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Book 356: The Witch of Portobello – Paulo Coelho
In a further attempt to get a few more posts up while I’m on vacation I went to my TBR shelf and found I had two more Paulo Coelho novels yet to go so I grabbed them to read. They’re … Continue reading →
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Book 357: Eleven Minutes – Paulo Coelho
Again, I’m not sure when I picked up this and The Witch of Portobello, but I’m assuming sometime back in 2011 as I mention them in a post as far back as my May 2012 update. I once again ask why …...
View ArticleBook 540: The Library at the Edge of the World (Finfarran #1) – Felicity...
It has libraries, it has Europe and it has a protagonist crotchety before their allotted time, of course I was going to love it. I have no idea where I came across this, I’m sure it was on a blog at...
View ArticleBook 61: Brave New World – Aldous Huxley
First I have to apologize for the length of the post, it definitely got away from me. I planned on discussing the condition of the book when I bought it used (covered in ink writing, highlights,...
View ArticleBook 71: Tales of the City – Armistead Maupin
I first read Tales of the City for a class my final year of undergrad. It was for a course on the History of Sexuality. I clearly didn’t pay too much attention, as Maupin apparently grew up in North...
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Book 72: More Tales of the City – Armistead Maupin
More Tales of the City picks up where Tales of the City ends and is just as entertaining and difficult to put down! As the story opens, we find that Mary Ann has inherited money form her former boss...
View ArticleBook 73: Further Tales of the City – Armistead Maupin
Are you sick of the Tales of the City reviews yet? I hope not! I’m just finishing up Babycakes and should have a post for Monday. Then you get a brief break while I reread Christopher Paolini’s...
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Book 74: Babycakes – Armistead Maupin
Babycakes takes place two years after Further Tales of the City and of the four books I've read in the series this is my least favorite. I understand characters have to grow and evolve, but sometimes...
View ArticleBook 114: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn – Betty Smith
Let’s start this review on a high note. It is rare that a book makes me fall in love with a character, and Francie is one of those few characters. The character was perfectly written and there was...
View ArticleBook 450: Sisters In Law – Linda Hirshman
Four the fourth installment of our nonfiction book group, we’re learning about the amazing Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sandra Day O’Connor. I thought I knew a lot about the “Notorious RBG,” but I knew...
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