Literary Wives is an on-line book club that examines the meaning and role of wife in different books. Every other month, we post and discuss a book with this question in mind: What does this book say about wives or about the experience of being a wife? Don’t forget to check out the other members of Literary … Continue reading Literary Wives: American Housewife by Helen Ellis
Category: Other Books
Summer Reading: ‘The Boy at the Top of the Mountain’ and ‘City of Thieves’
Although these books are both set during WWII, they are completely different from one another. They are also both completely wonderful. Read them! The Boy at the Top of the Mountain by John Boyne Like everyone else, I read Boy in the Striped Pajamas when it first came out. But then I forgot all about … Continue reading Summer Reading: ‘The Boy at the Top of the Mountain’ and ‘City of Thieves’
Literary Wives: How To Be A Good Wife by Emma Chapman
Literary Wives is an on-line book club that examines the meaning and role of wife in different books. Every other month, we post and discuss a book with this question in mind: What does this book say about wives or about the experience of being a wife? Don’t forget to check out the other members of Literary … Continue reading Literary Wives: How To Be A Good Wife by Emma Chapman
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
I haven't read a good book about slavery in a long time. And, this is an excellent one. One of the things that makes it stand out is that it is not just about slavery; it's about what humans do to each other, the motivation behind why we do it, and how it ripples (more … Continue reading Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Literary Wives: The Disobedient Wife by Annika Milisic-Stanley
Literary Wives is an on-line book club that examines the meaning and role of wife in different books. Every other month, we post and discuss a book with this question in mind: What does this book say about wives or about the experience of being a wife? Don’t forget to check out the other members of Literary … Continue reading Literary Wives: The Disobedient Wife by Annika Milisic-Stanley
One Day Soon Time Will Have No Place Left To Hide by Christian Kiefer
I read Christian Kiefer's The Animals last year and loved it. So, I was happy to be sent a copy of his new novella. I didn't expect it to be just like his previous work, but I also wasn't expecting it to be so completely different. In fact, it's completely different from anything I have … Continue reading One Day Soon Time Will Have No Place Left To Hide by Christian Kiefer
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
Love and learning are similar, in that they can never be wasted. I could have been a lab girl. Except that I imagined my 'lab' would be the ocean. But after reading Lab Girl, I'm not so sure I would have been cut out for it. The amount of time, energy and dedication that has … Continue reading Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann
Have you ever wondered what Alexander von Humboldt and Carl Friedrich Gauss were like as people? You may know some of their accomplishments and where they're from and when they lived, but what I liked about this book is 1)how they are portrayed, and 2)the way their lives are shown to entwine with each other … Continue reading Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Everyone knows about the Titanic. And everyone knows about the Lusitania (read Dead Wake if you don't). But, what about the Wilhelm Gustloff? The sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff is the "deadliest maritime disaster in history". So, why don't we hear more about it? Over 9,000 people were killed in the disaster, an estimated 5,000 … Continue reading Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Literary Wives: The Happy Marriage by Tahar Ben Jelloun
Literary Wives is an on-line book club that examines the meaning and role of wife in different books. Every other month, we post and discuss a book with this question in mind: What does this book say about wives or about the experience of being a wife? Don’t forget to check out the other members of Literary … Continue reading Literary Wives: The Happy Marriage by Tahar Ben Jelloun
Consumed by Ink 