I have been very lazy with my Library Loot (hosted by Eva and Marg) posts lately. The reason is because I’ve been using my husband’s computer. It’s more powerful than my laptop and our flat is so small that I don’t need the portability, plus typing at the desk is better for my wrists. My camera, however, uses an SD card that I can just plug into my laptop and get the pictures from, so I’ve long lost my camera cord, and that means I can’t get pictures onto this computer directly from it. This computer does not have the slot for the SD card. I’m generally too lazy to wait the ten minutes it takes to start up my laptop, upload the pictures, and then turn the thing off again right away. So, I’m just using some cover pictures from Amazon today. I hope no one minds! This post covers a couple of trips. Links on the pictures go to LibraryThing, in text go to Amazon through my Amazon Associates account.
From the big library:
- Nocturnes, Kazuo Ishiguro – I already finished all the stories in this and am in the process of writing my review. Ishiguro is one of my favorite authors and now I’ve read all of his books but The Unconsoled, which I have on my TBR pile. This collection was not as good as the novels, but I’ll leave the rest for my post.
- My Invented Country, Isabel Allende – This is for the Women Unbound challenge. I loved one of Allende’s later memoirs, so I’m looking forward to this.
- The Tale of Murasaki, Liza Dalby – Same as above! This is historical fiction, which I’m a little tired of, but hopefully medieval Japan will be different enough to captivate me.
- The Borgia Bride, Jeanne Kalogridis – I got this out a couple weeks ago, before I realized I was tired of historical fiction, and it’s pretty big. I may need to renew it.
And the smaller library:
- The Dark Rose, Cynthia Harrod-Eagles – I waited for this second volume in the Morland Dynasty series for months in York and never got it. Just found it on the shelf here, and was thrilled!
- Wild Swans, Jung Chang – Another for the Women Unbound Challenge.
- Brave New World, Aldous Huxley – I’ve been wanting to read this for years.
Have you taken anything interesting out of the library lately?
That’s a lot of variety! I really need to read Ishiguro. And NO, i didn’t get anything from the Library!
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The Borgia Bride is one of my best friend’s favorite books! I’ll be anxious to hear what you think!
That’s some good loot! The Borgia Bride is on my list to pick at the library this week.
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The Borgia Bride and Wild Swans both look really good.
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They all sound really good! I’ll have to check them out. Have a great day!!
Sherrie
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Save The Borgia Bride for when you’re ready for historicals again. It’s *really* good, and it would be a bummer if you came at it at the wrong time.
Lezlie
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You’ve never read Brave New World before? You’re in for a treat! It’s one of my favorite classic dystopias, although it’s definitely dated.
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My Invented Country was really good! I hope you enjoy that and your other books!
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I did! I checked out a time-travel novel called The Little Book that takes place in 19th-century Vienna; The Devil’s Company by David Liss, which takes place in 18th-century London; Zadayi Red by Caleb Fox, which is based on American Indian legends; and The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and that other guy.
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I really enjoyed My Invented Country. And I just recently acquired The Tale of Murasaki via Bookmooch – I hope we both enjoy it!
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You have some interesting picks. Can’t wait to read your review on Nocturnes.
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I read A Brave New World when I was a teen and loved it… I would be curious to see how I would enjoy it now. Hopefully you will enjoy it : I’ll be curious to hear your thougths on it!
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I enjoyed Borgia Bride. The Borgis were pretty much one crazy, power hungry family. What a trip! Made me want to read up on poor Lucrezia Borgia also. Nice loot.
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Great looking stack there! I have a copy of Wild Swans, but haven’t read it yet, so I will be interested in hearing what you think.
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Loved The Borgia Bride and very much enjoyed The Dark Rose. I am currently working my way through the Morlands series. Must look at the next one soon.
I read Wild Swans years and years ago, and have very fond memories of it.
Enjoy your loot.