review

Backseat Saints

my take: I’m in love with Joshilyn Jackson. I hope she’s writing right now. This is her fourth book. I …

An Altar in the World

my take: A lot of sentences in this book are worth reading several times. Seriously. the introduction alone is worth …

“Cutting for Stone”

my take: I know, I should have reviewed this book a long time ago. Thing is, what words can do …

"Let the Great World Spin"

my take: This book reads like butta … smooth and salty. The story is intricately and wondrously crafted.  If you …

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 Brain That Changes Itself

my take: I’m a bit of a brain nerd. I’m (maybe overly) interested in self-improvement, and very hopeful that the …

The Line

my take: I loved Olga Grushin’s first novel, The Dream Life of Sukhanov, and this is equally fabulous. The story …

The Imperfectionists

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

Everything Must Change

my take: This is one of those books I hope I never forget: never forget the shift in the universe …

The Help

my take: I got inspired listening to Diane Rehm’s “Reader Review” (rebroadcast)…I read The Help quite a while ago and hearing …

The Hunger Games

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

Still Alice

my take: A devastating, beautiful novel told from the perspective of an Alzheimer’s victim. As the disease progresses, the narrative …

Committed

my take: I initially had a hard time getting into this book, but was warmed eventually by her folksy, friendly …