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Hastings does his first book review

Hastings just posted his first book review on his blog, of Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens. I'm not sure about his interpretation, but I think you'll find he has an interesting point of view. Check it out at http://housecathastings.com/?p=112.

Books that have stayed with me

A friend challenged me on social media to list 10 books that have stayed with me. You're not supposed to think too much, but that's just so hard to do because so many books stay with you. Here's my list:
David Copperfield--Charles Dickens
Persuasion--Jane Austen
Wives and Daughters--Elizabeth Gaskell
Parable of the Sower--Octavia Butler
The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr--ETA Hoffman
Don Quixote--Miguel de Cervantes (translated by Edith Grossman--don't see it listed here)
A Prayer for Owen Meany--John Irving
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
Atonement--Ian McEwan
Karoo-Steve Tesich

Honorable mentions:
The War of the Worlds--HG Wells
True History of the Kelly Gang--Peter Carey
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman--Angela Carter
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit--Jeannette Winterson
The Counterfeiters--Andre Gide
The Stranger--Albert Camus
Jealousy--Alain Robbe-Grillet
Stranger in a Strange Land--Robert A. Heinlen
Dune--Frank Herbert
Blindness--Jose Saramago

Vote by September 4

I entered a story in the 250 Word Count Challenge in the All About Animals group here. Go here for the stories (mine is #15): https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/.... Then visit https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/7... to vote.

Listopia

I've nominated The Life and Opinions of Housecat Hastings for several lists. Please take a moment to visit them and vote for it. You can find them here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/book/1.... Thank you for your support!

Welcome

This is my first blog post here. Obviously, I'm excited about my recently published novel, The Life and Opinions of Housecat Hastings. I'm just learning how to use Goodreads. I'm really impressed with all the interesting groups and the interactions the site allows. I hope it helps people find my book, but also that it proves to be the vibrant, supportive literary community it seems to be.

I welcome any questions, comments, and of course book reviews! If you're interested in more about me, visit http://harrisonwein.com. The site is still a work in progress, but it gets the job done.