The Reader on the 6.27 by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent - Guylain Vignolles is the victim of an unfortunate name (I think you have to be French to understand), and as a result has always lived life on the edges, trying to be ignored. He has a job he hates and is actually afraid of. His only joy is reading aloud on the commuter train every morning. He gains some followers and slowly, gradually his life begins to change. And then he finds a memory stick on the train that may change his life forever. A charming little book with a few frank passages.
4.5 stars
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Tomorrow by Damian Dibben - the last thing his master said to Tomorrow was to meet him on the steps of the cathedral if they became separated. And he has been faithfully waiting - for 127 years. Tomorrow is a dog belonging to a man who has somehow become immortal and he's made his dog immortal too. They spend the centuries traveling as his master tries to find a purpose. But they're always on the lookout for a man who has become their enemy. Told from the viewpoint of the dog, this was beautifully written. His immortality seems to have made Tomorrow very wise and eloquent. I could tell from the cover that I would cry at some point and I was right. I'll be thinking about this book for a long time.
5 stars
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The Darkest Time of Night by Jeremy Finley - Lynn Roseworth, wife of a senator, has her life thrown into chaos when her youngest grandson disappears in the night. She's always been fearful of the woods behind her house and has forbidden her grandchildren from going in them. But what really scares her are the words her other grandson says when asked about the disappearance, he says "the lights took him". And Lynn has heard those words many times before as a young woman doing research for an astronomy professor. Since Lynn left that world, she has almost sublimated herself as the wife of an important man and as a mother and grandmother. But her determination to find her grandson makes her take unthinkable measures. What starts out as a thriller quickly becomes very sci-fi.
3.5 stars
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