How to be a Woman
my take: Whoa. This was a tough one. The first few chapters had the book chicks emailing to see if …
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"The Age of Miracles"
my take: I loved this. It sounds lame to say it’s ‘novel’ but it’s true. Something different. A great new …
Like Life
my take: Okay, sometimes an author redeems themselves and sometimes you read one work by an author and you know …
The Beginner’s Goodbye
my take: I love Anne Tyler’s whacky and wonderful characters. It doesn’t matter which novel of hers you pick … …
"Bel Canto"
my take: My interest in Ann Patchett was piqued this summer when I got around to reading a recommend by …
The Odds
my take: After enjoying Emily, Alone so much I wanted to check out other books by Stewart O’nan. Browsing for …
Netherland
my take: Under the category of “expectations are everything”… we picked this book for Book Chicks based on my mother’s …
In the Woods
my take: Hubby and daughter have read all the Tana French novels … this is my first and the one …
Help Thanks Wow
my take: Anne Lamott is my soul-sister twin born from another mother. In her latest work she gives the shortcut …
Does This Church Make Me Look Fat?
my take: I loved this. I laughed. I cried. I came away a better person. The perfect trifecta for me …
The Sense of an Ending
my take: This is an odd, but good, little book. I admit that I liked it better after I found …
Same Kind of Different as Me
my take: In my work with ladies in recovery I often suggest books for them or read them bits from …
The Septembers of Shiraz
my take: Septembers is set in Iran after the Shah has been removed in the 1980’s. I remember that event, and …
"The Flight of Gemma Hardy"
my take: I recently watched the newest movie version of Jane Eyre … and liked it a lot … so my …
The Dead Father’s Club
my take: We at book chicks like to think of ourselves as Shakespeare experts since reading Will in the World. …
"Marcelo in the Real World"
my take: First off, ignore the cover. Seriously. This book is for high school and above and the cover doesn’t …
State of Wonder
my take: A few years ago when Bel Canto was all the rage, I refused to read it. Sometimes I push back …
The Great Gatsby
my take: True confessions: this is not the cover of the copy I read … mine (from the 80’s?) has …
Pride and Prejudice
my take: I’ve recently watched both newer versions of P&P … and since I inordinately love the BBC production with …
Half a Yellow Sun
my take: Civil war, Nigeria. hmmm. That could be super depressing. As much as this is a story about the …
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