What a great month we have had; with the reading of The Picture of Dorian Gray via the bookclub. There was some interesting discussions taken place about first impressions, the criticism, the idea of Prose vs. Plot? and Style vs. Substance? as well as people’s final thoughts of the book. If you haven’t read The Picture of Dorian Gray yet, when you do get around to it, please feel free to join in on the discussions. Remember next month we will be having a look at unusual settings in Literature and reading Life of Pi.
As for this blog, we have had some exciting conversations and with Armchair BEA being hosted earlier this year we have been pleased to welcome all the new readers and commenters here. It has been such a wonderful experience and I’m so pleased to be involved. My Google reader is now full of awesome blogs to read and comment on.
My personal reading this month has been wonderful; I’ve discovered some wonderful books, but also had a bit of a rage about one book in particular. Highlights from the twelve books I’ve managed to read this month include The Last Kind Words, a book of crime and family with shades of an Noir narrative this book blends mystery with literary elements. Empire State is a fun read set in an alternative world, the book blends Science Fiction with Superhero and Pulp elements; also the publisher has some interesting ideas on expanding this world. Gone Girl was the biggest highlight of the month (review will be up next month) a novel that kept me on the edge of the sit and occupied all my free time.
June’s Books
- Love in the Years of Lunacy by Mandy Sayer
- The Accidental Hero by Joshua Graham
- Willow Pattern by Various
- Railsea by China Miéville
- Beneath the Darkening Sky by Majok Tulba
- All That I Am by Anna Funder
- Driven by James Sallis
- Dark Matter by Michelle Paver
- The Grifters by Jim Thompson
- Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
- The Last Kind Words by Tom Piccirilli
- Empire State by Adam Christopher
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn