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I enjoyed this book even though I’m only giving it three stars. It was a bit shallow but the setting was different enough to carry the reader through. In this book there are three estranged sisters who get together after the death of their father; my two sisters and I reacquainted ourselves with one another, … Read more
I had a pleasant Friday evening last night interspersed with intervals working in my office, making a Lemon Cake and reading a wonderful anthology of American Poetry. The cake was made from a “Lemon Yogurt Cake” recipe in The Barefoot Contessa’s At Home Cookbook. While my family are definitely not cake people, I was after … Read more
This book was a masterpiece. I give it five stars even though when I tried to read it in print a long while back I gave it up as impossible due to all the colloquial language. Listening to it on CD in the car was the ticket for me. The voice-over for this text was … Read more
Do you know the story of Hosea in the Bible? This Christian story mirrors it with a good man told by God to marry a prostitute and all that then ensues. Taking place during the California Gold Rush it is a believable story and a fast, satisfying read. The harsh realities of child prostitution are … Read more
In this book about Mondrian by John Milner, I learned a lot about this artist, who made such a remarkable evolution in his painting style throughout his life. What I didn’t know was that he was equally a philosopher. He was influenced both by Dutch Calvinism and theosophy, and although outgrew both due to … Read more
This book is more vapid than most I read. I requested it from the library last summer to read at the beach. But I didn’t get a call that my turn had arrived until February, so at least we know there was a demand for it! I was initially interested in this book since I … Read more
started this book by Wilma Wolitzer because I am a doctor’s daughter, and that has to some extent defined me, so I thought I could relate to it, but…
Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park is a young adult book that I read with my 12 year old. We both enjoyed it, since it was an accessible, easy read, with…
I enjoyed the first two-thirds of this book better than the end. Initially I was giving it five stars but it slipped down to four by the end since
Is reading considered an eccentric activity? What effect does the habit of reading have? The Queen is the uncommon reader in this mild and witty satire; she…