"The Daughters of Mars"
my take: I learned about this from a friend (former soccer moms together) who reads this blog … I bought …
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The Storied Life of A.J. Firky
my take: This is just fun. If you love book stores, if you love books, if you love love triumphing …
"The Sojourn"
my take: This slim book was a great surprise. I saw it on my cousin Betsy’s TO READ pile and …
Me Before You
my take: This is in that beautiful intersection of easy reading and social issues….Pretty Woman meets Dr. Kevorkian. Not high …
"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 …
Ordinary Grace
my take: Apparently, William Kent Krueger writes mysteries … and this novel is a venture off his usual style … …
The Good Luck of Right Now
my take: I watched The Silver Linings Playbook several months ago and was stunned by it … wild, gripping, poignant, disturbing, …
"The Care and Handling of Roses with Thorns"
my take: I’m always on the look-out for good reads for my friend Nancy who requires a plot without terrible …
The Whole Golden World
my take: After finishing a self-help nonfiction, I was looking for something easy and fast. And this fit the bill …
What Happened to Sophie Wilder?
my take: A classic boy loves the wrong girl for waaaaaay too long story. And much more. Both main characters …
"We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves"
my take: I read Ms. Fowler’s The Jane Austen Bookclub several years ago, and it was so so. I am …
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 Orphan Master’s Son"
my take: My sisters and my daughters and I have a bit of a short hand talk for certain kinds …
"The Art of Hearing Heartbeats"
my take: Pictured on the top of my pile of things to read for a trip to St. Lucia, daughter …
"Telegraph Avenue"
my take: Oh, man, this novel has everything and the kitchen sink. Most of the way through the book I …
"Someone Else’s Love Story"
my take: The real love story here is my head-over-heels infatuation with all things Joshilyn Jackson writes. For reals. This …
"The Fault in Our Stars"
my take: This was almost as wonderful and necessary as Wonder … but for a slightly older age group. (And …
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 …
The Jane Austen Marriage Manual
my take: Pretty much I’m a sucker for anything Jane, and I had Jane on the brain as I perused …
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