FF: Eventually, I Get Around To…

Persephone and Cayenne Read

I often make a note of interesting books mentioned in the FF comments.  Sometimes, even if the book is on my shelf, as in Navajo Neighbors which is mentioned below, it takes me a while to get around to it.  Other times, I can’t locate a loaner copy, which is my usual way of trying new to me authors and series.  But I do notice!

Now for the usual reminder…  The Friday Fragments is not a book review column; it’s a list of what I’m reading and maybe a bit about my opinions.  I always read the Comments section, because I enjoy learning what other people are reading.  Oh, and I don’t usually list shorter works unless in a collection or articles.  I also don’t usually list my scattered research reading.

Completed:

The Dabare Snake Launcher by Joelle Presby.  Almost done.  I still like this book a lot!

The Potter’s Field by Ellis Peters.  Audiobook.

Brother Cadfael’s Penance by Ellis Peters. Audiobook.

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher.  Novella.  First in her Sworn Soldier series.  Retelling of Poe’s “Fall of the House of Usher.”  Very different emphasis.

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire.  Audiobook.  First of her “Wayward Children” books.  Reader starts out too “once upon a time” in voice, but warms very nicely into characters.  Read before, but before I started some of the newer books, decided I wanted a re-read.

In Progress:

In the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire.  Audiobook.  Wayward Children.  Couldn’t remember if I’d listened to this one.  I had, but I remember very little, so am going on.

Navaho Neighbors by Franc Johnson Newcomb.  Non-fiction.  Memoir of events from 1913 forward at a trading post on the Navajo reservation.  Very well written and a glimpse into days now gone. 

Also:

Re-read Poe’s “Fall of the House of Usher” for obvious reasons.

Archeology magazine.  This one seems to have “attire” as a theme.  Quite interesting, especially as I contemplate Halloween costumes.