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Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.
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The House on Oyster Creek Heidi John Schmidt NAL Trade, 368 pages Get it from Amazon >> I picked up The House on Oyster Creek because the title and cover blurb intrigued me. It ended up being nothing like what I expected, but that’s not a bad thing. In this lyrically written novel, you can [...]
Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay Get it from Amazon >> While there is no such thing as a term life insurance policy that repays you if you don’t like a book, it’s a pretty safe bet that if you see enough random strangers reading a novel you’re also considering, it probably doesn’t suck. That’s [...]
Locked Rooms Laurie R. King Get it from Amazon >> Just when you thought it was safe to revisit this blog, I’ve got yet another Holmes/Russell novel to review. Of the nine books in the series, so far, I have to confess that this one is my favorite because it delves into Mary’s past in [...]
Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist’s Quest to Discover if Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big by Jen Lancaster Get it from Amazon >> Jen Lancaster is never not funny, but part of the reason I always enjoy her books is that even though I suspect our politics are wildly divergent, her exaggerated version [...]
Nights in Rodanthe Nicholas Sparks Get it from Amazon. When it comes to Nicholas Sparks novels, I generally prefer the movies. It’s not that he’s a bad writer, particularly – people seem to love his work – but I can’t quite grasp all the fuss. His stories tend to be on the sad side, he [...]
On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle Get it at Amazon In the first of the Coffeehouse Mysteries, a cozy series set in the fictional Village Blend coffeehouse in Greenwich Village, we met Claire Cosi, divorced writer, coffee addict, mother of a daughter going off to college, and ex-daughter-in-law of the woman who owns the coffeehouse, [...]
I finished Breakfast of Champions last night after a pleasant bath that was accompanied by a public radio program about Celtic music. I usually read in the bath, but this is not the sort of book one would wish to invite into such a tranquil spot. All these hours later, I’m unsure if I liked [...]
Water for Elephants was recommended to me several years ago when it first came out, but for some reason it didn’t appeal to me at the time, or I passed it over for some other reason. A couple of weekends ago, we were at the library, and I noticed it. In fact, the library we [...]
I’ve been singing and acting in some fashion ever since I learned to talk, and I grew up watching the FAME tv show, even before I ever attended a performing arts school, so when I heard about Gonnabe, I was actually a little jealous – WHY couldn’t this have been around when I was a [...]
