0 stars
Can't get into this one and with a mediocre recommendation from a trusted reading pal, I'm going to move on.
Saturday, March 14, 2015
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
0 stars
I was super-excited to immediately get my hands on a Kindle copy from the library. This is a brand new book and I had just seen how Books on the Nightstand raved about it. Disappointed that I cannot get into this book either! Actually, since I also did not like this author's The People in the Trees, perhaps it's not so surprising.
I was super-excited to immediately get my hands on a Kindle copy from the library. This is a brand new book and I had just seen how Books on the Nightstand raved about it. Disappointed that I cannot get into this book either! Actually, since I also did not like this author's The People in the Trees, perhaps it's not so surprising.
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
*** 3 stars
This was another quick read. I knew it was in "verse form" which would not usually be something I would pick, so I was a little worried I wouldn't like it. Turned out that I found the style to be a non-issue and I liked reading this very personal memoir. I'm not sure it lived up to all the hype but it was a good read.
This was another quick read. I knew it was in "verse form" which would not usually be something I would pick, so I was a little worried I wouldn't like it. Turned out that I found the style to be a non-issue and I liked reading this very personal memoir. I'm not sure it lived up to all the hype but it was a good read.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
0 stars
A did-not-finish. Disappointed, after hearing for years how wonderful this book is, I'm disappointed I couldn't get into it. I wonder if it's a "guy's book". I don't know; when this happens I think for a minute there's something wrong with me and then I move on. As you'll see in subsequent posts, I've had a run through lately of raved-about books that left me un-engaged......It's not you, book, I'm sure it's me!
A did-not-finish. Disappointed, after hearing for years how wonderful this book is, I'm disappointed I couldn't get into it. I wonder if it's a "guy's book". I don't know; when this happens I think for a minute there's something wrong with me and then I move on. As you'll see in subsequent posts, I've had a run through lately of raved-about books that left me un-engaged......It's not you, book, I'm sure it's me!
Then and Always by Dani Atkins
*** 3 stars
This was a super-quick read and perfect for a car trip. It was a charming little "what-if" tale with some twists and turns.
This was a super-quick read and perfect for a car trip. It was a charming little "what-if" tale with some twists and turns.
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast
***** 5 stars
It was a bit unsettling to read this the week my mother-in-law died but it was due back at the library! This was an amazing, painful, funny, insightful graphic novel about the author's experiences with her aging parents and their ends of life. I experienced the loss of my own mother a few years ago and now my husband's mother, all the while keeping an eye on my dad and seeing how his life is changing....well, let's just say the book resonated with me. It's candid and honest and hard to read, but also offers a great deal of comfort and wisdom. Highly recommended!
It was a bit unsettling to read this the week my mother-in-law died but it was due back at the library! This was an amazing, painful, funny, insightful graphic novel about the author's experiences with her aging parents and their ends of life. I experienced the loss of my own mother a few years ago and now my husband's mother, all the while keeping an eye on my dad and seeing how his life is changing....well, let's just say the book resonated with me. It's candid and honest and hard to read, but also offers a great deal of comfort and wisdom. Highly recommended!
Gray Mountain by John Grisham
*** 3 stars
I approach a new Grisham with a great deal of trepidation as he has become quite inconsistent. His books are definite "borrow, not buy" books. This was a good read with an interesting premise. Having to set the activities just a few years ago (the plot hinges on the economic downturn) as all a little bit awkward. I wonder if this is the start of a new recurring character.
This was a good mystery and I enjoyed the stories of the folks using the Legal Aid clinic, particularly the old lady who wanted to preserve her land and protect it from the mining companies.
I approach a new Grisham with a great deal of trepidation as he has become quite inconsistent. His books are definite "borrow, not buy" books. This was a good read with an interesting premise. Having to set the activities just a few years ago (the plot hinges on the economic downturn) as all a little bit awkward. I wonder if this is the start of a new recurring character.
This was a good mystery and I enjoyed the stories of the folks using the Legal Aid clinic, particularly the old lady who wanted to preserve her land and protect it from the mining companies.
The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg
*** 3 stars
This was a book club choice and although it was almost entirely different from what I expected, I found it to be a quick and enjoyable read. It generated good discussion with the group, too, especially around a little known area of WWII history, the WASPs.
I was much more interested in the "girls" of the All-Girl Filling Station than of Sookie's present day story. I found the Sookie character somewhat overwrought and hard to understand. But all in all in was a fun read!
This was a book club choice and although it was almost entirely different from what I expected, I found it to be a quick and enjoyable read. It generated good discussion with the group, too, especially around a little known area of WWII history, the WASPs.
I was much more interested in the "girls" of the All-Girl Filling Station than of Sookie's present day story. I found the Sookie character somewhat overwrought and hard to understand. But all in all in was a fun read!
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