Showing posts with label volt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label volt. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

"...your heart don't know if it's raining, or hot, or windy. It just keeps on beating.": Alan Heathcock

Volt: Stories (Amazon) by Alan Heathcock is a book of short stories. They all take place in the same town/rural area, of Krafton, and there are recurring characters and themes in each, the most common being redemption.

Volt was one of those books where I enjoyed it while I was reading but I don't honestly remember much about it. It might be because I was tired for some of it, or because of the author's writing style. I'm not entirely sure. I know I enjoyed reading it, but I'm not entirely sure why. I read it in two sessions, and during the second session I couldn't remember much of what I had read in the first, and so I had to go back and check.

However, anyone who is a fan of short stories that have a bit of mystery and violence will definitely be a fan. I didn't really notice until I read one of the summaries on Amazon, but each of the stories involves a violent death in some way. This sounds gruesome, but it's not particularly depicted as such.

Alan Heathcock does not seem to have any contact information available, so that wraps this up. Bye!

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

My To Be Read List

Hello everyone! I had quite the busy weekend and didn't finish anything! However, I wanted to make a quick post today. I decided to list five books in my To Be Read pile. Feel free to comment and let me know which I should read asap and which I might as well save for later.

1. Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
2. Volt: Stories by Alan Heathcock
3. Obedience by Will Lavender
4. This Girl Is Different by JJ Johnson
5. Calli by Jessica Lee Anderson

Also feel free to comment with other suggestions! I'm going on vacation next week and looking for things to read on the beach! I'm also doing the Once Upon A Read A Thon, so I need to stock up!