"the color of lightning"
my take: this novel is based on the life of a real freed slave who lived in texas during the …
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"Emily, Alone"
my take: I loved this book. I’ve been experiencing a lot of loss lately, so the story of an elderly …
"the art of racing in the rain"
my take: oooooh. i loved this. hubby read it a while back and since my to-read pile is enormous, i …
"the illumination"
my take: file this one under the “different” category… i would classify as magical realism. there are two main threads …
Pride and Prejudice
my take: I’ve recently watched both newer versions of P&P … and since I inordinately love the BBC production with …
Half a Yellow Sun
my take: Civil war, Nigeria. hmmm. That could be super depressing. As much as this is a story about the …
The Housekeeper and the Professor
my take: I ordered this without really having any idea what it was about. When checking out on Amazon this …
The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted
my take: My friend Nancy allows her children an “eat whatever you want day” shortly after school gets out. (My …
The Postmistress
my take: I gave this to my mother-in-law for Christmas hoping I’d get a chance to read it after she …
Things We Didn’t Say
my take: I liked Kristina Riggle’s other book well enough to try another….this one set in my birth city, Grand …
Purple Hibiscus
my take:This was on my pile of books to read before the Festival of Faith & Writing. as such, I …
A Grown up Kind of Pretty
my take: Thank you, Joshilyn. You’ve done it again! It was worth the wait. I work with women in addiction …
The Paris Wife
my take: As soon as I finished this I did two things: 1) checked Wikipedia to see if the facts …
The Blind Contessa’s New Machine
my take: Oooh, this is a lovely little book. Little in your hand, but big in your experience. This historical …
"amy inspired"
my take: my mother handed me this and said she’d had low expectations and had been pleasantly surprised that she …
Into the Beautiful North
my take: I’m reading all things Urrea in preparation for the Festival of Faith and Writing in April. While this …
The Tiger’s Wife
my take: Of late I’ve been reading “different” books … this got me started on the path less taken: magical …
“Queen of America”
My take: I was so excited to read this … the continuation of The Hummingbird’s Daughter. I was a bit …
"everything is illuminated"
my take: i love to travel, and i especially love to listen to guides speak English with an accent and …
A Gate at the Stairs
my take: My mother had two copies of this, so she tossed one my way – without recommendation or explanation …
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