The Adventures of a Constant Reader

My copy of 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die hasn't gotten here yet so I'm going to review the book I just finished, The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson.  Swanson is a fairly new novelist.  His first book, The Girl With a Clock For a Heart , was published in 2014.   The Kind Worth Killing , his second novel, was published in 2015 and his next book, Her Every Fear , is due out in January 2017.  Swanson has also published short stories and poems including a sequence of poems inspired by the works of Alfred Hitchcock.  He and his wife currently reside in Massachusetts. The Kind Worth Killing is separated into three parts and each part is told from the viewpoint of different characters.  I find that Lily seems to me the main character, hers is the only point of view you read in all three sections.  The first section sets up the story.  Lily and Ted meet at a London airport, discuss Ted’s failing marriage, and begin to plot to murder his ...

Hello, and welcome to my book review blog. With this blog I plan to track my progress on the 1001 books you should read before you die by reviewing each book, giving a little background on the author and/or the time period in which the book was written, and assessing whether I personally think that it is a book that must be read before you die. When possible I will also recommend similar books that you might like if you enjoyed this book or similar books that I feel might be more worthy of being on a list of books to read before you die. I also plan to review other books that aren’t on the list as I read them because, honestly, I am usually reading more than one book at a time. It’s a sickness. For this blog I will be using the 2012 edition of 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die by Cassell Illustrated which is currently being shipped to me.  My hope is to post a new review every two weeks, be it a review of the book on the list or a review of another book I have read. If...