best of 2011
not that other books i read this year aren’t worthy…here’s my short list for thosewho just want the best (susan …
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, …
"moon over manifest"
my take: this is a great younger read … probably younger than the typical “young adult.” it won the newbery …
"real life & liars"
my take: this is what i consider a great beach read…. i took it along to costa rica. i spotted …
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 Return of the Prodigal Son
my take: I’ve had this on the bedside at the cottage for a few years … poking through slowly. Pastor …
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
my take: We had a lively and long discussion at book chicks … and enjoyed a particularly wonderful lemon cake. …
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 …
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
my take: I see they are making a movie (starring Sandra Bullock) of this … so get it read before …
Little Bee
my take: I read this a year and a half ago, and, as it was pick for Book Chicks this …
Wench
my take: Whilst making our list in December, several chicks had already read The Help … it was suggested that …
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 …
Sag Harbor
my take: this is a coming of age story in the line of the miracle life of edgar mint and …
"home"
my take: this is a quiet and contemplative novel, set in the fictional small town Gilead…the title of a previous …
"I Still Dream About You"
my take: After getting through Will in the World, I thought I deserved a complete fluff beach read … and …
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 …
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