That Time I Loved You by Carrianne Leung

September 12, 201840 Comments

From the first paragraph of this book, I was hooked. 1979: This was the year the parents in my neighbourhood began killing themselves. I was eleven years old and in Grade 6. Elsewhere in the world, big things were happening. McDonald's introduced the Happy Meal, Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran and Michael Jackson released his … Continue reading That Time I Loved You by Carrianne Leung

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

February 4, 201680 Comments

Thanks to Lory at The Emerald City and her Reading New England Challenge, I have finally read this book. Olive Kitteridge, how I love you. And here are some of the reasons why: ♦ Some might argue that love isn't the right word to use in respect to Olive Kitteridge, but I am here to … Continue reading Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout