIAM BOYD, ‚Any Human Heart‘, 512 pages, 2002.
14: NICHOLAS MOSLEY, ‚Hopeful Monsters‘, 550 pages, 1990.
15: MARY GLADYS MEREDITH WEBB, ‚Precious Bane‘, 32o pages, 1924.
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Here are five books that made me curious enough to buy them:
01: NANCY E. TURNER, ‚These is my Words‘, 384, 1998.
02: WENDELL BERRY, ‚Jayber Crow‘, 363 pages, 2000.
03: NANCY WERLIN, ‚The Rules of Survival‘, 272 pages, 2006. [Young Adult]
04: HERTA MÜLLER, ‚Der König verneigt sich und tötet‘, 203 pages, 2003. [German, title of the translation: ‚The King bows and kills‘]
05: GAIL TSUKIYAMA, ‚The Samurai’s Garden‘, 211 pages, 1994.
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…and finally, here are three books that I read – and that were really good:
1: 5 of 5 stars: TOVE JANSSON, ‚Summer Book‘, 160 pages, 1972.
2: 5 of 5 stars [a little slow and not for everyone – but an excellent portrait]: WALLACE STEGNER, ‚Crossing to Safety‘, 368 pages, 1987.
3: 4 of 5 stars: JEAN KWOK, ‚Girl in Translation‘, 293 pages, 2010.
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