Of Mess and Moxie (Book Review)
This book is by turns hilarious and heartwarming. I both laughed out loud and teared up. It is all over the lot and swings from grocery store shopping and potty training to forgiveness and sanctuary.
Book Reviews
The Abundance (Book Review with Quotes)
So many parts of this book glowed with insight and authenticity, I can’t help still giving it five stars. This author is a natural treasure.
The Gentle Art of Blessing (Book Review)
I loved this book and want to encourage everyone to read it. It presents a simple but ultra powerful practice that can make all the difference in your life. It can jumpstart your spiritual progress. I give it 5 stars.
Small Great Things (Book Review)
At times this book is excruciating to read. However, it is important, especially for white people, to read it.
12 Rules for Life (Book Review)
I’d give this book only two stars, although most of our (still critical) book discussion group would give it more than that. It is just not productive, and furthermore is frustrating because it is a lost opportunity to actually help someone.
Magpie Murders (Book Review)
This is a clever mystery novel with unexpectedly two stories within one, which was a twist I’ve never run across before.
The Clockmaker’s Daughter (Book Review)
I thought the writing here was wonderful, although a bit dense. Most problematic, it jumped confusingly around through time, with multiple threads from various times, tied together by a house.
2018 Reading Challenge Complete
Here you can see the 56 books I read this year. I love the structure and accountability doing these reading challenges bring to my life. Thanks for joining me in it!
My Antonia (Book Review)
I give it five stars; it is a classic for a reason. Willa Cather’s prose is outstanding without being fussy, pretentious, or self conscious.
The Enchanted April (Book Review)
Spend some time in this story, and you’ll come away feeling like any problem in your life just needs a little more love applied to be instantly solved.
Mark of the Lion Series (Book Review)
This author, despite her shortcomings, wove an interesting story, with plot twists and interesting characters. It was compelling enough to complete all three books, and be glad I had.
One Man’s Wilderness (Book Review with Quotes)
This is a marvelous little book. I loved it and give it five stars. It chronicles a man’s first 16 months in the wilds of Alaska in the late 60’s.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (Book Review)
This tour de force, five star, Pulitzer Prize winning novel, at 654 tightly printed pages, took me a long time to read. However, there is no question that it is a masterpiece of excellent writing…
Lab Girl (Book Review)
If you are interested in science, you will be glad to have read this book. In general, Lab Girl is very well done.
Feel Free (Book Review)
She talks about the dialectic between form and content, concluding that form is the more crucial of the two, but what I guess I’m saying here is that I think content matters too.
Unsheltered (Book Review)
So I recommend reading this book when it comes out. We all need to deeply hear the message here. It is certainly of this present moment, more than anything else I’ve read in a long time.
Shell Seekers (Book Review)
If you want to read something pleasant and absorbing, while mild and unthreatening, pick up this “oldie but goodie” for your August vacation. I’m glad I did.