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The Good Earth and Gone Girl 7 Jul 2013 | 01:17 am
Recently I read The Good Earth By Pearl S Buck and Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, almost back to back. While the novels have their share of differences, they both elicited one common theme—not all marria...
And now for Killing Kennedy 4 Mar 2013 | 08:17 am
Book lovers typically make recommendations to each other in the course of normal conversation. So, I wonder if Bill O'Reilly was being clever or coy in the naming of his recent best sellers. Because w...
Between Shades of Gray 22 Feb 2013 | 08:05 am
When someone suggested reading "Between Shades of Gray" for the Lunch and Library, a few eyebrows lifted and a few noses wrinkled. Admittedly, I wasn't sure how we could discuss the racy material with...
The Marriage Plot 30 Nov 2012 | 09:46 am
Every once in a while my husband and I muse upon what we think would be the best job ever. He supposes a third string NFL quarterback would suit him just fine—as long as QB A and QB B would remain inj...
Lean on Pete 4 Nov 2012 | 01:42 am
Pictures of Hollis Woods. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. The Book Thief. To Kill a Mockingbird. Number the Stars. Did your throat tighten up a little? Or did your heart palpitate? If not, perhaps you didn'...
Learning from History 7 Aug 2012 | 01:26 am
It's August and my stack of intended summer reads still sit on my buffet. As I scratched my head wondering what I had been doing with my time, I remembered. I got distracted by a whole other group of ...
Glass Castles 25 Mar 2012 | 11:52 am
I haven't written any book reviews lately, because I've been waiting for that "ohmygoshyouhavetoreadthisone" to come along. Found it. And for the uppity-up readers, I know I'm behind the eight ball. ...
Little Bee 8 Feb 2012 | 05:31 pm
Little Bee. Sound like a children's book? This novel by Chris Cleave (which has been sinfully collecting dust on my shelf for that last couple of years) is anything but. Even the title and cover desig...
Left to Tell 13 Jan 2012 | 06:04 pm
In 1994, I had the world by the tail. Fresh out of grad school with a job that was full of promise. Newly-engaged to the man of my dreams. But while I was consumed by advancing a career and planning a...
Reading with Your Kids? 1 Dec 2011 | 03:45 pm
Need a quick "pick-me-up" type of read? In the spirit of the holiday season? I just downloaded Barbara Robinson's The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Glad I did. Now it's my kids turn. They won't put up ...
