It’s Sunday. Glorious Sunday and it also happens to be Easter Sunday so Happy Easter! We don’t have any big plans. It’s Spring Break for my kids, but we had a change in plans so we’re not going anywhere after all. I’m fine with it as I never get to spend any time at home as it is, so a week of small day trips and some quiet time at home sounds really good to me.
This has been a good reading week for me. I finished The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott and loved it. My review will post later in the week. Why is it so hard to review a book that you love? I also finished Beatrice and Virgil. At this point in time, I’m not sure what I am going to say about it. It was so completely bizarre but also very familiar in a scary, real way. I’m going to have to ponder it a bit more before I even attempt to put my thoughts down in a post.
On Friday I was jumping up and down because I received The Passage by Justin Cronin. Goodness! This book is 784 pages long but I squealed anyway. I’ve been hearing so much about it and even though it’s not a genre I typically review, I am very excited about reading it. My son thinks I’m nuts. He took one look at the length, mumbled something unintelligible and stormed off. Boys.
I also joined a read-along for Wuthering Heights. If you’ve always wanted to read WH, then why don’t you join us?
As for the rest of the week, I have a reading stack that is about to topple over and includes the following books. Some of which I have already started but then stalled on after just a few pages. These are the order in which they sit on my bookshelf, not necessarily the order in which I need to read them.
The Glass Room by Simon Mawer
A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks
The Queen of Palmyra by Minrose Gwin
Trackers by Patrick Carman
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung
Keeper by Kathi Appelt
The Passage by Justin Cronin
I think these should pretty much fill up my week, don’t you think? My only challenge will be the weather. It’s stunning right now. Sunny and blue with a temp of about 68. It’s hard to read when the weather is so beautiful and I believe it’s supposed to be nice the entire week. We’ll see how much of a dent I put in that list.
Book Chatter 
A 700-page book is one I’ve not read in a long time. Enjoy. and happy spring. My Sunday Salon.
I really like a good chunkster every now and then. The last one I read was Stephen King’s Under The Dome and it took my entire Christmas break to do it but I loved every minute of it.
The cover on The Passage is awesome; enjoy the chunkster. Have a great day and a happy week Ti.
You have some fascinating titles on your toppling stack – LOL.
I’m eager to read your thoughts on The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott. She’s a favorite of mine.
Here’s my Salon:
http://laurel-rainsnowsaccidentallife.blogspot.com/2010/04/sunday-salon-happy-easter.html
I popped over to your blog to read your Salon. Thanks so much for stopping by mine.
I got The Passage too! It was unexpected! And I just finished “This World We Live In” so it will be going out your way this week!
They are fast reads aren’t they? Hope you enjoyed it and thanks for offering it to me!
I am really interested in The Glass Room. Most of the reviews I have read for it seem to be positive.
I have been wanting to read The Glass Room since it was long listed for the Man Booker. I finally got a copy of it but have not had time to read it. I feel as if I need to be in the right mood for it. Hopefully I will begin it this week.
What a great stack of books! I’ll be joining in for the Wuthering Heights read-along, too.
Outside of Wuthering Heights, I have not read a single book mentioned in that list up there, so I’m not sure I have any advice for what to read first…or last. I will give some advice on Wuthering Heights though: It’s best read late at night with a cup of hot chocolate. I don’t know why, but it is. 🙂
Reading at night with hot chocolate sounds like something I’d like.
Join the 24 hour readathon next weekend and you’ll probably finish your whole pile of books!
I’m having a leisurely Easter Sunday as well 🙂
I’m still on the fence with read-a-thon. I’ve been in two so far and they are loads of fun but I am so burnt out afterward that my reading takes a backseat. I may join in but not officially.
Great stash of TBR”s! I am looking forward to your Lost Summer review!
I hosted a read-along on Wuthering Heights a little over a year ago. I’d never read it before, believe it or not! What a monster of a book, to put it in a friend’s words. Talk about a dark, disturbing read. I just started “Let the Great World Spin” on audio, and I can’t wait to really get into it. I’ve heard so many good things about it! Have a wonderful Easter Ti!
I wish it was warm here as you’ve got it. That’s quite the reading stack you’ve got planned along with that 700 page book. I’m staying away from the big ones for a while I think.
You know I have the same problem reviewing books I really love. I think it’s because I think I can never do it justice.
Have a great Easter Sunday Ti!
Happy Easter to you and your family! A relaxing week at home sounds wonderful to me!
Happy Easter, Ti! We didn’t go anywhere for this spring break, either. My husband’s work got busy, and so we’re here at home. I’ve been doing some good spring cleaning, so it’s all good 🙂
I may just join you in that Wuthering Heights read-along–sounds like fun!
Looks like some good books to get through. I’m currently reading Let The Great World Spin. Really good so far!
Happy Easter and Happy Spring Break! It’s trying to rain here, but not sure it’ll actually happen. Hopefully it won’t head your way!
I agree with you that it’s hard to review a book you love. I just finished one yesterday, and even though I had some minor issues with the book I know it’s one that’s going to stick with me a long time.
I’m so curious about Beatrice and Virgil. I loved Life of Pi, and can’t wait to get my hands on a copy of the new book!
Enjoy your week of spring break with the family! Good luck getting through your stack of books. My son was on spring break last week and it severely hampered my reading time:)
Ummm–yup! I think your stack will keep you plenty busy. I wish I had a week off for my kids’ Spring break. I hope you have a simply lovely week.
*smiles*