Tess of the D'Ubervilles--Thomas Hardy (Damn me! I was feeling impatient and just read the Cliff Notes for this. Opps. Oh well, I wasn't dreadfully impressed anyway. And do I remember when I finished it? No.)
The Secret Adversary--Agatha Christie (Hmm...I know I finished this book...But at the moment I couldn't for the life of me tell you what it was about or when I finished it)
The Sweet Far Thing--Libba Bray (This book is terrible. I'm moved it to the finished stack not because I actually finished reading the damn thing but because I'm finished with it in the sense that I refuse to read another horribly written paragraph. Blech! 4/14)
Inkspell--Cornelia Funke (Another fabulous children's fantasy book. Why are fantasy books written for children SO MUCH better than a great deal of fantasy written for adults? Inkworld is fabulously spun--highly recommended reading. 4/11)
The A-Z of essential oils--E. Joy Bowles (This book rocks. Before I relinquish it to the library's waiting hands, I think I will have to make flashcards for some of the better oils. It's more scientific than any aromatherapy book I've ever read, and it takes into consideration the actual chemical makeup of each oil and tells you the known effects of each chemical on humans. Interesting! 4/10)
The Writing Life--Annie Dillard (I doubt I will ever really be a writer. It was a childhood "when I grow up" answer of mine, and I definately enjoy writing journals and poetry and letters and such but I 'm not a fiction writer. At least not the person that I am right now. But Annie Dillard is an amazing writer. I've loved her prose and her stories and the way she can make a book beautiful and terrible and stunning. This book is Not Fiction! It is more or less an essay on how to write, advice on writing, and descriptions of what it is like for her to write. The book is startling and strong and makes me wish to read and reread and reread again ll the books I have ever loved. 4/8)
Evil Under the Sun--Agatha Christie (Uh-oh. I should have written about this one right after I read it. All Hercule Poirot stories have started to blend together in my head! Damn it! I don't even know what day I finished the book! I'm going to have to guess! 3/28)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles--Agatha Christie (I'm definitely still on vacation...the bio in the back of this book says that it was the first of the Hercule Poirot mysteries, and I really liked it. Classy whodunnit with a main character that just bumbles along after Poirot not knowing what to do. 3/26)
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