Code to Zero by Ken Follett

I am now a huge fan of Ken Follett. I listened to this book on CD. The narrorator was fantastic...I forget his name, but it's the version published by Recorded Books.

This was a great spy story. The main character, Luke, wakes up in a public restroom in DC not knowing who he is. The whole story is about him figuring out who he really is through the people around him. It's set against the backdrop of the launch of the first satellite/rocket into space in the early 60s. It kept me on the edge of my seat and was very entertaining. I recommend this one for anyone who likes good mysteries with a love story thrown in for extra good measure.

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Ok. Now I've wanted to read Wuthering Heights for a long time now. I think I bought the copy I have over a year ago...maybe even two years ago now. It took me a little while to get going and once I did I was really enjoying it. I had to put it down in the middle to finish "Beside a Burning Sea" for book club which hurt my momentum. I did finish it this morning though.

I have to say, I didn't love this book. I know it's a classic, but I found the story to be really sad. Two people who love each other, but then marry other people. Hello? No happy ending for those two people. Then their children, who are cousins, end up together at the end after they say some hurtful things to each other and act stupid.

I'll say that the writing style takes getting used to and is just as difficult to read as Jane Austen is. I really loved "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte (sister of Emily)--story was great and writing style was easy to read. WH was the opposite.

I will say that even though I wasn't thrilled with this one, I'm glad I can say that I've read it. Another crossed off my forever growing list of books to read.

I'm sure Nancy will post on "Beside A Burning Sea" at lovestoeatlovestoread.blogspot.com. I really enjoyed that one--fast paced read with love stories and a villian during WWII. It was fun...some of the gals in bookclub didn't think so. It was a fun discussion though.

"Whiteout" by Ken Follett

Hi Everyone! Happy New Year!

I just recently finished listening to "Whiteout" by Ken Follett. It was excellent--a real thriller. It takes place in Scotland starting on Christmas Eve. The main character Toni Gallo works for a lab that is trying to find the cure for cancer and other diseases. Her lab gets broken into and the deadly virus is stolen. It's a wild-goose chase that is entertaining and thrilling.

I'm in the middle of two other books: "Beside a Burning Sea" by John Shors for book club and "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte. I had to put WH down so that I could get our book club book read by next week. They are both very good, but I'll write more about them later.

Hope you all are finding good books to read so far in 2009.