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 Hummingbird’s Daughter
my take: I loved this book. Is it too early to say best book of the year? As in, it’s …
"House of Prayer No. 2"
My take: This memoir left me breathless. I’ve never read a memoir written with such urgency. I kept waiting for …
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 …
Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith
my take: This book was a soothing balm for my tumultuous mind & soul this fall and early winter …. …
Willpower
my take: This is right up my alley … informative, practical, full of anecdotal stories, (some of very famous people), …
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 …
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