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 …

book chicks 2011

The Imperfectionists Tom RachmanThe Happiness Project Gretchen RubinLet the Great World Spin Colum McCannOur Lady of the Lost and Found Diane …

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 …

"room"

my take: Gads! I read this in gulps … couldn’t put it down. Voyeuristic is the word coming to mind …

12 books for 12 days

my ever so fabulous husband has this thing about doing a “12 days of Christmas” for me … the 12 …

"a spot of bother"

my take: i laughed out loud almost every night while reading, which jeff finds annoying. it’s nice to be i’m-reading-a-funny-book …

best of 2010

too many to include on my Christmas card this year …. fiction:The Line by Olga GrushinLittle Bee by Chris CleeveBackseat …

reading list 2010

here’s what i read this year (in approximately the order in which i read them) … color coded by my …

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 …

book chicks 2010

reviews coming soon for each … 2011 list also The Translator by Leila AboulelaThe Hour I First Believed by Wally LambPopulation: …

Committed

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

one woman’s opinion

ever have someone ask you “read any good books lately?” or “what are you reading?” the forty-something hormones and brain …