June and July 2007 Reads

June Reads

Foxmask by Juliet Marillier (TBR Challenge)
Fantasy, 563 pgs., 4.5/5

Dangerous Admissions by Jane O'Connor
Fiction, 354 pgs., 3.5/5
This is an A.R.C.

Alice in Wonderland (Norton Critical Edition) By Lewis Carroll (British Classics)
Fiction, 408 pgs., 4.5/5

The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition By Lewis Carroll (British Classics)
Intro & Notes by Martin Gardner Illustrations by John Tenniel
Fiction, 301 pgs., 5/5

Out by Natsuo Kirino
Fiction, 400 pgs., 4/5

The Glass Virgin by Catherine Cookson (TBR Challenge)
Historical Fiction, 356 pgs., 3.5/5

July reads

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Non-fiction, 294 pgs., 4.5/5

Rainbow's End by Lauren St. John
Memoir, 269 pgs., 4.5/5
This is an ARC. Remarkable story.

Dress Your Family in corduroy and Denim by David Sidaris
Memoir, 257 pgs., 3.5/5

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Science Fiction, 405 pgs., 4.5/5
This was an amazingly clever story. I'll be looking for more by this author.

Conquistador by S.M. Stirling
Science Fiction/Fantasy, 596 pgs., 3.5/5

Target Underwear in a Vera Wang Gown: Tales from a Single Girl's Closet by Adena Halpern
Memoir, 256., 3.5/5
Very funny.

February Flowers by Fan Wu
Fiction, 244 pgs., 2/5
This is an ARC. While the culture was depicted very well, but the story itself dragged and character development was so slow that boredom set in.

The Elements of Persuasion: Using Storytelling to Pitch Better, Sell Faster & Win More Business by Richard Maxwell & Robert Dickman
Non-Fiction, 224 pgs., 3.5/5
this is an ARC.

Dedication by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
Fiction, 278 pgs., 4.5
This is an ARC. Hilarious story.