Books 13 & 14

The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon

This book is really... really... GOOD. A young boy (Daniel Sempere) is taken to the Cemetery for Lost books by his book seller father, and the book that chooses to leave with him is The Shadow of the Wind. Taking the book leads him, eventually, into a Hollywood style mystery. Who is the man with the rough voice that seeks the book so badly? Is he the same man who is systematically burning every book ever written by Julián Carax? This is a book that really draws you in, and satisfyingly so. I absolutely loved it. The book was lent to me and I will happily add it to my private collection in the future.

The Dog Who Wouldn't Be - Farley Mowat

Farley Mowat tells the story of his childhood in the Canadian prairies with tales of his beloved dog Mutt in The Dog Who Wouldn't Be. Mutt didn't fancy himself dog or human... clearly he was above both of them! I really did laugh out loud at this little book, and it was an interesting shot of Canadian geography and history at the same time. Though it really is more of a pre-teen aged book, reading it really helped illustrate to me why Farley Mowat is one of Canada's best known (and best loved) authors.

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Book Count: 14/50