Summer Reading 2012

Lately I have been really into mystery novels, thanks to one of the book clubs that I'm a part of. The book club is really neat because we are a group on Facebook of different ages and from all over the world, so we all bring really unique questions and ideas to the table. Only thing that would make it better is if we could all be sitting around drinking a glass of wine, eating and talking about the book. But any ways back to the books, and they are from the Bess Crawford Mysteries series by Charles Todd. So far there are only four and book club started with the 3rd book A Bitter Truth. The books are all set during World War 1 and Bess the main Character is a nurse and she seems to just fall into these strange events. The books are an easy read and stand on there own so you can start anywhere in the series. It also fits very well with Downton Abbey because all of the period clothing and detail is fresh in your head. The books are on amazon or barnes and noble depending on which you like better.

The Book Thief

For March Book Club we read The Book Thief. This book was very interesting and I really enjoyed reading it. Even though the was about being in Germany during World War II, the book focuses on what its like to be a normalish German family and their struggles. The book also has a very interesting narrator who describes everything with such detail its hard to put down the book. I would love to hear about other peoples thoughts on the book since I'm not able to go to the book club meeting. But I will leave you with a quote from the book that really drew me in.

" People observe the colors of the only at its beginnings and ends, but to me it's quite clear that a merges through a multitude of shades and intonations with each passing moment. A single hour can consist of thousands of different colors waxy yellows, cloud spat blues, murky darkness. In my line of work, I make it a point to notice them."