#60 A Touch of Dead, Charlaine Harris
#61 Covet, J.R.Ward
Paranormal romance given to me by a friend while I was sick. Almost completely unreadable by me, had to skim a lot.
#62 Manhood for Amateurs:The pleasures and regrets of a husband, father and son, Michael Chabon
#63 Wicked Plants:The weed that killed Lincoln's mother and other botanical atrocities, Amy Stewart
I really enjoyed this little book. Oddly enough I first heard about it on Cake Boss (at one point during my flu drama that show was the only thing my brain could process) when the shop made a cake for her book debut and signing. I had no idea that so many plants growing inside and around my home were dangerous or even deadly!! Her writing style is entertaining so it was a ,lot of fun. I am now suspicious of all plants-they're out to get me.
#64 Juliet,Naked, Nick Hornby
Once again Nick Hornby has disrupted my sleep by writing a novel I cannot put down once I start reading. This story of a faded reclusive rock star and a lonely woman is sweet and charming. The character of Duncan, a fan obsessed with the obscure musician though is spot on brilliant. I have met this kind of person both on the internet and in person. Hornby totally nailed their obsessive almost stalkerish qualities combined with their extreme need to be taken seriously by both their virtual audience on all the websites and wikis etc and ultimately by the object of their fannish obsession. In some ways, I think Duncan was the character I felt the most empathy for.
In any event, Nick Hornby's writing, both his fiction and non-fiction (and to be honest once he stopped writing for The Believer I let by subscription lapse) always appears effortless and spare and compelling. That said, the ending was a little abrupt for me, but this is often true about most novels I read. I didn't dislike it the ending it just sort of.......happened and left me with a few questions, none of them burning.
