The Golem and the Jinni (Book Review)
This is a satisfying escape read, perfect for the summer. I give it five stars. It was interesting, well written, kept my attention to the end, and I never knew how it would all resolve.
Books
The Art of Possibility (Book Review)
You’ll be glad to have read it because there will be something there you can immediately utilize for the better. But meanwhile it is engaging and fun!
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley (Book Review)
I warn you, there are a lot of guns in this book, and because of that, I debated even honoring it with a review here.
Good Books About Trains for Children and Young Adults
Trains is a subject that does not sound like school but has many important lessons none the less, including multicultural ones and moral ones. All foster a love of learning and stretches imaginations. Consider giving some of these to a child you love!
Edgar and Lucy (Book Review)
Given the subject matter and size of this book, most of you won’t read it, but wow, this is a redeeming example of post modern literature, which was especially appreciated by me after reading and abandoning several others recently.
Mastery (Book Review)
This book will make you see that follow-through is the key component to mastery, and that is within everyone’s reach. Mastery is not a matter of talent, but one of learned and cultivated attention.
35 Million Illiterate Adults in the US (Quote)
If you can’t read, you aren’t using the internet, nor reading newspapers. How do you get your news and information?
Arabella (Book Review)
Never sappy, sexy, nor too trivial, this is romance at its best. It is a solid, upstanding, and enjoyable read.
Reading Challenge 2018 Update
How are you coming along in your reading year? Anything in particular that was wonderful that you recommend?
Mindset (Book Review)
This is a wonderful book that I think everyone could benefit from reading. I give it five stars.
The Weight of Ink (Book Review)
I am so fulfilled with this read that I feel unwilling to start another book anytime soon; I need to linger a while more in the afterglow of this one.
Before and Again (Book Review)
I can only give it 3 stars, but still is was enjoyable, mostly because it is a story of resilience, and it is wonderful embrace that concept for everyone, anywhere.
The One-in-a Million-Boy (Book Review)
In all my years going to this book group, we’ve never had a book we all liked and all agreed on… until now. This is that book.
Prisoners of Geography (Book Review)
This is an interesting look at how geography has shaped history, and how it will continue to shape it in the future as well.
Little Fires Everywhere (Book Review)
This book is a good exploration on the topic of motherhood, as well as a compelling story. I give it five stars.
Why Read Literature (quote by James Wood)
“Literature makes us better noticers of life; we get to practice on life itself; which in turn makes us better readers of detail in literature; which in turn makes us better readers of life.”
The Great Alone (Book Review)
This is a magnificent novel set in Alaska, although very difficult in places. I give it five stars.