Good Morning Saloners! This week I finally finished OUT STEALING HORSES by Per Petterson, a Norweigan author. I say 'finally' because it took me three times longer to finish it than it really should have. You can read my review of the book here.
I also received a few new books in the mail this week that I'm excited about. I'm a member of The Literary Guild and they are always having special savings. This time it was get a book free with each one you buy AND 1.99 shipping! I couldn't resist! These are the books I chose:
THE AUDACITY OF HOPE by President-Elect Barack Obama
THE HOUSE AT RIVERTON by Kate Morton
THE THIRTEENTH TALE by Diane Setterfield
THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE by David Wroblewski
Three of them are pretty chunky books, but I'm due for a chunkster! I'm especially excited about THE HOUSE AT RIVERTON. I've read positive reviews about it and honestly, I love the cover with that staircase! I'm a sucker for beautiful staircases!
A few weeks ago on Good Morning America they were talking about the audio version of THE AUDACITY OF HOPE and they played a portion of when Senator Obama met George W. for the first time at the White House. It was really interesting (and funny). It was even better because it was Senator Obama's own voice telling the story. I didn't get the audio version, but I think I'll enjoy the book all the same.
Have any of you read these books? The one I know the least about is THE THIRTEENTH TALE, but it sounds very intriguing and I'm really looking forward to it. But first I have a few ARC's I need to read. Well I'm off to church, but when I get back I'll check in on the blogs to see what the rest of you are reading today!
I just finished reading The House at Riverton and loved it, and it reminded me a lot of The Thirteenth Tale, which I loved even more. Here is my review of the first, which links to the second:
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I loved The Thirteenth Tale -- can't wait to hair what you think!
ReplyDeleteTara, I've read both The House at Riverton AND The Thirteenth Tale...both great books which are similar in their gothic style! Hope you'll enjoy them :)
ReplyDeleteI agree on The House at Riverton cover...can't wait to read your thoughts!
ReplyDeleteThe Thirteenth Tale and House at Riverton both look good to me. And so the TBR pile grows :)
ReplyDeleteI'm torn between House at Riverton and The Thirteenth Tale! Which to read first!?
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