Friday Finds hosted by mizb17 at Should Be Reading
This week I added five more books to me TBR list:
Generation A by Douglas Coupland – Maree at Just Add Books wrote a short review of this book but it was enough to make me add it to my list!
The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby – Clover at Fluttering Butterflies posted about this one. This is what sucked me in
“Hornby has such enthusiasm for books and for reading. And he has all those neuroticisms that everyone has, he just writes about them better than most. How he buys loads of books and never gets around to them. How sometimes he gets distracted by what’s on the telly, complains about long-winded passages in books. He gives up on books.”
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehreneich – Bethany at Dreadlock Girl reviewed this one. The premise of the book sounded interesting but what decided me was this:
“Barbara puts a face on the working poor, a face that you won’t be able to forget even if you aim to. I highly recommend this Nickel and Dimed for perspective, awareness and so much more!”
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake – I read several reviews of this book this week and even entered a giveaway to win it. (Fingers crossed!) I think it sounds interesting but what really sold me on this one is the cover. Isn’t it pretty?
Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee – Reviewed by Jackie at Farm Lane Books Blog. I can’t just choose one quote that really grabbed me. Just go read the entire review!
February 12th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
The Postmistress does sound good and I think the cover is beautiful as well!
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February 12th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
Disgrace is fantastic! Looking forward to your thoughts on it.
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February 13th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Generation A was one of my favourite 2009 reads – it is even better than Disgrace! I hope that you enjoy reading both of those books!
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February 13th, 2010 at 5:06 pm
The Polysyllabic Spree is so good! I haven’t read Generation A yet, but Coupland is one of my favourite authors and I always trust him to not let me down.
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February 14th, 2010 at 7:22 am
You have a wide variety of interesting books here! The cover of Disgrace is very sad and compelling.
February 15th, 2010 at 6:47 am
I have been wanting to read The Postmistress and Disgrace. Enjoy Nickel and Dimed–it’s great!
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February 16th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
nickel and dimed! I wanna read that so badly….keep seeing in on the shelf in the book store, will hopefully be getting to it soon enough.
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February 19th, 2010 at 5:48 am
I really enjoyed Generation A. I hope you will too.
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