So, now that we’re into November and Christmas toys and decorations are proliferating the stores, I should probably start writing some reviews. I’ve never been this far behind, but I’m still hopeful I can pull off a Cannonball…we’ll see. I almost never re-read books, but my book club decided to read The Time Traveler’s Wife (2003) by Audrey Niffenegger. I had read it a long time before–at least ten years ago, probably more–and I decided I liked it enough that I should read it again. The Time […]
Finally getting around to a classic, but I’m disappointed in the man
“Original sin, the true original sin, is the blind destruction for the sake of greed of this natural paradise which lies all around us–if only we were worthy of it.” (208) “We need the possibility of escape as surely as we need hope; without it the life of the cities would drive all men into crime or drugs or psychoanalysis.” (162) Desert Solitaire (1968) by Edward Abbey is one of those classic environmental books that I’ve heard about for years but never got around to reading. […]
A sweet novella with one of my favorite heros
Blonde Date (2014) is a sweet novella by Sarina Bowen. Bowen uses the Ivy League setting and characters we already met in The Year We Hid Away. The romance is between Katie, one of Scarlet’s roommates, and Andy, the guy who lives in the dorm room next door to Bridger. When Katie is looking for a nice guy to bring to a sorority party, Scarlet sets her up with Andy. The novella is set up in chapters with the alternating perspectives of Katie and Andy. Andy […]
Even better than I expected
I’ve been working my way through another book list I found, this latest one being NPR’s Best Books of 2016. With over three hundred books, this list is going to keep me busy for quite a while. There are just too many good books out there for me to keep up with. However, I was initially a little unsure of Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty (2016) by Ramona Ausubel. The blurb from amazon states: Labor Day, 1976, Martha’s Vineyard. Summering at the family beach […]
A little therapy for the new year
F*ck Feelings (2015) by Michael I. Bennett, MD and his comedy writer daughter Sarah Bennett was probably recommended for me on Amazon at some time. The gist of this book is that many people go to therapy looking for miraculous solutions that simply aren’t going to happen. F*ck Feelings argues that there is a more realistic and practical way of dealing with what life throws at you, from addiction to depression to dealing with asshole co-workers and asshole children. Michael Bennett is a psychiatrist and seems to […]
Typical historical romance from a different perspective
I’m a sucker for lists. Give me a list of things to do, and there’s nothing I like more than checking items off as I complete them. I’ve found a number of lists of “books to read,” and any list that sounds interesting, or has books that I’ve already read and enjoyed, I save. This definitely makes my own to-be-read list more unmanageable, but I can’t help myself. The latest list I stumbled upon is NPR’s Best Books of 2016. It was on this list […]
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