December Book List

[chestnutcurls]

I know this is really late, but since Chain Reading was down, I wasn't sure what I had read in December. The answer: not much. Both re-reads.

This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
The story of Remy, a smart girl who's justifiably cynical about love (her mom's on her fifth marriage). She's looking forward to leaving town at the end of the summer. Then she meets Dexter, a musician who refuses to let her get away. I didn't fully appreciate this book the first time, but now I see how good it is.

Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
A lot of people think this is nothing more than "the original romance novel." They are so, so wrong. It's historical and epic and has wonderful character development. If you are a Southerner, if you're a Civil War buff, if you appreciate good writing, read this. (Melanie Wilkes is one of my role models.)

Books for December: 2
Total books for 2006: 75

By the way, I think Maria has converted me to Bibliophil.

Comments

[ashes-311.livejournal.com]

My etymological nerdiness takes note of your Melanic aspirations with some interest, considering your maiden name (if I'm remembering it rightly). If you were a Swede, and, for our purposes here, we were happening to reckon matriarchaly, you'd be (in a "Sarah, whose daughters you are if you do well and are not afraid with any terror" sense) Brenda Wilkesdatter. Hehe.

But I'm rarely comprehensible in my current state of silly caffeination, so never mind all that. Carry on! :D

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Hee hee. :)