Saturday, July 13, 2013

Six Books, Six Months: 2013 Version


Last year Jo at The Book Jotter started a six-month book summary meme: Six Books, Six Months which I participated in.  She's back again for the 2013 version.  And just like last year, you are welcome to use the six categories she designed or come up with your own or mix & match.  Click on the link to join in.

Six Authors Who Were New to Me
Sean Ferrell
Stefanie Pintoff
Donna Tartt
Kyle Dargan
Martin Edwards
C. S. Forester

Six Authors Who Were Old Friends
Kerry Greenwood
Carol K. Carr
Harlan Ellison
Frances & Richard Lockridge
Julian Barnes
Mignon G. Eberhart

Six Books Outside the Comfort Zone
Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov
Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
The Man in the Empty Suit by Sean Ferrell
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Blood Makes Noise by  Gregory Widen

Six Non-US/Non-British Authors (I'm mainly a Brit Lit girl & I rarely read outside the US/UK)
Ragna Sigurdardottir (Iceland)
Mikhail Bulgakov (Russia)  
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö (Sweden)
Arthur W. Upfield (Australia)
David Morrell (Canada)
Margaret Erskine (Canada)

Six Vintage Mysteries to Die For
Corpses at Indian Stones by Philip Wylie
Holiday Homicide by Rufus King
Tragedy at Law by Cyril Hare
The Devil's Stronghold by Leslie Ford
The Mystery of Hunting's End by Mignon G. Eberhart
Sally's in the Alley by Norbert Davis

Six Books That Could Have Stayed on the Shelf (or in the Library or....)
One for the Money by Janet Evanovich (not my cup of tea...definitely)
A Perfect Red by Amy Butler Greenfield
Finding Camlann by Sean Pidgeon
The Ivy League Chronicles: 9 Squares by E. K. Prescott
Veiled Murder by Alice Campbell
The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey

1 comment:

Jo said...

Thanks for joining in and spreading the word!