"Beautiful Ruins"
my take: A great blend of current and historical. The chapters alternate between characters and time periods…Italy! Hollywood! Richard Burton! …
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"The Doctor’s Wife"
my take: As a doctor’s wife I was curious about this book … it’s very small … actually more of …
"The Dog Stars"
my take: This is an amazing book. I’m not a huge fan of post-apocalyptic fiction …. The Road was a …
"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 …
The Beginner’s Goodbye
my take: I love Anne Tyler’s whacky and wonderful characters. It doesn’t matter which novel of hers you pick … …
"The American Heiress"
my take: Several books now have “if you love Downton Abbey” or “for Downton fans” on the front … this one …
"Bel Canto"
my take: My interest in Ann Patchett was piqued this summer when I got around to reading a recommend by …
The Odds
my take: After enjoying Emily, Alone so much I wanted to check out other books by Stewart O’nan. Browsing for …
Netherland
my take: Under the category of “expectations are everything”… we picked this book for Book Chicks based on my mother’s …
"The Chaperone"
my take: Laura Moriarty writes believable characters in mid-west settings … appealing to this mid-west girl. The Book Chicks read …
"shine shine shine"
my take: it’s interesting to think about if the authors you like to read read books you’d like as well….one …
"moloka’i"
my take: i love it when a novel can transport me to a different place and time … i love …
The Sense of an Ending
my take: This is an odd, but good, little book. I admit that I liked it better after I found …
"the house at tyneford"
my take: the cover advertised fans of Downton Abbey would also love this book … and that may be true. …
"death comes to pemberley"
my take: I recently came across a blog that was subtitled “because life’s too short to read bad books.” and …
The Septembers of Shiraz
my take: Septembers is set in Iran after the Shah has been removed in the 1980’s. I remember that event, and …
"The Flight of Gemma Hardy"
my take: I recently watched the newest movie version of Jane Eyre … and liked it a lot … so my …
The Dead Father’s Club
my take: We at book chicks like to think of ourselves as Shakespeare experts since reading Will in the World. …
State of Wonder
my take: A few years ago when Bel Canto was all the rage, I refused to read it. Sometimes I push back …
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