Slow going but having fun!

I finished two more books:

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Magyk by Angie Sage

Love the Oz books...I am looking forward to reading the rest of them at some point. If I remember correctly from reading them when I was a kid, they get quite weird with all kinds of strange and scary creatures. Baum is a brilliant writer, though, and it is such fun to read his books.

Magyk was the first in another YA series. It was really good, but I need to quit getting caught up in the series - they just make my TBR pile grow like crazy!

Finished...

The Maze Runner by James Dashner.

Darn it all - another first in a trilogy that is not yet all published. Guess I'll have to wait. Sigh.

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

This was a kind of weird one. But totally enjoyable. And it made me cry so I obviously was attached to the characters and engaged in the story!

Book Club book

I finished The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers.

Talk about depressing! A beautifully written book, but definitely not one that leaves you feeling good. From the very beginning, the struggles of the characters overwhelmed me. As one other bookclub member commented "you finish the book and know there is no hope for any of the characters".

Glad I read it but not one I will be reading over and over!