Coastal Horizons... books, beaches, and backroad adventures

...well, with one exception. I have no idea what books to take along with me on my upcoming trip. Hmmm, five days of vacation involving two ...

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie Fiction Began on 7/21/06 Quit on 7/23/06 Rating: DNF (Did Not Finish) Eh. This book d...

Two-Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage by Madeleine L'Engle Autobiography Began on 6/23/06 Finished on 7/20/06 Rating: A- (8/10 Ve...

Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral by Kris Radish Contemporary Fiction Finished on 7/12/06 Rating: C (3/10 Ho-hum) I had pretty...

French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating For Pleasure by Mireille Guiliano Nonfiction/Diet Finished on 7/11/06 Rating: B+ (7/10...

Easy Prey by John Sandford Mystery Finished on 6/22/06 Rating: B+ (7/10 Good) Poor Lucas. When it rains, it pours. Not only has Weather (th...

Certain Prey by John Sandford Mystery Finished on 6/19/06 Rating: A (9/10 Terrific!) This has to be one of the more immediately engrossing ...

A Walk on the Beach: Tales of Wisdom From an Unconventional Woman by Joan Anderson Nonfiction Finished on 6/16/06 Rating: C (3/10 Ho-hum) J...

Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison Contemporary Fiction Quit on 6/26/06 Rating: DNF (Did Not Finish) I decided to put this down aft...

Small Island by Andrea Levy Contemporary Fiction Finished on 6/12/06 Rating: A- (8/10 Very good) Winner of three major literary prizes in t...

A Thousand Days in Venice: An Unexpected Romance * by Marlena de Blasi Nonfiction - Memoir/Travel Essay Quit on 6/16/06 Rating: DNF (Did Not...

Jim the Boy by Tony Earley Contemporary Fiction Quit on 6/14/06 Rating: DNF (Did Not Finish) No interest after over 50 pages.

In a Summer Season by Elizabeth Taylor Fiction Quit on 6/14/06 Rating: DNF (Did Not Finish) Gave up after 60+ pages. Didn't care for an...

Digging To America by Anne Tyler Contemporary Fiction Finished on 6/2/06 Rating: A- (8/10 Very good) I’ve been reading Anne Tyler’s novels ...

The Fractal Murders by Mark Cohen Mystery Finished on 6/2/06 Rating: B+ (7/10 Good) I’d never heard of this book or author and just happene...

Promise Me by Harlan Coben Mystery Finished on 5/17/06 Rating: A (9/10 Terrific!) He’s baaaack! After a 6-year hiatus, Myron Bolitar return...

Secret Prey by John Sandford Mystery (#9 in Prey series) Finished on 5/12/06 Rating: A- (8/10 Very Good) In spite of the weak (and largely ...

Dinner with Anna Karenina by Gloria Goldreich Contemporary Fiction Finished on 5/8/06 Rating: B+ (7/10 Good) This started out to be such a ...

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer Contemporary Fiction Quit on 5/19/06 Rating: DNF (Did Not Finish) I read seve...

The Reader by Bernhard Schlink Contemporary Fiction Quit on 5/19/06 Rating: DNF (Did Not Finish) Read several chapters but couldn't get...