This week I was out of town for a work function for my husband. We had lots of travel time, so I was able to read a bunch. The main book that I read was Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. I had heard about it on the radio one day and called my library. They said that they had it in but they were still processing it, so they put my name down first on the list. It came in the day before we left, so I was able to read it on our trip. The atmosphere in this book is one of its best features. There is a ton of imagination and ambiance created through the descriptive writing. While the author set up a strong plot in the beginning, it all kind of crumbled away in the end and I did not feel like the book concluded in a satisfactorily manner. But, the crumbling away was kind of a plot device as well, so maybe it was intentional. Either way, it was worth the read and I definitely enjoyed it.
The other book I read was World Leaders Past and Present - Catherine the Great by Catherine McGuire-Max. I love reading about Russia and the Tsars and their lives. This was a great one because I didn't really know much about her prior to reading this one. She overthrew her husband as Tsar and became the Tsarina. The information about the opulence that the royal family displayed when so many had nothing was timely with all of this 99/1%.
10/2/11 - 180 minutes
10/3/11 - 60 minutes
10/6/11 - 150 minutes
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