book chicks

"Marmee and Louisa"

my take: Every year at Book Chicks book club we read a biography or autobiography. And every year we’re all …

Smarter Than You Think

my take: I went into this one kicking and screaming a bit … it’s summer, and I want beach reads! …

The Boys in the Boat

my take: I finished this at 1:15 a.m. At about midnight I realized I was a goner – needed to …

"The Cellist of Sarajevo"

my take: This is a quick and excellent read … although it’s about WAR so it’s not entirely easy. It’s …

Frances and Bernard

my take: I can’t contain myself: this book is fabulous. Could end the review right here. Seriously. First of all, …

The Good Lord Bird

my take: Several years ago I listened to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn on tape in my van (yes, that’s …

The Round House

my take: I loved the voice of the narrator in this coming-of-age story. Joe looks back on a pivotal moment …

This is Where I Leave You

my take: Really, the family in this book has the corner on the DYSFUNCTION market. It’s being made into a …

A Moveable Feast

my take: This was great to read after reading The Paris Wife … if we hadn’t read that last year, …

Cleopatra: A Life

my take: I’m always, always, always glad to have read a biography once it’s done (and I’m almost always, always, …

Gone Girl

my take: I’d heard mixed reviews for this book … some loved it, some hated it, some seemed overwhelmed by …

How to be a Woman

my take: Whoa. This was a tough one. The first few chapters had the book chicks emailing to see if …

"Rules of Civility"

My take: I loved this! A great cast of characters, great plot, great depiction of the 1930’s, great fun with …

Like Life

my take: Okay, sometimes an author redeems themselves and sometimes you read one work by an author and you know …

Netherland

my take: Under the category of “expectations are everything”… we picked this book for Book Chicks based on my mother’s …

In the Woods

my take: Hubby and daughter have read all the Tana French novels … this is my first and the one …

"moloka’i"

my take: i love it when a novel can transport me to a different place and time … i love …

The Great Gatsby

my take: True confessions: this is not the cover of the copy I read … mine (from the 80’s?) has …