Momo by Michael Ende (5*)
Orphan girl in poor village is the only unaffected person who can save the world from the dehumanizing take over by a sinister cabal of time bandits who are conning people out of their allotted time by preying on their greed and foolishness. It is a very original and creative story that is also a thoughtful allegory about the erosion of human value as modern life grows more hectic and materialistic. It's supposedly a kid's story and although they might enjoy the fantasy tale, I doubt if they would get the allegorical tale. It seem pretty philosophical for a children's book, but as an old lady reader, I really enjoyed it.

Reading The Slynx by Tatiana Tolstaya. Not normally my cup of tea, but I'm sticking with it.

Finished My Best Friend's Exorcism - 3 stars.

Now reading Stern Men - Elizabeth Gilbert

NOS4A2 by Joe Hill. It's by Joseph King, Stephen's son, who goes by a pen name. This one is a horror.

Vision in Silver (The Others, #3) by Anne Bishop was 4 stars from me. A fantasy book series.

Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier. YA fantasy set in Transylvania (Romania).

Got two more Pulitzers under my belt--48 down and 46 (+ 4 not yet awarded) to go!

Less by Andrew Sean Greer (5*)
This is the prize winner that book snobs are most likely to put down as not worthy of a Pulitzer, but I loved it. It is a story about a middle-aged, close-to-broke, less-than-successful gay author whose ex-lover is marrying another. In order to avoid the pain of attending the wedding, he organizes his many invitations to travel around the world in various low-paying engagements for motley groups that can't afford a famous guest author. The story is told with warmth, sweetness, humor, and wisdom as he and his mid-life crisis encounter various misadventures and relive the memories of his life that brought him to this point. It is clearly-written, well-organized, enjoyable, fast-moving, and without weird or dragged-out, so that's probably why the elitist book-snobs judge it so harshly.

The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich (5*)
This is a fictionalized 1953 story of the author's grandfather, who struggled to protect his tribe during a very difficult period in their history, as the federal government sought to seize the best reservation land and resources and cut the Indian Affairs expenses involved in keeping the treaties by dissolving the treaties and reservations, leaving most of the people homeless, broke, and without means of survival. It has a lot of characters and bounces around several secondary and tertiary subplots about the troubles of many other tribe members, that often made an unwelcome interruption when the main story was getting interesting. This one is dragged-out, since I personally found the diversions excessive, but the central story about this amazing man is wonderful and makes wading through all the other stuff worthwhile.

Hollywood Dead (Sandman Slim, #10) by Richard Kadrey. I don't know why I like these books, but something appeals to me. They are easy reads but not stellar content. However I am on book 10 out of 12 so I will probably continue the series.

I finished my last two books and enjoyed both.

I've now started The Last Camel Died At Noon by Elizabeth Peters. It's the sixth book in the Amelia Peabody series.

Catfish_Fan, I understand the appeal of light, easy, fun reads. They are "feel good" reads.

nossmf, good luck on your second book!

The Guide by Peter Heller. This one is a sequel to The River and is a psychological thriller.