I had two experiences this summer where I was very disappointed by a book. The first was The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. I’d heard a lot of praise for this book and series from several people whose reading opinions I respect. It was one of the first books I purchased on my Kindle and […]
Books
Bossypants
I can’t say I’ve been a particular fan of Tina Fey in the past, but I am after reading her memoir Bossypants. I read this one while we were on a cruise ship in Alaska, and I swear my husband got sick of me sitting on my deck chair or in our room, randomly exploding in […]
The Gender Divide
UPDATE 9/5/11 on The Gender Divide- Thank you so much for all the suggestions. I just finished requesting library books! I do want to add a few favorite male authors that I hadn’t been thinking about at the time of this post: Ken Follett (best known for The Pillars of the Earth, but I prefer […]
Room
This was one of the first books I downloaded on my new Kindle, and the first book I read straight through on our trip to Alaska this summer, after trying and failing to get into The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (more on that later.) I would give it five stars, or two thumbs up, […]
Welcome: Book Review Blog
I’ve had a few ideas on the back burner for awhile: starting a book club; starting a blog; writing book reviews. It wasn’t until last night that I realized I could do all three of those things from the comfort of my home computer. (I may be well-read, but I’m also slow to process.) I […]