Sunday, February 7, 2010

Latest Reads !

I finished reading Good To a Fault by Marina Endicott. It was an okay read, but not one I would readily recommend to others. The descriptions of day-to-day routine got a bit tedious, and I found it difficult to appreciate any of the characters, with the exception of little Dolly. The concepts of goodness, selfishness, guilt, and the power of caring relationships were developed throughout a realistic family crisis.

I am currently 294 pages into They Were Counted by Miklos Banffy; a gift from Jane. It follows the lives of two Transylvanian male cousins during pre-1914 Hungary. The events and characters are almost Jane Austen-like in their manner, and follow the events of upper-class life and political goings-on at that time. The book gives us a little insight into what Darcy might have been thinking! It's the first in a trilogy. Back to my reading.

Kathy
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  1. Beverley RachFebruary 15, 2010 at 9:13 AM

    I liked Good to A Fault, although I know what you mean about the day-to-day descriptions -- I think it could have benefitted from a tighter editing job. But I liked the story; it made me think about a few things, but not too deeply, which I like.

    And thanks for the invite to this group; it took me a while to be able to get a google account without having to give them my cell phone number! But I'm here now.

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