I got a lot of reading done this morning and luckily I didn’t get picked for any jury. I am very close to finishing Hearts and Minds so hope to tell you more about that one soon.
This evening I went to the library to pick up some holds (quite a few were for my mom) but here’s what I got for me:
- French Milk by Lucy Knisley. I’m sure I heard about this one from one of you bookish peeps. I’m sorry I can’t remember who. I think I will like this graphic novel about a mother and daughter’s month-long stay in a small apartment in Paris. Lucy is grappling with the onslaught of adulthood and her mother is facing fifty.
- Broken Colors by Michele Zackheim. Sophie Marks’ path to artistic and personal fulfillment takes her from World War II England to postwar Paris and the Italian countryside. She leaves Europe in 1967 and spends the next two decades in the American Southwest. Acclaimed at last as an artist, she returns to England to confront the hidden memories of her childhood and test the possibilities of a renewed love, a passion ripened by maturity. Sounds good doesn’t it?
- The Mystery of Mary Rogers by Rick Geary. Having recently read one of his books and enjoyed it a lot, I had to search for another one. This one is also part of the “Treasury of Victorian Murder” and chronicles the disappearance and murder of “the beautiful segar girl” in July, 1841.
I also picked up the latest BookPage so I’m sure I’ll have to post soon on the books that have ended up on my wish list. It seems like a lot of you were going to the library this week so can’t wait to see what you guys found.
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I am glad you didn’t get picked for the jury, Iliana. I was on a murder trial jury a few years ago and it was quite interesting. I think I was the only juror who was glad to be there, eager to see the process play out. I’m strange that way. 🙂 All the other times I’ve been called in since then, I haven’t been picked.
Your new library books sound interesting! I hope you will enjoy them.
I LOVE jury duty! I’ve only been involved in one. I was chosen for another, but there was some “fighting” going on in the courtroom next door – so they had to shoo the defendent into the judges chambers. Due to us veiwing that, the judge had to replace the jury. He was not happy and I was bummed. (LF – Only me and one other person were happy to participate.)
I have a Geary book (graphic novel) waiting for me at the library based on your recommendation. 🙂 I believe it’s the Lizzy Borden one.
Do you have to go back again or do they put you on-call now? Here we have to go everyday until Thursday and then if we don’t get picked for a jury we are put on-call.
French Milk sounds fantastic. I’m always up for another graphic novel!
That’s good news that you weren’t picked for a jury, at least in my opinion. I have been called quite a few times but never picked. I’m making progress with What Angels Fear and I like it so far. The Mystery of Mary Rogers sounds interesting, I’ll have to look for Rick Geary as a new author to read.
How many more days do you have for jury duty?
Do you go every day this week?
Meet anyone interesting to talk to?
Literary Feline – No way! I do think it’d be interesting but at the same time I don’t want to have that responsibility. That sounds bad I know 🙂
Joy – I bet that was wild! I can’t believe that. I hope you enjoy the Geary book. I read the one about a Scottish crime. It was so good.
Stefanie – Nope, I’m all done! One time though I did have to call in every day for 5 days to see if I had to show up. Big pain.
Andi – See, I could have sworn I heard about this one from you! I probably just thought of you as I know you love graphic novels 🙂
Shadan – I was so happy girl! Isn’t What Angels Fear so much better than our other books? I think we finally broke the bad book karma – ha,ha…
Isabel – Luckily I was excused yesterday and that is it. I was in my anti-social mode as I had two books I wanted to read – ha,ha… Didn’t talk to anyone hardly.
Wow, Hearts and Minds is popping up everywhere! I enjoyed it when I read it a while ago – fascinating to see ‘behind the scenes’ at an Oxbridge college.
Simon T – It is everywhere isn’t it? 🙂 It’s very good and it feels “real”. I can imagine that college life must be quite like it’s portrayed in the book.
I’d like to read French Milk, too. I came across it recently and it sounded good! I also have Hearts and Minds–not sure when ‘ll get to it, but it is popping up everywhere!
All of these books look really good! I loove/hate it when people list what they’re reading or plan to read. Good for the obvious reasons, but bad because it means my nightstand is practically groaning with the weight of them all! I’m glad I found your blog.
Danielle – I just finished both books last night. Wonderful! I’ll post on them soon.
Katherine – Ha,ha.. I know what you mean. Thanks to everyone in book blogland my TBR list is in itself a book! Thank you for stopping by.