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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: JHUMPA LAHIRI, „The Lowland“, 352 pages, September 2013.
02: JESMYN WARD, „Men we reaped. A Memoir“, 272 pages, September 2013.
03: LARRY WATSON, „Let him go“, 256 pages, September 2013. [Thriller]
04: GAVIN EXTENSE, „The Universe vs. Alex Woods“, 407 pages, June 2013. [Young Adult]
05: DONAL RYAN, „The Spinning Heart“, 160 pages, 2012. [Ireland]
06: KA HANCOCK, „Dancing on broken Glass“, 416 pages, 2012. [Chick Lit?]
07: MAX BLECHER, „Scarred Hearts“, 240 pages, 1937. [Romania]
08: IRENE RATHBONE, „We that were young“, 528 pages, 1932. [British]
09: MÁRIO DE SÁ-CARNEIRO, „Lucio’s Confession“ / „A Confissao de Lucio“, 128 pages, 1914. [Portugese]
10: CHARLES JACKSON, „The Lost Weekend“, 244 pages, 1944. [Novel about Alcoholism]
11: IRA LEVIN, „This Perfect Day“, 368 pages, 1970. [Science Fiction]
12: MARY DOWNING HAHN, „The the Wind blows backward“, 272 pages, 1992. [Young Adult]
13: CAMERON CROWE, „Fast Times at Richmond High“, 253 pages, 1981. [Journalism! I had no idea!!]
14: JOHN ROBERT LEWIS, ANDREW AYDIN, „March“, 128 pages, August 2013. [Graphic Novel]
15: KEIICHI SIGSAWA, „Kino’s Journey: The Beautiful World“, 205 pages, 2000. [Graphic Novel / Manga series]
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Here are five books that made me curious enough to buy them:
01: SOURIS HONG-PORETTA, „Outside the Lines: An Artist’s Coloring Book for giant Imaginations“, 256 pages, September 2013. [Coloring Book / Art]
02: MICHELLE NEVIUS, „Inside the Apple: A Streetwise History of New York City“, 384 pages, 2009. [City Guide / History]
03: JOE DAVID BROWN, „Paper Moon“, 320 pages, 1971.
04: RUSSELL HOBAN, „Turtle Diary“, 182 pages, 1978.
05: ROBERT C. SHERRIFF, „A Fortnight in September“, 326 pages, 1931.
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…and finally, here are three books that I read – and that were really good:
4 of 5 stars: JONATHAN CARROLL, „The Land of Laughs“, 256 pages, 1980. [literary Fantasy]
4 of 5 stars: BARBARA PYM, „Excellent Women“, 231 pages, 1952.
4 of 5 stars: ALEXANDER RAMATI, „And the Violins stopped playing. A Story of the Gypsy Holocaust“, 200 (?) pages, 1985.
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related Posts:
- my 20 Best Books of 2012 (Link)
- my 20 Best Books of 2011 (Link)
- Summer Reading – 60 books for the next couple of months! (Link)
- Still unread: books I plan to read (pretty soon?) (Link)
- 40 disappointing Literary Classics (Link)
- Essay: “Futter für die Bestie – Literaturkritik in digitalen Zeiten” (Link, German)
and:
- Underdog Literature, September 2013 (Special Crime Fiction Edition, Link)
- Underdog Literature, August 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: July 2013 (Special German Edition, Link)
- Underdog Literature: June 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: May 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: April 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: March 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: February 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: January 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: December 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: November 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: October 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: September 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: August 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: July 2012 (Special German Edition, Link)
- Underdog Literature: June 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: May 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: April 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: March 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: February 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: January 2012 (Link)
