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October Book List
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The Kalahari Typing School For Men - Alexander McCall Smith
This is the fourth book in the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. Still charming and nice to read, but I wasn't quite as satisfied with this one. The "main" detective story seemed a little last-minute and disappointing because of the way it was solved. There are some unresolved situations that are still going on between certain characters, but I know there are several books in this series, so I guess that's to be expected. For awhile I've been thinking this series would make a great television series, but I recently discovered that they made a movie about it in March, and there's also a miniseries. I'd like to see those after I finish the series! I'm actually not sure how many books are in this series and if it's complete yet. Anyone? Could I say the word "series" any more times in this paragraph?
Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
Third book in the Twilight series. I still found Bella to be highly annoying in this one, but at least she acknowledged some things that she needed to. I don't want to give anything away. By the end I was ready to read the final one, so that was a plus (compared to New Moon where I was ready to ditch the whole series). Despite all of my criticism of these books, overall they are enjoyable to read (and complain about ;)) and I'm excited about the movie(s). It's also neat that they take place in this region of the US so I can better grasp the scenery. Fun! I like it when books take place in actual towns, instead of fictional.
Where Are You Now? - Mary Higgins Clark
The storyline for this book was intriguing, so I enjoyed it in a classic Mary Higgins Clark way (with all of the dorkiness that goes along with her books, of course). However, I know her too well and guessed the culprit very early on. The story is about a guy who disappears one day and has been gone for ten years, but he calls his family each Mother's Day to say he'll be back sometime. His sister, the main character, is set on finding him. Funniest part of the book: the brother's name is Mac and the main character refers to him and her "Daddy" often in the same sentence, only one or two words apart. Mac Daddy, get it?
Penny For Your Thoughts - Mindy Starns Clark
This is the first book I've read by this author. I found her randomly by looking up Christian mystery writers, because that's what I was in the mood for. For the most part, I really enjoyed this book. I didn't like the reader they had for the audio book, but that's not entirely the author's fault. The story is the first in a series (the Million-something series?) about a 32-year-old widow who works as an investigator for a super rich man, Tom, who she has yet to meet in person. His organization, the J.O.S.H.U.A. Foundation, gives grants to nonprofits and so it's her job to investigate them before handing over the money. He wishes to remain anonymous, so she is the one who travels around presenting checks to people. In this particular book, a murder happens when she is delivering a check, so of course she is there to solve it (plus she's a licensed private investigator). The only weird thing was that the book seemed to have a few false endings and I felt like it stretched a bit too long. I'm all for long books if there is a good reason, but in this case I was like, "Seriously? I have two more CDs?" and another adventure would start up. Page quotas, I guess. I'll likely check out the second book in this series sometime in the near future. Oh, but beware of some stereotypical Christian Moments in the book...but on the good side, it's clean and undisturbing, which I can appreciate. :)
Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer
I just wrote all about this in an entry last night, but it's full of spoilers. This is the fourth and final book in the Twilight series, and probably my favorite of the four (which I discovered is not the popular opinion). There is plenty to criticize, but overall it held my attention from the first page, and I really enjoyed it. Through all of the books there are some (unintentional?) metaphors for Christianity, our relationship with God and life after death, which I found really interesting. Since I'm not into Harry Potter or some of the other movie and book series that many of my LJ friends are, it's nice to share this with some of you. :)
Books for October: 5
Total books for 2008: 31
The Kalahari Typing School For Men - Alexander McCall Smith
This is the fourth book in the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. Still charming and nice to read, but I wasn't quite as satisfied with this one. The "main" detective story seemed a little last-minute and disappointing because of the way it was solved. There are some unresolved situations that are still going on between certain characters, but I know there are several books in this series, so I guess that's to be expected. For awhile I've been thinking this series would make a great television series, but I recently discovered that they made a movie about it in March, and there's also a miniseries. I'd like to see those after I finish the series! I'm actually not sure how many books are in this series and if it's complete yet. Anyone? Could I say the word "series" any more times in this paragraph?
Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
Third book in the Twilight series. I still found Bella to be highly annoying in this one, but at least she acknowledged some things that she needed to. I don't want to give anything away. By the end I was ready to read the final one, so that was a plus (compared to New Moon where I was ready to ditch the whole series). Despite all of my criticism of these books, overall they are enjoyable to read (and complain about ;)) and I'm excited about the movie(s). It's also neat that they take place in this region of the US so I can better grasp the scenery. Fun! I like it when books take place in actual towns, instead of fictional.
Where Are You Now? - Mary Higgins Clark
The storyline for this book was intriguing, so I enjoyed it in a classic Mary Higgins Clark way (with all of the dorkiness that goes along with her books, of course). However, I know her too well and guessed the culprit very early on. The story is about a guy who disappears one day and has been gone for ten years, but he calls his family each Mother's Day to say he'll be back sometime. His sister, the main character, is set on finding him. Funniest part of the book: the brother's name is Mac and the main character refers to him and her "Daddy" often in the same sentence, only one or two words apart. Mac Daddy, get it?
Penny For Your Thoughts - Mindy Starns Clark
This is the first book I've read by this author. I found her randomly by looking up Christian mystery writers, because that's what I was in the mood for. For the most part, I really enjoyed this book. I didn't like the reader they had for the audio book, but that's not entirely the author's fault. The story is the first in a series (the Million-something series?) about a 32-year-old widow who works as an investigator for a super rich man, Tom, who she has yet to meet in person. His organization, the J.O.S.H.U.A. Foundation, gives grants to nonprofits and so it's her job to investigate them before handing over the money. He wishes to remain anonymous, so she is the one who travels around presenting checks to people. In this particular book, a murder happens when she is delivering a check, so of course she is there to solve it (plus she's a licensed private investigator). The only weird thing was that the book seemed to have a few false endings and I felt like it stretched a bit too long. I'm all for long books if there is a good reason, but in this case I was like, "Seriously? I have two more CDs?" and another adventure would start up. Page quotas, I guess. I'll likely check out the second book in this series sometime in the near future. Oh, but beware of some stereotypical Christian Moments in the book...but on the good side, it's clean and undisturbing, which I can appreciate. :)
Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer
I just wrote all about this in an entry last night, but it's full of spoilers. This is the fourth and final book in the Twilight series, and probably my favorite of the four (which I discovered is not the popular opinion). There is plenty to criticize, but overall it held my attention from the first page, and I really enjoyed it. Through all of the books there are some (unintentional?) metaphors for Christianity, our relationship with God and life after death, which I found really interesting. Since I'm not into Harry Potter or some of the other movie and book series that many of my LJ friends are, it's nice to share this with some of you. :)
Books for October: 5
Total books for 2008: 31
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