Sundial by Catriona Ward
I had initially been very excited to read this book - but after finishing The Last House on Needless Street I was wary of looking forward to this reading experience. I still held out some hope that this would be different, but despite being two really different books the experience was pretty … [Read more]
Cast Away: Poems for Out Time by Naomi Shihab Nye
Cast Away: Poems for Our Time by Naomi Shihab Nye My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve always appreciated poetry as an art form and when I had to study them in class it was a nice change of pace from fiction. It's interesting to see how different poets use words to create images and feelings that break … [Read more]
Our Town by Thornton Wilder
Our Town by Thornton Wilder My rating: 4 of 5 stars "Our Town" is one of those plays that takes you by surprise. I first read it in my master's program in an "Modern American Drama" class. I had heard of the play but never read it. From the beginning, Wilder establishes that this play is unlike … [Read more]
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Last spring I read about something called “Blind Date With a Book” that sounded like fun. Libraries apparently do them, and it involves choosing a book, wrapped in paper so you cannot see the title, based on some descriptive words (mystery, romance, other voices, etc). It’s a fun way to change up … [Read more]
The Right Sort of Man by Allison Montclair
CBR Bingo: Series (Sparks & Bainbridge Mysteries #1) I needed some new, lighter mysteries to get me through the dwindling days of early autumn. This popped up in my library recommendations, and since there's a few of them to work through, I figured I'd give it a try. While there's no shortage … [Read more]
Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce
Charlotte Sometimes by Penelope Farmer
I was surprised when I visited England at what a popular genre historical children's time travel novels were, but it's one I enjoy so I got a couple. Both are apparently much beloved classics that must have missed me when I was a child, and this was a good chance to fill in some gaps of my … [Read more]
