What are you reading the week of Sunday, January 4, 2015?

[TexasProgresive]

About to finish The Mill on the Shore by Ann Cleeves. Tried to download Raven Black by Cleeves last night from my library but I get a message saying I have 1 block. I will be driving into town Monday to get some feed and groceries so I will try to get a tutorial at the library as to what I am doing wrong. I have no books check out or fines due.

The Mill on the Shore is a very good mystery. I recommend it to those of you who like mysteries especially British mysteries.

[scarletwoman]

1. Good morning, TexasProgresive! You're up early again this week!

Thanks for starting this thread!

I just started The Murder of Harriet Krohn by Karin Fossum a couple days ago. Karin Fossum is a Norwegian mystery writer, and this particular title was originally published over 10 years ago but has only now been translated into English. It's part of her Inspector Sejer series, which is a great series, but frustrating in that several of the English translations have been published out of order.

The Murder of Harriet Krohn was actually #4 or #5 out of her Sejer series, but has shown up as #10 in translation. Her Sejer #1 came out in translation just before this one. It apparently took the publishers awhile to grasp that English readers were into reading Fossum's books, and that it was worth translating the whole series.

This particular entry in her Sejer series is done very differently from the usual crime novel structure, as well as from the rest of the series. The story is told in first person from the POV of the murderer, in a sort of stream-of-consciousness inner monologue. It's weird, but fascinating - a window into the mentality of a pathetically weak stupid man deluding himself with self-serving rationalizations who projects blame everywhere, and on everyone but himself. It's excellently done.

[Enthusiast]

3. That does sound weird and fascinating.

Norway.

[Enthusiast]

2. Hi, everyone! Thanks for the thread, TexasProgresive.

One day I hope to try the Ann Cleeves books.

I finished The Color of Lightning by Paulette Jiles. I'm now reading Tomorrow River by Lesley Kagen. Now I can understand what Tana French found so appealing about this book.

Mrs. Enthusiast read Hunting Badger by Tony Hillerman. (We both share a great fondness for the Hillerman books.) Now she is reading Hunter's Moon by Randy Wayne White.

TexasProgresive, when you say you bought "feed" it makes me think you might have livestock, possibly horses. That would be cool.

[TexasProgresive]

4. We've raised nubian dairy goats since

1978. This girl is not one of our but what they look like.

[Enthusiast]

5. Love me some nubian dairy goats.

You must milk them, huh? Big time goat cheese love in the USA.

Before my wife successfully diagnosed my health issue she was trying everything on me. She brought me goat milk from the grocery store. I was thinking no way am I drinking feckin' goat milk. Well I liked it! And she liked it too. We're crazy here in case you haven't noticed.

[TexasProgresive]

6. Yes we milk and drink the milk and make cheese and yougurt.

If that makes us crazy then so be it.

[SheilaT]

7. Back to working on Spillover by David Quammen.

Since it's a book I own, I keep on setting it aside to read library books, but I really need to finish this one.

[northoftheborder]

8. I'm on the third in the Outlander stories: "Voyager"

These books are well paced (for me). The writer manages to place her fascinating characters in a vivid background of historical and cultural scenarios, keeps the romantic story alive, and then keeps me wondering how the eighteenth century will blend into and influence the 20th century narrative.

[japple]

9. Still reading Anthony Doerr's

All the Light We Cannot See which is wonderful. I love this book.

[Enthusiast]

10. We're 33 on the library list for that one, japple.

[japple]

11. I hope you both enjoy it as much as I am. The writing is beautiful.

I think I might be dragging it out just to keep reading it longer.