STITCH LINES...... Ramblings on life as a quilter, stitcher, traveler, photographer, gardener and lover of books, cats and fine chocolate....

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Nothing like a good book!

I've finished several good books in the last week or so. Before I Go To Sleep by S.J.Watson was a most interesting read.... I kept thinking how awful this "condition" would be to have. I don't know if it is totally fictional or if this does happen - each night when Christine goes to sleep, her brain "erases": i.e. when she wakes up the next morning, she has no memory and must start again to try to remember her past.
 "Christine wakes up every morning in an unfamiliar bed with an unfamiliar man. She looks in the mirror and sees an unfamiliar middle-aged face. And every morning, the man she has woken up with must explain that he is Ben, he is her husband, she is forty-seven years old, and a terrible accident two decades earlier decimated her ability to form new memories.  .... Every day Christine must begin again the reconstruction of her past. And the closer she gets to the truth, the more unbelievable it seems." - book jacket     If you like a "page turner" this is the book for you. Definitely hard to put down!
 Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly was another great read. Although considered a Young Adult novel, I became totally engrossed with Andi, a teen "on the edge". Andi is angry with the world- her father has left, her mother is not able to cope and Andi feels responsible for her younger brother's accidental death. An unexpected trip to Paris with her father and the discovery of a centuries-old diary changes her life and her outlook. Andi becomes engrossed in history and the French Revolution.  A midnight journey through the catacombs of Paris brings the past alive. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and learned a good deal about the French Revolution, of which I knew very little. Thanks to my friend Barb F. for the loan of these two books.
 What am I reading now, you ask? The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje. What are you currently reading? 

Peace,
Linda

"The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it."  ~ James Bryce

7 comments:

Wendy said...

Oooh both these books sound intriguing. I am reading "The Happiness Project" by Gretchen Rubin. Quite an interesting read...not a nail biter but interesting. Thought provoking.

Carol- Beads and Birds said...

I just got The Wolf Gift and hope to start it this weekend.

Thanks for the book reviews!

Karen said...

I am reading The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson :)

libbyquilter said...

i've just started reading the hunger games and am enjoying the first book.
i went to the movie and thought that it was good so am now excited to read all three books in the series.

:-)
libbyQ

JennyPennyPoppy said...

Both your titles sound like good reads. I'm currently reading Patti Digh's excellent Life is a Verb and re-reading The Count of Monte Cristo.

Sue said...

Linda, have you read Left Neglected by Lisa Genova who also wrote Still Alice..... I really enjoyed it.. about a woman who is in an accident and has a brain injury called "Left Neglect" which is a real injury.

sue

Linda H said...

No Sue I haven't read that one yet but it is on my list. I still haven't read Still Alice!! The same friend who loaned me these two recommended Left Neglected. Sounds very interesting...

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...