These black lines across the corners of the books look tragic. As if the books had died. They didn\u2019t die though, they just haven\u2019t been born into my library yet. They are samples of Kindle books. If I like a sample, I can buy the whole book. Best case scenario, only about a third of the samples will end up in my library. I will ditch the rest.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m really looking forward to Less<\/em><\/a> by Andrew Sean Greer. It sounds clever and fun. I\u2019m also hopeful for Watching You<\/em><\/a> and You were Made for This<\/em><\/a> because Ova<\/a><\/strong> said they were good and I trust her opinion. I probably won\u2019t conquer Carthage Must be Destroyed<\/a>, but I\u2019ll try.<\/p>\n Which of these would you try?<\/p>\n The rest of the books are:<\/p>\n 1. The South<\/em><\/a> by Colm T\u00f3ib\u00edn.<\/p>\n 2. Eight White Nights<\/em><\/a> by Andr\u00e9 Aciman (Because Call Me by Your Name<\/em> was awesome<\/a>!)<\/p>\n 3. On Chesil Beach<\/em><\/a> by Ian McEwan.<\/p>\n 4. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe<\/em><\/a> by Fannie Flagg.<\/p>\n 5. Summer Wives<\/em><\/a> by Beatriz Williams.<\/p>\n 6. An American Marriage<\/em><\/a> by Tayari Jones.<\/p>\n 7. Our Man in Havana<\/em><\/a> by Graham Greene.<\/p>\n 8. The Third Policeman<\/em><\/a> by Flann O’Brien.<\/p>\n 9. Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst<\/a><\/em> by Robert Sapolsky (It has a super high rating of 4.41 on Goodreads!)<\/p>\n 10. You’re Just Too Good To Be True<\/em><\/a> by Sofija Stefanovic (Because I loved<\/a> her Miss Ex-Yugoslavia<\/em> memoir.)<\/p>\n 11. Close to Home<\/em> <\/a>by Cara Hunter (Although I\u2019m still a bit grumpy that the audiobook is not licensed to be sold in my country<\/a>. Also, I\u2019m suspicious of everything that is series. It can mean no proper ending.)<\/p>\n 12. Pretend I’m Dead<\/em><\/a> by Jen Beagin.<\/p>\n 13. The Terrible<\/em><\/a> by Yrsa Daley-Ward.<\/p>\n 14. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine<\/em><\/a> by Gail Honeyman.<\/p>\n 15. Berlin Alexanderplatz<\/em><\/a> by Alfred D\u00f6blin.<\/p>\n 16. The Martian<\/em><\/a> by Andy Weir (It sounds a bit boring to read a book after watching the movie, but I was told the book is much better. Taking into account that the movie is also quite good, The Martian<\/em> should be an interesting read.)<\/p>\n 17. Find a Way<\/em> <\/a>by Diana Nyad (Nonfiction about an endurance swimmer.)<\/p>\n 18. Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer<\/em><\/a> by Lynne Cox (Another endurance swimmer in VERY cold waters!)<\/p>\n 19. Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers<\/em><\/a> by Robert Sapolsky (Couldn\u2019t ignore the title!)<\/p>\n