Books I’ve Added to Goodreads in 2019 - January So Far

Books I’ve Added to Goodreads in 2019 - January

1. The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs by Katherine Howe
• I’ve loved Katherine Howe since The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane.  She does modern witches very well.
2. Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy
• I saw the preview of the movie on Netflix and knew I had to get my hands on the book before I watched it.  This seems unlikely as I am #194 of 236 in the library queue.
3. A Touch of Gold by Annie Sullivan
• When I was 10, my Grandad gave me the Bullfinch’s Mythology Coloring Book, and I’ve had a soft spot for myths and their reimaginings ever since.
4. The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman
• I read this series when I was in grad school at the recommendation of a professor who was borderline obsessed with Philip Pullman.  He had the microphone ono our bus trip to Oxford, and it was basically running commentary about His Dark Materials.  Since I couldn’t remember anything about it - I spent a lot of time in nightclubs during that period of my life - I decided a re-read was in order.  If you can get your hands on the audiobook version, DO IT.  Anton Lesser is fabulous!
5. Southern Discomfort: A Memoir by Tena Clark
• This came as a “If You Liked The Liars’ Club, Then You’ll Love…”.  I did.  Let’s see if I do.
6. The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner
• One of the very best things about reading is that you can experience lives and places that you might otherwise never experience.  I mean, I really hope that I never experience women’s prison other than via reading.
7. The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson
• Described as “epic” and “thrilling,” I think it will be enlightening to learn more about North Korea.
8. The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M. Barry
• Was anyone else thrilled when Lavinia caught the Spanish Flu and died on Downton Abbey?  
9. The Passage by Justin Cronin
• My husband saw the preview for the TV version of this and was super-excited.  He has a soft spot for Zack Morris.  Watching the show before reading the book may be unavoidable.
10. The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
• I like Ruth Ware books okay.  To me they seem more complicated than necessary, and I always swear not to read another one.  Clearly, I either don’t mean it or have just accepted that I lie to myself about books...a lot.