Too Fond of Books

Let The Northern Lights Erase Your Name, by Vendela Vida

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:53:00 +0000

I participated in a chain-letter-style book swap, and have actually received two books already, this being one of them. Interesting. I wonder if it would have been as interesting a story in a less foreign setting (Lapland, incidentally). Good though.

Hold Tight, by Harlan Coben

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:52:00 +0000

I like Coben's work in general, but this one kind of strained credulity. Not buying it coming together so tightly in the end.

Phantom Prey, by John Sandford

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:51:00 +0000

It's kind of refreshing to see Lucas Davenport feeling his age as he fights crime in Minnesota.

The Cold Moon, by Jeffrey Deaver

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:50:00 +0000

More.

The Bone Collector, by Jeffrey Deaver

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:50:00 +0000

Broken Window inspired me to reread earlier Rhyme/Sachs novels. This is where they get their start as a team.

Broken Window, by Jeffrey Deaver

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:49:00 +0000

A good thriller and a bracing look at what's happening to privacy rights in our digital age.

Night Passage, by Robert Parker

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:48:00 +0000

Jesse Stone is kind of like Spenser, but not as much as Sunny. Still fun to read.

Perish Twice, by Robert Parker

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:47:00 +0000

Sunny Randall is really just a female Spenser, but all right. Still fun to read.

A Darkness More Than Night, by Michael Connelly

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:46:00 +0000

More great Connelly rereading.

The House On Fortune Street, by Margot Livesey

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:45:00 +0000

Nice character study, told from different perspectives, with suicide as the underlying theme. Like it a lot.

The Final Detail, by Harlan Coben

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:45:00 +0000

Good basic thrillers.

Tobacco Road, by Erskine Caldwell

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:44:00 +0000

Really vivid and kind of heartbreaking. Racier than I expected.

Chillwater Cove, by Thomas Lakeman

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:43:00 +0000

Can't remember this, but I think it might have been ghost-y.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:42:00 +0000

I've been hearing about this one for a while, and I really enjoyed it. It's basically a thriller/mystery, but in a really richly realized setting with great characters.

Peace Like A River, by Leif Enger

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:41:00 +0000

Loved this book and will definitely reread it soon, maybe even buy it. Some of the loveliest prose I've read in a long time, and rich with references to literature, the bible, westerns, and history.

Mind Prey, by John Sandford

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:40:00 +0000

Another good thriller writer. Lucas Davenport is a great character.

The Housekeeper And The Professor, by Yoko Ogawa

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:39:00 +0000

Reminiscent of The Elegance Of The Hedgehog, though more simply written. A look at the role memory plays in our lives and relationships, and really sweet.

City of Fire, by Robert Crais

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:38:00 +0000

A little convoluted and dense, but an all right thriller.

Running Blind, by Lee Child

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:38:00 +0000

I think I read this before, and I always enjoy the Jack Reacher books. What a great character. Has no one made a Reacher movie, yet?

The Fundamentals Of Play, by Caitlin Macy

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:36:00 +0000

I said earlier I would read this as an exercise after reading Macy's short-story collection, and that's all it was. Not great.

The Road, by Cormac McCarthy

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:34:00 +0000

One of my picks for my online bookclub...I've been meaning to read it for a while, and it was certainly striking. I might need to read it again to fully appreciate it, but I am looking forward to the movie.

In The Heart Of The Canyon, by Elisabeth Hyde

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:32:00 +0000

Nothing monumental, but a really fun look at a lot of characters when they're forced to be together. It follows a group trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.

The Narrows, by Michael Connelly

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:32:00 +0000

Old favorites, these.

Trace, by Patricia Cornwell

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:31:00 +0000

I used to love the Scarpetta novels, but this one just reinforced why I don't read Cornwell anymore. Disappointing to the point of ridiculousness.

Unaccustomed Earth, by Jhumpa Lahiri

noreply@blogger.com (CCP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:30:00 +0000

This one got so much praise, I was kind of expecting more, but it was a good enough read.