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February Book Reviews
“Classic,” – a book which people praise, and don’t read. -Mark Twain
Tag: literary
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December Book Reviews
“Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.” – Louis L’Amour
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November Book Reviews
“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.” -W. Somerset Maugham
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August Book Reviews
“Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.” – Mary Schmich
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The Remarkable List
The Bucket List Have you ever thought about a Bucket List? A bucket list is basically a remarkable list of all one wants to accomplish.I have, but the term “bucket list” always slows me down. Frankly, it’s morbid in my opinion. The focus is on death, and all that needs to get done before the… Read More The Remarkable List
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Book Review: All We Ever Wanted
All We Ever Wanted, by Emily Giffin, left an odd, unsettled feeling with me. I was ready to like this book, a lot. I had not read anything by this author before, but she comes so highly regarded. Emily Giffin writes a good story in All We Ever Wanted, with a rhythm and flow that… Read More Book Review: All We Ever Wanted
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Book Review: The Lost For Words Bookshop
“A bookshop is not magic, but it can slowly heal your heart.” The Lost for Words Bookshop, Stephanie Butland Those sweet lines, the last of this charming story, actually sum it up quite well. In The Lost for Words Bookshop, the main character, Lovejoy Cardew, is not living the life her name would imply.… Read More Book Review: The Lost For Words Bookshop
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Book Review: Love and Ruin
Love and Ruin It was doomed from the start, with all the classic signs along the way. Love and Ruin by Paula McLain is the fictionalized account of dashing, successful older writer, Ernest Hemingway, and younger, budding journalist and writer Martha Gellhorn. McLain has researched their tumultuous years together to weave an intimate account… Read More Book Review: Love and Ruin
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Book Review: Set Me Free, The Story of How Shakespeare Saved a Life
Follow my blog with Bloglovin I received this courtesy advance reader copy of Set Me Free, The Story of How Shakespeare Saved a Life, by Salvatore Striano from Net Galley. In return, I supplied my unpaid, unbiased review of this book. Prison memoirs are not abundant. A prison memoir which channels the ghost of Shakespeare while… Read More Book Review: Set Me Free, The Story of How Shakespeare Saved a Life
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The Unread Bookshelf Project Reading Plans – March
The Unread Bookshelf Project continues! March Madness must have infused my reading goals this month. While I thought I had formulated a plan for systematically approaching the book tower of unread titles, I’m off track and losing ground. The Unread Bookshelf Project is a bit of a misnomer: my books are all over the place,… Read More The Unread Bookshelf Project Reading Plans – March