Whoa! What a book! Peace Like a River is storytelling at its finest. Author Leif Enger crafted a tale of hope, love and spirituality that will stay with you long after you read the last word. Continue reading
Category Archives: Fiction
August’s Kind of Like a Book Club Book
August’s discussion book is “The Secret Keeper”, by Kate Morton. Here’s the summary from the library’s website: Continue reading
Book Review: News of the World by Paulette Jiles
News of the World is a well spun tale that takes place in Texas in the 1870s. It’s the story of Captain Jefferson Kidd, who is hired to return 10-year-old Johanna to her relatives upon her liberation from the Kiowa. Johanna has lived with the Kiowa people for four years and has completely adopted their ways and their language, creating several challenges for CPT Kidd as he tries to safely escort her several hundred miles across the still very wild Texas countryside. Continue reading
Book Review: The Dry by Jane Harper
Looking for a well written, straightforward mystery novel? The Dry might just fit the bill. Continue reading
Book Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Where’d You Go, Bernadette tells the story of a family that’s in trouble mainly because the “grown ups” have lost their way. It’s an often hilarious and sometimes mildly appalling parody of life in these days of helicopter parenting, perceived victimhood and impersonal electronic communication. Continue reading
Book Review: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry was April’s ‘Kind of Like a Book Club’ book. If you read it, I hope you share your opinion in the comments section below. Don’t feel bad about disagreeing with me. I had a very strong reaction to this novel that I know not everyone shares. For example, a reviewer for the Washington Post called it “a cause for celebration”. I sure beg to differ. Continue reading
Book Review: The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore
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The Last Days of Night is a novel based on the battle between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to establish some of the standards for the emerging electricity infrastructure during the late 1880’s. Based on that description, you might be thinking *yawn*, but stay with me! Continue reading
“Still Life with Bread Crumbs” or Have You Ever Accidentally Read the Same Book Twice?
This week, I read “Still Life with Bread Crumbs”, by Anna Quindlen. The book was pretty good, but I was a little distracted by a strong feeling of deja vu. Actually, I was a lot distracted. Continue reading
April’s Kind of Like a Book Club Book
If you’re interested in joining me in reading an upcoming book, I’ll be reading “The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry” by Rachel Joyce during the month of April. It looks like a light, feel good kind of read. Continue reading
Book Review: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
A Gentleman in Moscow is a novel that is packed with warmth, charm and basic human decency. It tells the story of Count Alexander Rostov, who is confined to the Metropol Hotel in Moscow by the Bolsheviks in the 1920s for the “crime” of being part of the upper class. Continue reading
Book Thoughts from Bed 