Title: Joy
for Beginners
by: Erica
Bauermeister
Finished: July 12
8
fine
Book starts out at a dinner party for a group of girl/women
friends. One, Kate has had cancer and they are celebrating another good/healthy
exam. Kate challenges them all to do one thing that will get them out of their
comfort zone, but also be good for them. Each of the following chapters is
about each woman and their challenge. It held my attention. It was fine, but
not gripping.
Title: March
Author: Geraldine Brooks
finished: July 12
9 LIKED
About the father of the “little women”. Interesting premise. He
joins in the civil war; his experiences. The story is told by jumping from
present to past. Good story. I liked it.
Title: The
Woodcutter
Author: Reginald Hill
Finished: July 12
9 LIKED
Interesting story. Hard for my to qualify. I liked the weave of
the story; it was sometimes quite dark; it had interesting messages. I would
read this author again, BUT this book was on the verge of the characters being
almost over the line of too immoral to want to read about. The main character
had such stamina, strength, ability to push through the insurmountable. I think
that is why I kept reading, what I liked it. VERY wealthy man has it all, wife, child, business, then he is accused of a terrible crime, he is innocent, but his life takes a terrible turn.
Title: A
discovery of Witches
**I keep reading bits and pieces in between the other books I am reading. Just can't quite fall for it. I will keep trying. I'll let you know what happens...
Title: Blame
Author: Michelle Huneven
Finished: July 12
9 LIKED
REALLY liked this one. Told from point of view of young woman,
alcoholic; very high functioning; college professor. She has gotten drunk and
awakened in jail before. This time she wakes up; wondered what she has done
this time; finds out she ran someone over with her car; has no memory of doing
it. Her life changes. She goes to jail. The book takes us on a 20 span of her
life. I loved the perspective. I will never go to jail; never know what that is
like; I appreciated her telling of the story. It is a FICTION tale; don’t
mistake my meaning. Highly Recommend!
Title: The
Scent of Rain and Lightning
Author: Nancy
Pickard
Finished: July 12
6-7 ok
Found this book so average. Usual drama story; dorky names which
I can’t even remember weeks later as I write this. Rich farm people, there is a
murder; all the town thinks they know who does it; prejudice. Eventually he
gets out of jail. Blah blah. I know other people that really liked this book.
It just did not appeal to me.
Title: A
vintage Affair
Author: Isabel
Wolff
Finished: Aug 12
9 LIKED
REALLY enjoyed this book. About something I know NOTHING about.
In fact, I see I really like books that are outside of my realm, what I am
living. A woman LOVES vintage clothing. I know nothing about vintage clothing.
I very much enjoyed learning about it; why people like; how it is found. She
opens a store to sell her clothing. Finds and befriends a very old woman with a
story to tell. The woman also has a story to tell. They help each other. I
highly RECOMMEND!
Title: Hemlock
Author: Kathleen Peacock
Finished: Aug 12
4
Too much like a “teenage read”. It was in the teenage section.
Town, Hemlock, has a werewolf virus going around. Town filling up with
werewolves and murders. Book is told from a girl’s point of view; can’t even
remember her name. She is a senior in High School. 4 friends, very close; one
is murdered. Book tries to solve murder. Too dorky; don’t read.
