WHAT DID CYNTHIA READ IN FEBRUARY 2007 ?
☺The
Sparrow
by
Mary Doria Russell
☺Children
of God
by
Mary Doria Russell
☺Doomsday
Book
by
Connie Willis
☹God's
Spy
by
Juan Gomez-Jurado
I
was pretty sure I was going to love this book. I have loved every
book I have read by Spanish authors, Carlos Ruiz Zafon's The Shadow
Of The Wind, and anything written by Arturo Perez-Reverte (Club
Dumas, The Fencing Master) for example. Spanish novels, properly
translated to English, evoke such a beautiful visual tapestry as I
read. In this newly translated contemporary thriller, after the
natural death of Pope John Paul II, someone begins killing Vatican
insiders. The hunt for the killer reveals a chilling conspiracy
within the walls of the Vatican. This was a huge bestseller in
Spain and the rights were sold to twenty-eight countries. Bad, bad,
bad translation. Blech!
☺High
Profile
by
Robert B. Parker
☺Step
on a Crack
by
James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge
I actually liked this coauthored book. I mean, I really, really
liked it. I loved the story and I hope the main character becomes a
regular and Patterson, et al, brings him back for more!
☹Plum
Lovin'
by
Janet Evanovich
Really, haven't I said enough about these "Between the numbers"
books. Just stop reading them, I tell myself, but Noooo! (Insert
slap in the head here)
☺Kite
Runner
by
Khaled Hosseini
Never one to jump on the bandwagon, I waited about, oh, four years
to read this. Six hours later, yeah, yeah, you were all right, this
is an unforgettable book. I loved it. Are you happy now? No one
likes a smarty pants.
☺The
Bookseller of Kabul
by
Asne Seierstad
Same as above. Wow. I am speechless.
☺Silent
in the Grave
by
Deanna Raybourn
☹Napoleon's
Pyramids
by William Dietrich
☺Household
Gods
by
Judith Tarr & Harry Turtledove
☺The
Arcanum
by Thomas Wheeler
☺Bestiary
by
Robert Masello
☺Vigil
by
Robert Masello
☺Gene
by Stel Pavlou
☹False
Impression
by Jeffrey Archer
☺Raising
Atlantis
by
Thomas Greanias
