My reviews/recommendations - this is also posted on Goodreads.
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks, 2 stars
I like Geraldine's other books, but this wasn't a very good book. I listened to it read by Geraldine and the tone and cadence of her voice were so slow, it was tiring to listen to. The book is focused on a newly widowed women who has also lost her sons and most of her village to the plague. It follows her life in the village as the plague strikes until one day an event happens that causes her to leave. She then starts a new life and the book ends. It sort of leaves you wanting more, but story was so slow and boring that I wouldn't really want to read anymore. I would skip this book and read March or People of the Book.
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach, 3 stars
I like Geraldine's other books, but this wasn't a very good book. I listened to it read by Geraldine and the tone and cadence of her voice were so slow, it was tiring to listen to. The book is focused on a newly widowed women who has also lost her sons and most of her village to the plague. It follows her life in the village as the plague strikes until one day an event happens that causes her to leave. She then starts a new life and the book ends. It sort of leaves you wanting more, but story was so slow and boring that I wouldn't really want to read anymore. I would skip this book and read March or People of the Book.
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach, 3 stars
Nicely written story with
well developed characters. Towards the end, the book gets a little crazy/weird
that turned me off, but the author was able to recover and ended the book on a
nice note. Very enjoyable!
A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty by
Joshilyn Jackson, 2 stars
Weird, crazy story. Skip this
book and read Between, Georgia. Much
better book!
Death Comes to Pemberly by PD
James, 3 stars
Mainly a book about Mr. Darcy
and the estate. It was ok.
11/22/63 by Stephen King, 4
stars
The English American by
Alison Larkin, 4 stars
Pippa Dunn is a hoot! I have read a handful of British novels and most are dark and depressing. This book is upbeat and light-hearted. It is a great book if you are looking for something different and want a fun story.
Atonement by Ian McEwan, 3 stars
If you are fascinated with
the assassination of JFK, this is great historical fiction book. I enjoyed this
story full of fiction and history. Great read.
Pippa Dunn is a hoot! I have read a handful of British novels and most are dark and depressing. This book is upbeat and light-hearted. It is a great book if you are looking for something different and want a fun story.
Atonement by Ian McEwan, 3 stars
A nice classic. I really
enjoyed the end of the book with the perspective of an older character. I
haven't seen the movie, I might now.
The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton, 3 stars
I listened to this book narrated by Caroline Lee. I just love her voice! This book followed a similar pattern as other Morton books - hidden family secrets discovered generations later. The story was very good, well developed, and had beautiful language but the secret was not surprising. If you are going to read a Morton book, I would recommend The Forgotten Garden. Loved that book!
The Storyteller by Jodi
Picoult, 4 stars
This was not a typical Jodi
Picoult novel about a mother and her struggles with motherhood during a very
difficult situation. This book does focus on family, past transgressions, and a
whole section dedicated to one storytellers account of her time during the
Holocaust. This was a wonderful book and I had a hard time putting it down. I
definitely recommend reading this book.
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein, 4 stars
This was a pretty sad book,
so if you are not in a happy place, then skip this book for a few months.
It was a great book and I really enjoyed the story from the dog's perspective. Things did get a little screw in the middle that I found annoying, but the author wrapped up the story nicely.
It was a great book and I really enjoyed the story from the dog's perspective. Things did get a little screw in the middle that I found annoying, but the author wrapped up the story nicely.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey by
Thornton Wilder, 3 stars
My Pulitzer Prize book for
the quarter. It was a book of short
stories related to the Bridge of San Luis Rey.
It was an easy read, but didn’t have a lot of meat. Unless you are crazy like me and reading all
the fiction Pulitzer Prize winners, you can skip this book.
What books have you read recently? Any make it onto your top book list?
Enjoy!
-ELH
What books have you read recently? Any make it onto your top book list?
Enjoy!
-ELH
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