The Living Sea of Waking Dreams by Richard Flanagan
CBR14 BINGO: Bird square (Full disclosure: this book is not about birds. In my defense of this square filler, the book’s blurb mentions orange-bellied parrots. Parrots do appear in the story, albeit briefly, and I’m counting it because I had to read this book and I want credit for it.) Did you … [Read more]
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
CBR14 BINGO: Rec’d Square (Barack Obama’s Summer 2022 Reading List. And, just about everybody’s book club recommends this.) This is a really tough one to review without giving BIG plot points away. Proceed with caution. It’s easy to feel guilty when you’re a mother. When my son was born … [Read more]
Delilah Dirk and the Pillars of Hercules (Delilah Dirk, Volume 3) by Tony Cliff
Delilah Dirk and the Pillars of Hercules (Delilah Dirk, Volume 3) by Tony Cliff has slightly darker content and images, than the other two novels in this graphic novel series. But it still has the same adventure, humor, and spunk of before. This time we follow our Delilah and her companion, Mr. … [Read more]
Bright World (The Hazards of Love #1) by Stan Stanley
Title from online review Bright World (The Hazards of Love #1) by Stan Stanley is dark, odd, sexy, thoughtful, spooky, serious, humorous, and much more. The path of love is never easy, especially when a talking cat tricks you out of your life and you are tossed into a magical realm … [Read more]
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
I have read this book possibly two dozen times and each time I am still amazed by it and find more things to think about and talk about. If you've never read it, you should do so immediately. It is one of the most amazingly alive books in American literature. At the beginning of the novel we get a … [Read more]
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Ma's hand flies to her mouth again. "Did I get boy killed because I say I want to eat his eggplant?"― Jesse Q. Sutanto, Dial A for Aunties This is the story of a loyal daughter, who accidentally murders her date, and the group of aunties who have no choice but to help her cover up the crime … [Read more]
