Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Marg from The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time during the week. And of course check out what other participants are getting from their libraries.
Reading has been put to the wayside lately in favour of practical, career-related activities. I have to admit, I was having so much fun with those tasks that I didn’t even notice that I hadn’t picked up a book in four days! Sometimes it is fun to read and sometimes it is fun to be productive: the two don’t necessarily overlap well. But I’ve worked through what I really needed to get done and should be able to spare a little more time for books going forward.
The Mind’s Eye by Oliver Sacks – I need to finally read something by Sacks and this sounds like a fun place to start (but then all his books sound fun).
Does This Church Make Me Look Fat? by Rhoda Janzen – I am incapable of passing by any sort of personal narrative about faith. It is an entirely foreign concept to me and, probably for that reason, endlessly fascinating.
The Sunshine Years by Afsaneh Knight – Alex in Leeds reviewed this book about angst-ridden 30-something Australians last month and I immediately placed a hold on it.
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes – Simon S’s review of this last year brought it to my attention and Library Loot co-host Marg’s equal enthusiasm for it made me certain that I had to try it.
A Thousand Farewells by Nahlah Ayed – I borrowed this last September when I already had too many other books checked out and too many reviews needing to be written. Now I have the time to do this book, a memoir about Ayed’s experiences in the Middle East, justice.
Capital by John Lanchester – I borrowed this at the same time as I first picked up A Thousand Farewells and ran into the same problems. This is one of the only books published in 2012 that I was really excited about so I am looking forward to it. What I’ve read so far has been very promising.
What did you pick up this week?
I haven’t read this Sacks book, but I’m really excited to find out what you think about it!
It looks really fun!
I’ve heard good things about Me before You !
Given how many people rave about, it sounds like it should be a great read.
I’ll be interested to see what you think of Knight’s book and that Sacks title looks really intriguing, I haven’t read as much of his work as I would like!
I’ve already tried and given up on the Knight – both the style of the writing and the flatness of the characters was driving me mad before I got past page 50. I’m sure I’ll have better luck with Sacks!
What I picked up this week: The Light Between Oceans. Picked it up and couldn’t put it down
I haven’t heard of that one, Susan. I’ll keep an eye out for it!
You Before Me is on my tbr list. Enjoy!
Oops. I guess it’s Me Before You! I need to get the title right!
Everyone whose read it makes it sound so good, don’t they? I’m really looking forward to it.
I just read Me Before You and Loved it! Have a great week.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it, Pat!
The John Lanchester sounds interesting and another to add to the TBR. Everyone seems to love Me Before You but I haven’t read it – hope you will enjoy. Happy reading!
The Lanchester is so good, Cat. I haven’t read much but what little I have, I’ve loved.
A movie and a book. No rhyme or reason for what I got. 🙂
Because you wanted to read/watch them is reason enough in my books!
Me Before You surprised me by being much better than I expected. Warning: it is quite a tearjerker.
I’ve been warned about the tears already and have tissues close to hand!
Ooh, Sacks! I’m always intrigued by his books. In relation to Mind’s Eye, I listened to a Radiolab episode a few months ago in which the hosts discussed face blindness with Dr. Sacks: http://www.radiolab.org/2011/apr/01/about-face/
Happy reading! 🙂
I’ve enjoyed most of the Sacks I’ve tried, although I think he’s better in short essay format than an entire book on a topic. I like the look of the one you got.