February In Review

So as I mentioned in my last post I wanted to read some of "February's Best Books" and I was able to conquer two of those from the list.  I'm also working on another and will have the update on that when I'm done.  This is what my iPad bookshelf currently looks like (it definitely runs the gamut):

I've recently finished Wise Men and The Dinner and I'm currently reading Vampires in the Lemon Grove which was also on the February list.  Up next I have 11/22/63 by Stephen King which is for one of my book clubs.  I'm also still in the middle of Mistborn and On The Road.  I do feel like I've lost a bit of steam in the past couple of months and can hopefully kick March into high reading gear.

Wise Men
I think I'm still trying to figure out an appropriate reaction to the ending but overall I thought it was an excellent read.  It is told entirely from the perspective of the son of a newly rich lawyer.  His dad has just won the biggest case of his life that will set his life on an alternate path.  I loved that the book constantly kept me guessing.  As the book starts you really have no idea where he is going to go with it and I like that.  I find that so many books these days are the same stories being told in a different setting by a different person.  This story was able to mix family issues with race and throw in a curve ball at the end.  Hilly struggles with identifying with the new world that has dad has brought them into and tries to find ways to quietly rebel.  I would definitely recommend to anyone looking for something a bit different.

The Dinner
So it is being billed as "The European Gone Girl" and while I can understand the similarities I thought it really stood on its own.  As soon as you start reading you know there is something not right with the situation.  The entire story is told during the course of dinner hence the name.  Paul, the narrator, did an excellent job is pulling the pieces together and moving between past and present events to weave the story of how they got to the current situation.  It is an excellent story about how far someone will go for their parents and what lines they are willing to cross.  I also think that being set in the Netherlands gives some perspective to some things Americans don't necessarily consider.

Happy Reading!

Anyone else reading something good?  Leave a comment as I'm always looking for something new.