Anna Begins

. Leave it to Hemingway! Edit, I found her Collected Stories and read the first one already. I think this is one I will have to buy!

I love short stories- I will definitely look into Davis. I am reading several short story collections atm, Philip K Dick's, Tennessee Williams and Andy Rooney's collection. Raymond Carver is mye favorite (What We Talk About When We Talk About Love and Where I'm Calling From).

I'm done with trilogies for awhile too.

I'm out, I just can't concentrate long enough to read a thon this weekend. Sorry Gaia...

That's disappointing... it's a book I've been waiting to read forever!

I'll be reading Philippa Gregory's 430 page The Other Queen.

Glad about the benefits, I hope you have a good time with the family. Just to add: here is hummus, and I love it with raw veggies. I like garlic and chive flavor.

Every woman should marry for her own advantage since her husband will represent her, as visible as her front door, for the rest of his life. ~The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory

I had no idea there were two ways to spell Macaroon!

And now for the read a thon!

I can't wait to hear what you think- plot holes or no

I just started Philippa Gregory's The Other Queen (book 6 in The Tudor Court series), about the struggle between Elisabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots. Just not in the mood for Mary Roach's Grunt yet.

Under the Banner of Heaven is about Mormonism. Into the Wild is a better movie, imo. Directed by Sean Penn. Eddie Vedder did the soundtrack.

Totally wrong

His Under the Banner of Heaven is awesome! He also wrote Into the Wild, which is good too.

I'm not sure!

No, not quite so friendly! Just consider yourself warned! I'm curious to know the plot hole!

And now it's complete!

Macaroon?

Yes, it's now seared into my brain! It will take a bit of time to get over.

Wow... I um... finished The Butterfly Garden. I'm stunned.

The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison (288 pages) Wow. I quite don't know what to say. I usually don't use words to describe books like "thriller", "compelling", etc. But this book is... extremely disturbing. The Gardner has a beautiful greenhouse, filled with trees, flowers, a waterfall, a pond and, most importantly, butterflies... all girls kidnapped at the age of 16. This harrowing novel is difficult and twisted (it is NOT YA). Told by "Irene" or "Maya", the story is her account to an FBI agent of the horrors that faced the girls- a painful butterfly tattoo spanning their backs, rape at the hands of The Gardner, and beaten and tortured by his sadistic son... until the magic age of 21. Relentless in it's telling, The Butterfly Garden is one I... won't forget, but wish I could. "In terror she spoke, letting sink her wings til they trailed in the dust- in agony sobbed, letting sink her plumes til they trailed in the dust- til they sorrowfully trailed in the dust."

The price fell here, $15 for Kindle (outrageous!) to $9. And if I remember correctly, it's not even 300 pages

I could.not.believe. that father's statement.