Mailbox Monday, Oct 22

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Gorgeous autumn weather, lots of new books -- can a girl be any happier? (Well, I suppose if I were paid to read, then I would be the happiest, but let's be real!) This week's Mailbox Monday is full of awesome arrivals -- another wide range of genres and more fabu eye candy!

What did you get this week?

For Review

Book cover: Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver

Book cover: The Dinner by Herman Koch Book cover: A constellation of vital phenomena by Anthony Marra

Book cover: Elders by Ryan McIlvain Book cover: The Lady and Her Monsters by Roseanne Montillo

Book cover: The Love Object by Edna O'Brien Book cover: The Lincoln Conspiracy by Timothy L. O'Brien

Book cover: The Demonologist by Andrew Pyper Book cover: Iconic Spirits by Mark Spivak

Book cover: Auraria by Tim Westover Book cover: How the French Invented Love by Marilyn Yalom

Gifted/Swapped/Purchased

Book cover: Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okarafor

Comments

  1. Book of SecretsOctober 21, 2012 at 7:57 PM

    Very nice eclectic mix of books! How the French Invented Love sounds intriguing. I gave Auraria a try but had a hard time getting into it. I'll be interested to hear your thoughts!

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  2. bermudaonionOctober 21, 2012 at 8:22 PM

    You got lots of great looking books! Elders piques my interest. Enjoy!

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  3. Natalie~Coffee and a Book ChickOctober 21, 2012 at 9:30 PM

    These books look incredible! I particularly like the looks of "The Lady and Her Monsters!" Putting that on the Goodreads TBR...

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  4. (Diane) Bibliophile By the SeaOctober 21, 2012 at 9:51 PM

    I eyed a few of those, and added a few more to my wish list --enjoy

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  5. pickyOctober 21, 2012 at 11:07 PM

    I actually haven't seen any of these, so I look forward to seeing what you think of them.

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  6. BlodeueddOctober 22, 2012 at 1:16 AM

    Wow, what a haul. Happy reading :)

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  7. KimberleeOctober 22, 2012 at 5:56 AM

    Hi, nice to meet you. I am one of your newest members to your blog and I noticed that we share a love of historical fiction. I will be keeping up with your blog and hope you will join me at mine:

    girllostinabook.blogspot.com

    Hope to see you there. Happy reading.
    Kimberlee

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  8. Kara_MalinczakOctober 22, 2012 at 9:21 AM

    Interested to see if A Constellation of Vital Phenomena is any good. Love the cover and the blurb has me intrigued.

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  9. CharlieOctober 22, 2012 at 10:12 AM

    That looks a good eclectic mix! No books last week for me, though I've enough already for this month, so kind of glad.

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  10. TiOctober 22, 2012 at 12:06 PM

    I got McEwan's new one, Sweet Tooth!

    I also have Flight Behavior and The Dinner.

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  11. ZibileeOctober 22, 2012 at 5:57 PM

    The Lady and Her Monsters sounds freaky and fascinating. Two of my favorite things in a book! The others look wonderful as well. You had a very bountiful mailbox this week!

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  12. JennaOctober 22, 2012 at 8:01 PM

    The Dinner sounds intriguing and interesting, it is on my watch list.

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  13. Jo @ Booklover Book ReviewsOctober 23, 2012 at 5:35 AM

    First time I've seen the Anthony Marra title, sounds very moving - enjoy them all!

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  14. ChristinaOctober 23, 2012 at 1:36 PM

    Things I feel compelled to say:
    Flight Behavior: I'm on that tour too. *fist bumps*
    The Dinner: "Don't touch the plate. It's hot."
    Elders: Mormons?
    The Lady and Her Monsters: This one wins for most appealing cover this week. I am highly curious about this now.
    The Love Object: I've been wanting to read Edna O'Brien.

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