Category Archive: Books

20 Jan

The Little Stranger

The Little Stranger

Sarah Waters This book held so much promise: a 20th century ghost story taking place in the old, run-down Hundreds Hall, a mansion in England where …

 
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21 Jul

The Help

The Help

Kathryn Stockett I’ve been severely delinquent on posting updates about what I’m reading and watching these days.  I probably have a backlog of about six or …

 
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23 Apr

Light on Snow

Light on Snow

Anita Shreve This quick, easy read was enjoyable and engaging, just like The Pilot’s Wife.  Shreve starts this novel with Robert Dillon and his daughter, Nicky, …

 
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16 Apr

Fraud

Fraud

David Rakoff I didn’t find Fraud as funny as Don’t Get Too Comfortable.  Maybe part of the problem was that I missed some of Rakoff’s obscure …

 
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03 Apr

Outliers

Outliers

Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book is about success and why some people find it more easily than others.  Gladwell makes the point that it’s rarely …

 
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28 Feb

American Wife

American Wife

Curtis Sittenfeld While this book is a work of fiction, and “loosely inspired” by the life of Laura Bush, I found myself asking the question, “Did …

 
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09 Feb

Ferberizing Jack

Ferberizing Jack

Whoever came up with the phrase, “slept like a baby”, probably did not have any children. After months of very little sleep, Ed and I …

 
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31 Jan

The Blood of Flowers

The Blood of Flowers

Anita Amirrezvani Amirrezvani, an Iranian-American, tells the story of a young girl growing up in 17th century Persia.  Her life is thrown into turmoil when her …

 
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31 Jan

Norwegian Wood

Norwegian Wood

Haruki Murakami This was a wonderful and sad love story… but what I’ve come to love about Murakami’s writing is the environment you feel when reading …

 
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23 Jan

The Unlikely Lavender Queen

The Unlikely Lavender Queen

Jeannie Ralston Like Elizabeth Gilbert in Eat, Pray, Love, Ralston documents her journey of life, love, and finding a place to call  home in The Unlikely …

 
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