I read the Tsunami Relief anthology this week, and was unimpressed by the quality of the writing. This was particularly disappointing as two well-loved authors (Jacqueline Carey and Lynn Flewelling) were included. I added my (signed) copy to the give-away pile.
Also thumbed through Oxymoronica, which is a collection of tidbits, rather than a narrative. Pleasant, but not a necessary keepsake.
Then, based on recommendations of people who said, “I know your reading style and based on what you thought of X and what I thought of Y and how our tastes converge or don’t, I think you will hate Y,” and my own opinions of early pages, I’ve added a number of books to the give-away boxes unread.
- Otherwise, Jane Kenyon
- The Ayn Rand biography (I am constantly amazed by Atlas Shrugged, though, and still read it every two years or so)
- First Loves, Carmela Ciuraru
- Socrates Cafe, Christopher Phillips
- Under the Tuscan Sun, Frances Mayes
- The Lady and the Unicorn, Tracy Chevalier
- Fallen Angels, Tracy Chevalier
- A Pound of Paper, John Baxter
- The Mermaid Chair, Sue Monk Kidd
Am finding myself less irritated by the stacks today.
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