Saturday, August 11, 2012

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.

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