It's raining and it's late so I've given myself five minutes to tell you about the books I've read over the past few weeks, both for book club meetings.
The Librarianist by Patrick De Witt was a mostly interesting book - I enjoyed the 75% that was more realistic fiction, but the 25% that veered off into the realm of the absurd was tedious enough that I won't recommend it to anyone. This author is known for his absurd plots, but this one had me mostly fooled, which was a good thing, as it kept me reading and I experienced what a brilliant and talented wordsmith he is. Too bad his stories are not for me.
And Spare by Prince Harry was the other book I read for my Volunteer group. It was so long but soooo good! Of course it was biased, but I have to believe that, since he's putting it out there, most of it must be true, at least as Harry experienced it. It was so revealing, so detailed, so informative, and so well written! We all agreed that we didn't think we'd like it but that it surprised us and far exceeded our expectations. I hate memoirs, so this is high praise from me indeed!
That's all for now. Happy June!!
Bye for now...
Julie
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