I didn't get a lot of blogging done over the holidays, so I got a little behind. Here's a quick look at three books I read over Christmas this year: The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe Based on all the good things I've heard about this book, I expected to like … Continue reading Holiday Reading Mini Reviews; The End of Your Life Book Club, We Were Liars, and Ru
Tag: American Literature
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Everything I Never Told You is as good as everyone says it is. Lydia is dead. But they don't know this yet. This is how the story begins. The first line grabbed me right away, and my attention was held the whole way through. It doesn't seem right to do anything but wait. The … Continue reading Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
California by Edan Lepucki
When I read the premise for California, it appealed to me on two levels. First, I am a sucker for books about survival and living off the land, whether it be pioneering or the end of the world. Second, with the many books coming out recently (is it just me?) that are dystopian/apocalyptic/speculative fiction, I … Continue reading California by Edan Lepucki
Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese
We come unbidden into this life, and if we are lucky we find a purpose beyond starvation, misery, and early death which, lest we forget, is the common lot. While on vacation this summer I finally read Cutting For Stone, and I loved it. Most of you have probably already read this book, or at … Continue reading Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese
Life Drawing by Robin Black
Life. It begins and begins and begins. An infinite number of times. It is all beginnings until the end comes. Sometimes we know it and sometimes we do not, but at every moment life begins again. I didn't want to put this book down. Something about it sucked me in right from the start. This … Continue reading Life Drawing by Robin Black
Euphoria by Lily King
The story in Euphoria was inspired by events in the life of anthropologist Margaret Mead. Most of the story takes place on the Sepik River in the Territory of New Guinea in the early 1930s. I found it fascinating to read about the lives of the three anthropologists in the story, as well as the … Continue reading Euphoria by Lily King
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
The Storied Life of AJ. Fikry is truly a heartwarmer, and a tribute to bookstores and booksellers everywhere. I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone. I liked everything about this book; the story, the characters, the many references to books and stories. Each chapter of the book starts out with a little letter … Continue reading The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill
The reason I read this book was because of all the good reviews I have seen about it. The writing is good, certainly, and the book is full of passages to ponder. But the voice and feeling of the book felt sad to me, right from the beginning. It is told from the point of … Continue reading Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill
A Marker To Measure Drift by Alexander Maksik
At first, we don't know anything about Jacqueline or how she ended up on a beach in the Greek Islands. All we know is that she is hungry, thirsty, homeless, and alone. Slowly, gradually, we start to learn about her family and her past through her memories and the conversations that she has with her … Continue reading A Marker To Measure Drift by Alexander Maksik
Consumed by Ink 