Book Review: The Bookseller of Kabul
I wouldn’t say this book is enjoyable, but it certainly is enlightening. It gives you a glimpse of everyday life before, during, and after the Taliban rule in Afghanistan.
Book Reviews
Book Review: Painted Horses
This novel was a refreshing change of time and place for me. It was set mostly in the mid 1950’s in Montana. The wild west was tipping toward a new era, where history and tradition would clash with progress.
Two Great Cookbooks: Plenty & Plenty More
These two cookbooks are wonderful and I give them five stars. I am sad they are due back at the library and I have to return them!
Book Review: The Paris Architect
Books about war are not my favorite genre, so it took a book club to get me to read this one about World War II. We had a great discussion about it this evening.
Book Review: Delicious!
I really enjoyed this light book about a young woman with an amazingly discerning palate. She can taste anything and tell you what is in it and what it needs.
Book Review: Realistic Abstracts
This book is better than most of its kind. I give it 4 stars. You can see below both paintings and instruction in it that I thought worth considering.
Book Review: And The Dark and Sacred Night
Well, unless you were a reader of Three Junes, and you want closure on that story, I don’t recommend taking the time to read this one.
Book Review: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
I really liked this light book about a bookstore owner who is brought back to life after mourning the loss of his first wife. Not only does he find love again, but in unexpected places!
Book Review: Three Junes
There are three stories in this book (hence the title) with overlapping characters revolving around a Scottish family of three boys.
Book Review: Without Reservations
This book has been on my reading list for a long time. I dream of travel so I thought I’d enjoy a European travelogue memoir written by a Pulitzer Prize winning columnist during her year long sabbatical overseas.
Book Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
This is the type of book you go to book groups for. I would never have picked this one up on my own. It was a departure from most of what I read and we had a fascinating discussion about it.
Book Review: The Language of Flowers
I wanted to like this popular book about redemption more than I did.
Book Review: The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
If any of you enjoy reading romance, you might like this one.
Book Review: This is the Story of a Happy Marriage
I loved this book and give it a radiant five stars. I really enjoyed reading this collection of magazine articles written by a favorite author …
Book Review: The Rosie Project
I really enjoyed this fun, light read. It is written from the unconventional point of view of an unusually awkward, smart professor…
Outlander Book Series & TV Premiere
I’ve had the above book Outlander on my shelf for years. I bought it with a Border’s gift card at the store’s closing at the urging of friends that loved it.
Book Review: The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris
If you enjoy history, art, or Paris, you would enjoy this book if you can stick with it. Whoever you are, reading this book is a project that you’ll be glad to have done. It makes me wonder, am I really deeply living and seizing the day in my own time?