Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes

Got some really good recipes and ideas for recipes. Desultory style. Relaxing read but too slow-paced and plotless for my tastes.

Apparently, she has another book out. Not sure if I want to follow up.

Made me want to visit Italy.

1984 by George Orwell

Didn't know what to expect.

Not bad.

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

Liked it.

Sappho's Leap by Erica Jong

I can't tell if this book was supposed to be a romance or historical fiction. I thought it was historical fiction when I first bought it.

Not bad, but I wouldn't read it again or recommend it to others. It just wasn't all that good.

The Winner Stands Alone by Paulo Coelho

Liked it. Depressing. Good twists. I liked the insight into the background of Hollywood.

Better update later.

Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho

Good book. Depressing. Not predictable, which I like even though the ending should've been predictable.

As always, Coelho is an excellent writer.

More later.

The Hunger Games, Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Best one yet - didn't have that ridiculous suspense device on whether or not Katniss will survive.

Ending kind of cliche.

Don't like her writing really. Too two-dimensional. Good plot and plot idea though.

Better update later.