The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
I am getting married in less than a month. This is relevant because when my fiancé and I started dating, he was shocked I hadn't read anything by Kazuo Ishiguro, and he loaned me his copy of Never Let Me Go. I thought the book was very good, and I was very impressed by my new boyfriend. I've been … [Read more]
Hello, Tree by Alistair Heim
cbr14bingo Holiday Level 1 & 2 Ho Ho Ho! And big barrel of trouble! Fox in this rhyming Christmas tail, um…tale is a modern-day Grinch. Only after his heart grew, but he is stealing… (No, really! It makes sense really, just read this picture book!) Hello, Tree by Alistair Heim is a … [Read more]
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
Sooooooo, if you haven’t read any Brene Brown, I highly recommend her. Brown is a PhD who studies shame and vulnerability as a research professor at UT Austin. She has also written a number of books that straddle the line between self help and leadership. I came to her books through professional … [Read more]
The Everlasting: A Novel by Katy Simpson Smith
Cbr14bingo Rec’d The description of this novel was irresistible for me — historical fiction that spans four very different time periods, linked by their location (Rome) and an object in common. It reminded me of Geraldine Brooks’ People of the Book, which I read and loved a long time ago. This … [Read more]
The Iheards by Emily Kilgore
cbr14bingo Question Level 2 What are The Iheards? Emily Kilgore answers that in their book of the same name. And that was the question I asked myself when I saw the cover, and why I have chosen it for the Question category. Well, first I said, “Well that’s a bright cover. What is it about?” … [Read more]
Forever Maps by Michael Lagace
cbr14bingo Gaslight Level 2 Forever Maps could fit several of the categories, but I am picking Gaslight as this is a book started in the late 1770’s and ends “now” (or at the very least sometime after the late 1940’s), There are horses and carriages are sent to fetch people, with cars only show … [Read more]
