Book of the Week (weeks really)

Well, I pulled another book from the stash, probably for the last time since the stash will be gone within the week.

But first - How did The Madman's Tale end? Barely readable. I got through it, skimming over pages, soaking up just enough info to know when to REALLY read and find out Who Dun It. Oh well - That's what you get for 50 cents sometimes.

The new book is The Short History of a Prince by Jane Hamilton. We'll see how it goes. This author is on the Oprah book club list so I'm skeptical. Plus, I couldn't read Jane's A Map Of The World past the first chapter or two (a mother wasn't paying attention and her daycare kid drowned).

I don't know, but that sort of thing, right at the beginning might pull some people in, but it turns me off. I was pissed at that mother and really didn't care to read about her anymore. I don't need tragedy to necessarily get me interested.

Or maybe I do. In The Falls by Joyce Carol Oates, her first husband kills himself right off the bat. And I REALLY liked that book. But I guess that wasn't really a tragedy - it was actually a blessing for the new widow, and for the guy that killed himself (I suppose) considering the circumstances. Intrigued???