The Buried Giant - Kazuo Ishiguro

Hmm. I truly don't know what to say about this book. I picked it up at the library because I loved The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go but I'm sad to say I just couldn't get in to this one. The setting and premise seemed interesting but unfortunately the style of writing just didn't connect for me. 

The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt - Richard H. Wilkinson

Like many kids, I had a love affair with Ancient Egypt - I even wanted to be an Egyptologist when I grew up. Sadly that never came to pass, but I did take classes here and there, including learning to read hieroglyphs at a beginner level. So when I stumbled on this book at the library I couldn't resist bringing it home. This book would be an invaluable reference for anyone who is interested in Ancient Egypt or in ancient religions. It's a beautiful book, filled with photos of the stunning artwork in tombs and temples and  decorative objects. It definitely made me want to break out my Dictionary of Middle Egyptian and read the inscriptions shown. Recommended. 

The Island of Missing Trees - Elif Shafak

June's book club choice was a deceptively fast read. I'm still thinking about some of the events in this book. I really liked the semi-magical-realness element of the story; it helped to bring some life and some hope amidst a lot of conflict and turmoil. Why do people have to endlessly fight? I'll never understand it. The discussion of the book should be fascinating.