Monday, June 11, 2012

Monday: Mailbox/What Am I Reading?/Musing

Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia at A Girl and Her Books. Marie at Burton Book Review is hosting MM for June starting today. 
I received only one book, thanks to the publicist:
1) The Sadness of Samurai by Victor Del Arbol: When Isabel, a Spanish aristocrat living in the pro-Nazi Spain of 1941, becomes involved in a plot to kill her Fascist husband, she finds herself betrayed by her mysterious lover. The effects of her betrayal play out in a violent struggle for power in both family and government over three generations, intertwining her story with that of a young lawyer named Maria forty years later. During the attempted Fascist coup of 1981, Maria is accused of plotting the prison escape of a man she successfully prosecuted for murder. As Maria's and Isabel's narratives unfold they encircle each other, creating a page-turning literary thriller firmly rooted in history.

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila of Book Journey

I am in the midst of reading

 Tempest in the Tea Leaves by Kari Lee Townsend
The Virgin Journals by Travis Laurence Naught (poetry)

I finished reading the following 12 books:

All  I Saw Was The Girl by Peter Leonard
Sweet Release by Pamela Clare
Unbreak my Heart by Helen Scott Taylor
The Duchess of Love by Sally MacKenzie
Real Courage (poetry chapbook) by Michael Meyerhofer
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Curious Indian Cadaver by Shamini Flint
Murder In The Ashram by Kathleen McCaul
Cut Short by Leigh Russell
Sons And Lovers by James LePore
Heart of Mine by Michelle Beattie
Nothing Stays In Vegas by Elena Aitken
Calico Joe by John Grisham

I plan to read:

Many books!
What is the longest book you have ever read? How long did it take you to read it?

1) War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (1440 pages): It took me 2+ months to finish that.

 2) Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (1488 pages): Around a week

 3) Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (1088 pages): Around a week
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27 comments:

  1. bermudaonionJune 11, 2012 at 1:50 AM

    I've heard good things about The Sadness of Samurai - I hope you love it!

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  2. AnonymousJune 11, 2012 at 3:59 AM

    I have The Sadness of the Samurai, too. Looking forward to your thoguhts.

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  3. BurtonReview June 11, 2012 at 8:09 AM

    I was intrigued by the Samurai plot, looks like it has fabulous potential! Hope you enjoy it!

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  4. Martha EskuchenJune 11, 2012 at 8:22 AM

    You had a great week reading. I too will be interested on your thoughts of The Sadness of Samurai. Happy reading!

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  5. AmyJune 11, 2012 at 8:34 AM

    I've come across some Inspector Singh books in the library, but haven't tried one yet. What did you think?

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  6. Sheila (Bookjourney)June 11, 2012 at 9:27 AM

    You look like you have some good reading going on!

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  7. LydiaJune 11, 2012 at 9:29 AM

    Wow! 12 books - I thought I had a good reading week =) Hope you have fun this week.

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  8. The Brunette LibrarianJune 11, 2012 at 10:08 AM

    I read the Duchess of Love too! Are you going to go ahead and read the second? I'm reading it now - its pretty cute. :)

    What are YOU reading @ the Brunette Librarian??

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  9. pussrebootsJune 11, 2012 at 10:48 AM

    Wow! You had a great week of reading. My favorite read last week was Swahili for the Broken Hearted by Peter Moore. Please come see what else I'm reading.

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  10. The Reading DateJune 11, 2012 at 11:02 AM

    The Sadness of Samurai sounds wonderful. Hope you enjoy it!

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  11. Shelleyrae @ Book'd outJune 11, 2012 at 11:03 AM

    You read some really interesting selections last week!

    Wishing you a great reading week!

    Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out

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  12. caiteJune 11, 2012 at 12:57 PM

    a week for books that big? wow, you are a fast reader or had a LOT of free time on your hands.

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  13. MysticaJune 11, 2012 at 2:41 PM

    Your book sounds intriguing. You've done a lot of reading for this week.

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  14. SerenaJune 11, 2012 at 3:14 PM

    I hope you enjoy all of your books.

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  15. Mary (Bookfan)June 11, 2012 at 4:14 PM

    I hope you enjoy your "mailbox book"!

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  16. AnonymousJune 11, 2012 at 5:24 PM

    The Samurai one sounds really interesting. Would like to read it.

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  17. KristinJune 11, 2012 at 5:35 PM

    I'm intrigued by Tempest in the Tea Leaves...it sounds very interesting.

    Hope you have a great week!
    Kristin @ Always With a Book

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  18. Jennifer | Mrs Q Book AddictJune 11, 2012 at 5:56 PM

    Enjoy your new book. It's new to me. War and Peace took me awhile to read as well, but I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Happy reading!

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  19. Bellezza June 11, 2012 at 7:01 PM

    I loaned The Sadness of The Samurai to my mother, as I don't have time to get to it yet; she said she loved the writing but had to abandon it as there was 'lots of torture'. I suppose with a title like that, it's to be expected! It look like lots of people have receied that book, and I must say it intrigues me.

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  20. UnknownJune 11, 2012 at 7:52 PM

    Les Miserables and Atlas Shrugged were on my Musing Monday as well. New follower! Here's my MM: http://meganm922.blogspot.com/2012/06/musing-mondays.html

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  21. KwizgiverJune 11, 2012 at 8:24 PM

    I guess I blanked out on Les Mis being such a long book!

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  22. AnonymousJune 11, 2012 at 8:29 PM

    Enjoy! your new book, sounds captivating.

    http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/06/mailbox-monday_11.html

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  23. VasillyJune 11, 2012 at 9:05 PM

    Wow! What a great reading week! I hope this week goes just as well!

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  24. AnonymousJune 12, 2012 at 2:44 AM

    What a full week of reading! I guess War and Peace is the longest book I've read, too (followed by Atlas Shrugged). I don't remember how long it took me to read War and Peace, but I remember reading it while nursing my newborn son. :-)

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  25. Nise' June 12, 2012 at 3:02 AM

    You had a fantastic reading week.

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  26. wcs53June 12, 2012 at 6:02 AM

    I would really like to read War and Peace, but every time I take it off the shelf it just seems so overwhelming! My MM:
    http://wcs53.wordpress.com/2012/06/11/musing-mondays-june-11/

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  27. Jessica ( frellathon )June 12, 2012 at 12:19 PM

    Sounds like quite the read. I haven't heard of it hope you enjoy.

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