What I want to know today is … what are the most “wintery” books you can think of? The ones that almost embody Winter?
This year I read few books that were quite "wintery." First, The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney. It takes place in the Canadian wilderness, full of snow and ice. I was reading it during several cold spells here in Texas and the book made it seem even chillier than it actually was. The second "wintery" book I read recently was A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. It is appropriate to the winter season for all the obvious reasons: christmas, ghosts, and snowy streets. Finally, earlier this year I read Cold Skin by Albert Sanchez Pinol, a very strange tale that takes place in an Antarctic island.
Cold Skin sounds intriguing.
ReplyDeleteCold Skin sounds interesting. It's gonna be Dostoevsky all the way: White Nights, The Heavenly Christmas Tree.
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One of my picks was Tenderness of Wolves also. And the Jack London story "To Build a Fire" - I checked myself for frostbite after reading that one!
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Good answers. Merry Christmas. Here's my post.
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Just looked up Tenderness of Wolves on Goodreads and it sounds like a really fascinating book. Thanks for the list!
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I am currently reading The Tenderness of Wolves and can you believe it, I forgot to mention it.
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Three books to read near a warm fire for sure.
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