"The Broken Hours [a Novel of H.P. Lovecraft]" by Jacqueline Baker

This was an interesting, slightly confusing piece of fiction which gave me some insight into the life of H.P. Lovecraft. I'm not sure if the point of the ending was that the book was inside the mind of Lovecraft during his final year of life or if Crandle really existed and was going mad. I would have to reread to be sure, but I have already returned the book. The author captured the mood of Lovecraft's writing very well.

“Origin” by Dan Brown

This book is more thoughtful and intellectual than I expected from a Dan Brown novel. I’m guessing that fundamentalist religious people did not like it one little bit....And I also enjoyed the Spanish setting and references to Gaudi and Blake.

“Ethan Frome and other stories” by Edith Wharton

To my intense surprise, I enjoyed Ethan Frome very much despite the depressing subject matter. Edith Wharton made the scenes absolutely come to life, and the sadly ironic ending was quite clever. The other stories, which were ghost stories, were also well written and original.