review

The Tiger’s Wife

my take: Of late I’ve been reading “different” books … this got me started on the path less taken: magical …

“Queen of America”

My take: I was so excited to read this … the continuation of The Hummingbird’s Daughter. I was a bit …

A Gate at the Stairs

my take: My mother had two copies of this, so she tossed one my way – without recommendation or explanation …

A Simple Act of Gratitude

my take: I read this in a day … a little book with lots of inspiration. I include gratitude suggestions …

The Madonnas of Leningrad

my take: It would seem that this book has the perfect mix to be super depressing: Russia, World War II, …

A Visit from the Goon Squad

my take: I was eager to read this after having read about Jennifer Egan on the NPR books website. Unfortunately, …

Food Rules

my take: I read The Omnivore’s Dilemma a couple years ago (my copy is at Lakewood Family Medicine if anyone …

Willpower

my take: This is right up my alley … informative, practical, full of anecdotal stories, (some of very famous people), …

Villette

my take: The class was billed as “a famous Victorian novel you may never have heard of.” True enough. The …

The Used World

my take: I love Haven Kimmel. She’s a sensible mid-west girl who can make characters come alive… mostly, I think, …

Tinkers

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

Imperfect Birds

my take: Anne Lamott and I must be twins separated at birth … her non-fiction works have shown me how …

The Lacuna

my take: I heard several reviews on NPR … none of them positive. Hubby included this in the 12 days …

Okay for Now

my take: I loved this! A minor character from The Wednesday Wars tells his story…so for me, a familiar yet …

The Wednesday Wars

my take: Pastor Heidi read a wonderful passage from this in her sermon recently, so I was prompted to finally …

Little Bee

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