Posted in Books on Jan 20th, 2010 No Comments »
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 the eccentric Ayers family lives. The plot was thick with unanswered questions, strange events, and even a bit of a love story. Unfortunately, it just didn’t come together […]
Posted in Books, Audiobooks on Jul 21st, 2009 2 Comments »
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 seven books that I’ve read and haven’t written about, and I doubt I’ll actually end up posting about all of them. I did want to post about this book, though, […]
Posted in Books on Apr 23rd, 2009 No Comments »
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, finding an abandoned baby in the snow near their house. Dillon and Nicky have their own painful past that they are running from, and the baby brings up old memories […]
Posted in Books, Audiobooks on Apr 16th, 2009 No Comments »
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 references and jokes. Rakoff is very self-deprecating, which can sometimes be funny, but his writing style is so complex that I found it hard to follow, especially on audiobook.
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Posted in Books on Apr 3rd, 2009 No Comments »
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 the case that someone rises to great heights without a little help, advantage, or opportunity. He covers topics on why the best ice hockey players are born in January, why […]
Posted in Books on Feb 28th, 2009 No Comments »
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 that really happen to Laura?” throughout the entire novel. After reading an interview with the author, where Sittenfeld states that she feels about 85% of the book is made up, […]
Posted in Books, Jack on Feb 9th, 2009 2 Comments »
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 decided it was time for some changes in Jack’s sleep habits. Since Jack arrived, we’d actually read several books on the sleep topic: Babywise, The No-Cry Sleep Solution, and The […]
Posted in Books on Jan 31st, 2009 No Comments »
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 father dies suddenly and she is left without a dowry, shrinking her prospects for a marriage. The unnamed girl and her mother move to Isfahan, where a distant relative offers […]
Posted in Books, Audiobooks on Jan 31st, 2009 No Comments »
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 his books. Granted, I’ve only read A Wild Sheep Chase (and I just started The Wind-Up Bird Chronical), but in all of his novels, I feel that I can immerse […]
Posted in Books on Jan 23rd, 2009 No Comments »
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 Lavender Queen. Ralston begins her story as a successful, 20-something journalist enjoying life in Manhattan, when she meets the man of her dreams, Robb, a photographer for National Geographic. She […]