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This is indeed a dizzying array of feelings and situations. Short, some very short, stories, almost better described as vignettes describing slightly unsettled situations and scenarios. They draw you in and leave you feeling anxious and unsure of your next step. As a vertigo sufferer, I think this book is aptly named. Skillful story telling in short prose.

Jo Nesbo writes terrifying thrillers - and I love them! The Thirst, the latest installment in the Harry Hole series, absolutely does not disappoint. There are so many intertwined plots - the killer that Harry would like to forget, the fact that Harry is/was retired from the police force, and there is a personal element with his wife Raquel, that plays an undercurrent but important role. This is a story, like most of Nesbo's, that you can't easily forget, and won't put down.

This book is listed as a memoir, but what an innovative interpretation of that genre. The story weaves through encounters with various 'women in green', almost a kaleidoscopic view of the many facets of the author's personality and life. Each part of her life is examined very carefully, in a very detailed fashion, but we always end up with the woman in green. The color green has a particular meaning for the author, as she defines near the beginning, but even that term seems to have shades of meaning in each scenario. A fascinating way to examine the inner and outer life, and how the two come together.

A new volume in the Ravicka series, and I have to say it's my favorite. Not only does the author introduce us to 'geoscrogging' and the 'Comptroller' and his/her duties, but there is so much depth in this very slender volume. I thought it might just be me, but it's not - the sex of people in Ravicka is fluid, uncertain....for instance, the statement 'He is not an ordinary woman.' A sentence I had to read multiple times; this uncertainty adds an element to these stories that captivates. And the concept of houses moving and invisible homes, it is fantasy and yet there's more to it. I love these books, and I think they don't get enough exposure to the reading public.

FINALLY! Someone who gets me, albeit remotely. Knitters love to knit, and if you love to knit you love to stash yarn. Small amounts, large amounts, gigunda amounts, it's all the same. The gigunda amounts, however, fall into the SABLE category (Stash Acquired Beyond Life Expectancy), and I suspect that more people fall into that latter category. This book is full of fun essays from some of the world's great knitters, and what a fun ride this is. If you're looking for stash justification (...but the world might go to pieces, and where will I be without yarn and a mountain of knitting needles?!) or just for some sane thoughts about what might seem like an insane obsession by outsiders, this is your book.

I'm having a hard time believing that no one has yet reviewed this book. Granted, it is one part of the Pendergast Series, but it's such an integral part of the entire story laid out in that set of books. So many story lines working in this one, intertwining and coming together at the end. Pendergast is searching for his 'dead' wife, Helen; evil is at work in unlikely locations; and everyone has a different theory as to the motivations of others. The story moves from Scotland to the deep south of the US, and the seemingly separate storylines all combine in a surprising way. I don't think it's necessary to have read the entire series, in order, up to this point; the story is detailed enough to be complete on its own. And yet it introduces an element of 'to be continued' that makes reading the series most compelling. Agent Pendergast, as usual, defies certain death at every twist and turn, and this story will not disappoint.

This is the kind of book that has you holding your breath the entire read. Be ready for some fantasy and some very dark mystery/thriller action, with the devil thrown in for good measure. The plot revolves around an excavation site for a building, and the direction down is literally the wrong direction to be going. A journalist, Lela, sniffs out a story around the corporation in charge of the building site and there the trouble begins. There are some very interesting aspects as well - for instance, a device called Mirage which Hannah, Lela's blind niece, has been fitted with to enable her to see, but now she can also see black auras around evil. There aren't enough words to describe this story and not give away the plot, but it's an enjoyable and heart-pounding read.

This book is so unlike anything else I've ever read. On the surface, it's about a linguist's travels to the fictitious country/city/state of Ravicka, which is in a state of decay. But it's so much more, and it is likely that every reader will see something different. The linguist is clearly on the outside of everything and that defines the reader's experience as well; the language is a complex combination of speech and actions which add subtle nuances to every communication. It's a slender volume, and the first of a trilogy, but I'm not convinced they need to be read in any particular order. Of note is the fact that this book was published as part of the Dorothy Project, a publishing project featuring women writers. Highly recommended, a truly mind-broadening experience.

What a sweet, sad, magical tale of a lonely man and the path his life takes after saving the life of a giant mystical white crane. Although this story is based on a Japanese folk tale, Patrick Ness has a wonderful way of bringing the story to life in a unique way through his eloquent words. I think it shows how the life of a rather ordinary man (with an odd passion for paper cuttings) can be transformed.

Oh, how I wanted to love this book! I was anticipating this release in a way that I haven't looked forward to a book in years. But, I have to say that I was disappointed. It's a very introspective story, and it's told in the manner I would expect, but it was missing something. Maybe I'm just spoiled after 1Q84. It was a deep and a shallow book all in one, and while I felt sorrow for and truly empathized with 'Colorless Tsukuru' and was angered by his friends, this is a book that didn't move me the way that I had hoped.