December Reading

I picked this book because I liked the title and the cover. It's junk crime but I really liked it. It has a slight feminist edge to it (about shame among other things, so it made it really interesting on top of the crime story). There is sex act that keeps getting referred to so it's maybe not for people who like the prim murder mysteries. It's clever in the way the narrator was black out drunk at the time so she doesn't know what happened either as we move with her in real time....I read it in two days so definitely enjoyed it. Well worth a fun read.

I didn't like this book. Not really a fault with the writing, just the subject matter. I didn't want to read it but my kid wanted it for Christmas (having watched the movie) and I thought I needed to check the content first.

I get where he was going but i just didn't feel it paid off for me - as a mother or as a female. I didn't like the male lens on it all, which I also understand why but I just didn't like it. Skilled writer but not for me.

Night before Christmas. This popped up while I was looking to borrow a different book so I borrowed it as it was only 45 minutes. It's a short story, odd little crime and Christmas themed mystery, a sort of modern Sam Spade. It is what it is. I guess good for him getting it out into libraries...

I went to see Jon Ronson, because I adore his books, as you may have noticed - given I've read and reviewed them all....) and one of his guests was Mary Turner Thomson. She's very delightful but told such an incomprehensible tale, I needed to know more. So I picked one of the books at random, though I will see out the Bigamist too and read that shortly....

This book touches on what happened to her, but more on the aftermath, and his victims that came after. She outlines psychopathic behavior, the red flags and how to interact with one.

She talks also of an aspect of child sex abuse that never seems to get mentioned and has some good attitude to both child rearing and living - making the most out of life. So there is a lot of interesting aspects to the book beyond her personal story.

Because I didn't like the Anne Tyler book last month, I decided to listen to these audio versions. I didn't like the Homesick diner (too bleak) but I did really enjoy the Ladder of Years and The Amateur Marriage. So I feel like I probably would like other Anne Tyler books if I chose the right ones.

I am going early with this month's reading as I feel I was very negative in my choices and reviews last month. 

What have you been reading?

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