Exit West (Book Review)
I give this book five stars mostly because of the fabulous book discussion it prompted in my book group last night.
Book Reviews
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.
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.
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.
Arabella (Book Review)
Never sappy, sexy, nor too trivial, this is romance at its best. It is a solid, upstanding, and enjoyable read.
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.
The Great Alone (Book Review)
This is a magnificent novel set in Alaska, although very difficult in places. I give it five stars.
GodDependency (Book Review)
This book talks about how to reverse codependency with a spiritual dependency on God. And codependency is defined more widely than I thought of it before, to the point where it includes most of us at least in some way or degree.
The Gold Coast (Book Review)
This is a story of two neighbors–one patrician blue-bloods of high society, and the other a Mafia Don and his family– who clash and implode. It serves as a cautionary tale in many ways, as well as a study in human nature.
The Underground Railroad (Book Review)
This was a different and interesting take on the underground railroad as a literal physical thing. The concept was fresh enough, together with excellent writing, to garner it 2017’s Pulitzer Prize.