- A Wizard of Earthsea and The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin - The final books in one of my favorite series when I was a kid. I had the second, but not the first or the third.
- The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
- Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry - Not the type of book I would normally read but it comes highly recommended by a friend. We'll see if I agree with him.
- Babylon Revisited and Other Stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald - I pretty much adore Mr. Fitzgerald
- In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O'Brien - Given to me to read by a friend years ago. (Not a friend anymore but at least she introduced me to this book.) I finally got my own copy.
- Coyote Blue: A Novel by Christopher Moore - I'll read anything he writes.
- Spaceman Blues: A Love Song by Brian Francis Slattery - This has been on my wishlist so long I don't really remember why - I think I read about ti in Entertainment Weekly.
- All the Pretty Horses by Cormac Mccarthy - I'll also read anything he writes, or at least, I am working on it.
- Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe - One of those that I should have read a long time ago.
- The Daughters of Juarez: A True Story of Serial Murder South of the Border by Teresa Rodriguez - The murders happening down there are so scary.
- Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
- Black Water by Joyce Carol Oates
- City of Glass, Ghosts, The Locked Room (New York Trilogy) by Paul Auster
- Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
- The Good Guy by Dean Koontz - I don't read a lot of Koontz but I saw this on Stephen King's best of list so I thought I'd check it out.
- Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin
- Presumed Innocent: A Novel by Scott Turow
- The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons - The first science fiction/fantasy book I ever read was Hyperion. Many, many years later I discovered there were sequels. I will say that these are some of the very few science fiction/fantasy books I really, really enjoyed, so I picked them up fro Steve to read. He owes me big time for the Dragonlance books.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Even more acquisitions to the library
My nephew challenged me this weekend. He said that he had more Hot Wheels than I had books. I hated to contradict him, so instead I took advantage of Half-Price Books 20% off sale and added a few more to the shelves.
Labels:
aquisitions,
books,
drama,
fiction,
general,
sci-fi/fantasy,
Texas
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