Sara's reading log

I am a book hoarder and reader. My main genre is SF, but I also love magic realism, fantasy and general fiction. Favorite authors are Iain M. Banks, Ursula K. LeGuin, Haruki Murakami, José Saramago, Isaac Asimov, Ben Aaronovitch and more. My rating system is based on five stars. I rate books based on my expectations and what a books aims to be. This means that the brilliant 'Fahrenheit 451' gets five stars because I thought it would be good, people said it was good, and it was good, but 'A Closed and Common Orbit' also gets five stars because in its series, in its style, I really enjoyed it and was not disappointed.

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

  • Started on: 2010-10-08
  • Finished on: 2010-10-12
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: ****-
  • Genre(s): General Fiction

Another book that came highly recommended by LT members. The book follows the main character who is asked to write a biography of Vida Winter, one of the worlds most loved writers who always told stories about her life, never the truth.
During the story the truth is slowly unraveled from the story, which is filled with ghosts, tragedy, twins and fire. Near the end of the book the truth is revealed, not entirely unexpected. The writing was very good, and I found that I could not put the book down. Four out of five stars.

  • Started on: 2010-10-08
  • Finished on: 2010-10-12
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: ****-
  • Genre(s): General Fiction

Another book that came highly recommended by LT members. The book follows the main character who is asked to write a biography of Vida Winter, one of the worlds most loved writers who always told stories about her life, never the truth.
During the story the truth is slowly unraveled from the story, which is filled with ghosts, tragedy, twins and fire. Near the end of the book the truth is revealed, not entirely unexpected. The writing was very good, and I found that I could not put the book down. Four out of five stars.