It's Monday, what are you reading?, October 4

A new meme from Book Journey: It's Monday, What Are You Reading?.

Last week I finished Foreign Bodies by Cynthia Ozick, and unfortunately, I've been pretty unmotivated to read the last few days -- packing still for my move this coming weekend!

Still, I've got a few things in progress: Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton, Kiss Me Deadly: 13 Tales of Paranormal Love edited by Trisha Tele, and The Lost Flamingoes of Bombay by Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi. I suspect my reading will be slow this week but I swear, come Monday, I'm spending the day in bed with my books!

Comments

  1. AnonymousOctober 4, 2010 at 12:52 PM

    Your blog is new to me, so I'll got a browse around for a bit, if you don't mind. :-)

    Good luck with the move. Spending a day in bed with a book is even better when you're not ill! Hope you get a chance to do it.

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  2. AudraOctober 4, 2010 at 12:54 PM

    Browse at your leisure -- thanks for stopping by! I am so very excited for my book date -- it can't come soon enough! ;)

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  3. AnonymousOctober 4, 2010 at 6:06 PM

    A day in bed with books sounds lovely. Happy reading :)

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  4. heatherOctober 4, 2010 at 8:06 PM

    I hate moving. I keep saying that I'm staying wherever I am until I die but then I end up moving again.

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  5. Marie CloutierOctober 5, 2010 at 10:40 AM

    a day in bed with books sounds like heaven. :-) I hope you get to do it soon!

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