What are you reading the week of Sunday, November 2, 2014?

[scarletwoman]

(Hope you don't mind, Enthusiast. I wanted to get this thread up and pinned so I can get off DU and get some other stuff done.)

I'm reading #10 in the Martin Beck series, The Terrorists. It's the final book in the series. The male half of the author duo who wrote this series, Per Wahlöö, died a few months after this book was completed.

Next week, I'll be picking up Tana French's latest book from the library, The Secret Place.

In the meantime, I still have #s 3 through 8 of the Martin Beck series on hand until November 6th. So I'll pick out a couple of those to read before they all have to go back to the library.

[shenmue]

1. Melody Carlson, "The Christmas Cat"

Because Santa and kitties.

Also, just picked up "Demon Summer" by G.M. Malliet. It's the latest in her awesome series set in the (fake) town of Nether Monkslip. It's for all of us who really do wish we lived in an episode of "Midsomer Murders."

[Enthusiast]

3. Santa and kitties, what could be better!

[shenmue]

4. Santa brings everyone a kitty! :)

Not a spoiler, I just made it up. Haven't read the end yet.

[Enthusiast]

2. I'm reading A Stolen Season by Steve Hamilton.

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These Hamilton books make me want to visit the upper peninsula of Michigan. I love the Great Lakes.

Earlier in the week I read Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Indridason. I enjoyed this one very much. I know, great review, lol.

Mrs. Enthusiast finished A Dead Man's Tale by James D. Doss a few minutes ago. We have enjoyed these Doss books. Sadly we only have but a few to go and they are no more.

Earlier in the week she read Voices by Arnaldur Indridason which she absolutely loved. Now Voices is waiting for me.

Today Mrs. Enthusiast is going to begin The Draining Lake by Arnaldur Indridason.

[shenmue]

5. Neat!

I've got a copy of 'Outrage' in hardcover. Haven't read it yet. I expect it will be really good.

[tabbycat31]

6. I've been really into YA fiction lately

And I've got various parts of trilogies on reserve at my library (ebook system). I just finished The Testing (#1, #2 I'm on the waiting list for) and now I'm reading a book called Matched (Ally Conde) about where the government arranges marriages. It's good so far (I've already put #2 on hold).

[Enthusiast]

7. Government arranged marriages does not sound good.

Especially if the GOP is in charge.

[scarletwoman]

8. I've only ever knowingly read a YA fiction novel over 40 years ago,

when I read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle, sometime in the early 70s. I was in my mid-20s, so I suspect I was no longer a "young adult" at that point. I did very much enjoy the book, though.

On second thought, I read Neil Gaimon's The Ocean at the End of the Lane some months back - I guess that book is considered YA in some circles. It was a wonderful, lovely book, in any case.

However, I'm not likely to come across any YA novels in my favorite genre, which is Scandinavian crime novels.

[tabbycat31]

9. I read A Wrinkle In Time in 6th grade

I did like it then. I didn't consider myself anywhere near an adult then.

My YA fiction craze started when I saw the Hunger Games movie (I saw the movie before reading the book). I enjoyed it and started reading the books and more like them.

[Tracer]

10. The best book I've read in a very long time!

"A Man Called Ove" by Fredrick Backman.

A sweet, funny, heartfelt book about a curmudgeon in a housing estate in Sweden, who after his wife's death retreats from the world.

But not for long, as new neighbors move into the house across the street!

Beautifully written, I alternately laughed and cried.

Please read it!

[Enthusiast]

11. In addition to your recommendation I read the reviews on A Man Called Ove.

It sounds good. I will request it at the local library. Thanks, Tracer.