Reflections on my reading choices
Yes it's been more than 3 months since I've posted about a book, but that doesn't mean I haven't been reading some amazing things. I started a new job 2 months ago and for the most part I've been focused on that more. This book is about a woman (Dara) in Texas in the 1920's… Continue reading Sugar Land by Tammy Lynne Stoner
I know many of us were forced to read Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad in high school or college; I know it takes place in the Congo; I know that it was narrarated by a male character; and if I’m to be completely honest that’s all I remember about it. This book (The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara… Continue reading The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Alma Whittaker, born with the century, slid into our world on the fifth of January, 1800. Swiftly—nearly immediately—opinions began to form around her. A friend of mine lent me this book, and it has consequently made its way around a small group of my friends. It was like the Sisterhood of the Travelling Book: every… Continue reading The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
Bird reflected on his fortune: a trophy wife, candelabra-wielding mother, stair-case threatening caregiver, saber-wielding brother, dentally and mentally challenged caretaker, crumbling house, money-sucking mortgage, dwindling bank account. The Institute for Continuing Conflict The premise of the novel revolves around political tensions between The United States, China, and the Dalai Lama. If that doesn’t seem too… Continue reading They Eat Puppies, Don’t They? By Christopher Buckley
Loved one. She has read these words many times in such books, even in very scientific books not seeking to comfort but to inform. Ann is always moved by the tender ambiguity. Loved one, the faceless, sexless, helpless focus of her heart: A loved one is the person you will lose. Each chapter of this novel… Continue reading Idaho by Emily Ruskovich
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