I just started reading King of Torts. My first impression is that

john grisham does not look at all like I thought he would.

Sixteenth this year, Fiftieth since keeping track!

jPod by Douglas Coupland.

DC is one interesting person. Actually, believe it or not, this book reminded me of some of my favorites by Robertson Davies, another prolific Canadian Author.

I'd stop and chat about why I liked this book so much, but I have about 23 more books on my shelves that need to get read and returned to the library.

Oh - I did decide to finish Daughter of Mine. I think it bugged me so much cause it was like a really bad Catherine Cookson.

Books 12, 13, 14 and 15

Shutterbabe by Deborah Copaken Kogan: I kept trying to read this book for a bit longer. Andrew says the stories of her adventures as a photographer aren't bad, but I couldn't get past her moral issues (my moral issues?) Anyway, I may go back and give it a bit of a skim, but probably not.

Next on the agenda was Daughter of Eden by Charlotte Bingham. I quite liked this story: It was like watching an old movie. Set during World War II it not only featured characters, plot line, etc. from that era, you almost felt like the author was stuck in the 1930s/40s. Which in this book's case was a good thing. The story had a kind of corny olden-days feel to it, which was actually more conducive to the storyline, or at least, that's what I felt.

Then I read Anne Bennett's Daughter of Mine. Which just felt completely contrived. So I read the first two hundred pages and skimmed here and there in the next four hundred (cause you have to know what happens after the first two hundred). But I wouldn't recommend it.

Now I'm reading Saving Graces, loaned to me by Jane. Very, very good. I'm currently trying to figure out which of us is which (from our writing group of five). Looking forward to getting through this one.

This Blog's First Posting:

I finally decided to follow Rachel's lead and just start a new blog about all the books I'm reading.

I currently have 19 books on my shelves from either the library, Jane or my mum. 16 of these books should be read soon. 12 of them definitely before I rack up more debt at the library.

So what did I do tonight? Well, I divided my time evenly between reading and creating this new blog. All of my postings about books I've read so far (since 01/06) I've put here. Now I just need to quickly review the books I've read so far this year:

Whiteout by Ken Follett
The Train Now Departing by Martha Grimes
The Old Wine Shades by Martha Grimes
the English Assassin by Daniel Silva
Devices and Desires by PD James
The Broker by John Grisham
Death of An Expert Witness by, PD James
Original Sin by PD James
The Street Lawyer by John Grisham
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Against Tall Odds by Matt Roloff

And finish the 19 books on my "to read" shelf of course...