Book Chicks read

Tinkers

my take: Oh, this slim book packs a lot of sadness. “George Washington Crosby began to hallucinate eight days before …

Little Bee

my take: I read this a year and a half ago, and, as it was pick for Book Chicks this …

The Elegance of the Hedgehog

my take: I accidentally started reading this just after finishing our lady of the lost and found and was profoundly annoyed …

Will in the World

my take: this year for Book Chicks we wanted something slightly more exciting and engaging in the biography/autobiography category. And …

Cry, the Beloved Country

my take: This is a brilliant book. Written in simple prose, with the cadence of the King James Bible, it’s …

Blink

my take: Don’t tell my cousin Joe that I really liked this book. A while back another cousin posted an …

The Happiness Project

my take: This book is right up my alley: self-improvement; resolutions; introspection. All from a slightly pessimistic view point. Gretchen’s …

The Imperfectionists

my take: This was a gem of a pick for Book Chicks … I thought it was a “quiet” read, sleepy …

The Hunger Games

my take: It’s hard to say I love this book because it is brutal. Seriously, I had nightmares. and, yet, …