Just After Sunset

By Stephen King...oh, how I have missed you Mr. King.  I read Under the Dome recently...but haven't read a lot of Stephen King for awhile.  I think my last book before Under the Dome may have been Bag of Bones or Everything's Eventual.  I kind of checked out of King for awhile.  I recently picked up Just After Sunset to listen to on a roadtrip.  WOW!  I was definitely freaked out and reminded of why I love his writing.  There were a few of the stories that I just couldn't believe...and I recommend listening to it on a trip...the actors who read do an incredible job!

Room

By Emma Donoghue...what a book.  I really can't say much about it except if you are a parent, this will probably take you places the book did not take me.  I am not a parent, and while I thought a lot of it was moving...I think a parent would definitely feel differently about the story.  This is told from the point of view of a little boy...all of the explanations are from a child's point of view.  Maybe that is what makes this book so compelling.  Regardless...be warned...you may need tissues while reading this book.

At Home: A Short Story of the Private Life

By Bill Bryson...I love Bill Bryson.  He has a way of telling you things that aren't always particularly interesting...but he can make them come alive.  Bryson writes of the home...where did some of this stuff come from, rooms in the house, origins, our activities in the house...and some of our food and behavior.  In much the same way A Short History of Nearly Everything grabbed me...this book did as well.  At times funny, at times heartfelt, and most of the time very informative.  I recommend!

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

By Max Brooks...where are more books like this?  I LOVED this book.  The story is told from several points of view by a reporter who wants to learn more about the war and the people it effected.  This book is presented as fact...and is recorded as if it were history.  There are several characters the narrator meets and interviews to find out about the war, survival, and what is going on now that the war is over.  I listened to the book...was incredibly sad when it was over.  HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

I, Pearl Hart: A Western Story

By Jane Candia Coleman...a story about a woman who as a young girl falls for the wrong man and is swept away from her home and all she knows for the adventure of a lifetime.  She is raised in a strict proper Victorian home in Toledo, OH and ends up all over the place.  This book takes place primarily in Arizona. She is the Bandit Queen and does some time for robbing a stagecoach.  She goes through many adventures but ends up in a good place.  Great story, lots of fun...and many places were you want to smack her.

Catching Up...which is what I feel like I am ALWAYS doing

So...yes, I have been reading...no, I haven't been posting.  If I thought last quarter was busy...it did not prepare me for this quarter...I am actually more busy!  Anyway, I am going to post SEVERAL books I have been reading.  I hope to make this more of a weekly update than a monthly one...but apologies.