Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Sharlene from Real Life Reading 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.
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik – For once I was reading something suitably spooky on Halloween! I saw this recommended a while back by Nancy Pearl and am always willing to try anything she loves. It’s the first in a new trilogy (book two came out recently) about magical students fighting to survive their monster-infested school.
The Only Gaijin in the Village by Iain Maloney – I’m looking forward to this memoir about life as an outsider in rural Japan.
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth – This is a bit of a cheat as I’ve had it out from the library for almost two weeks now. And I’ll probably continue to have it out for a long, long time (renewals are wonderful things) given that it is 1,400 pages. I’m thoroughly enjoying it but pacing myself.
What did you pick up this week?
The Captive Reader 
I have added A Suitable Boy to my To Read list. I was recently reminded of the title when I saw that CBC was re-airing the miniseries, which I will watch on a library DVD copy whenever I have the book read. I just started reading War and Peace so it will be a while until I get to it.
It was the miniseries that prompted my reading. It’s been on the TBR list for a long time but I needed some external encouragement.
I haven’t read A Deadly Education yet but have enjoyed Novik’s other books! Hope it’s good
Very good! I think you’d like it.