Moloka’i by Alan Brennert My rating: 4 of 5 stars Alan Brennert‘s Moloka’i is a beautifully written and moving tale of a young girl’s interaction with a leprosy colony throughout her life time. The impacts on her life as she grows older are tremendous and she loses friends and familyContinue Reading
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz is pure genius storytelling at its core. This was a Book Club choice that had me a little nervous but in the end hadContinue Reading
Bleeding Kansas by Sara Paretsky My rating: 4 of 5 stars Sara Paretsky was one of the very first serial mystery fiction authors I began reading after Agatha Christie. I enjoyed her realistic slice of the harsh life with hardcore characters and a very strong female protagonist. I wasn’t concernedContinue Reading
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier My rating: 4 of 5 stars 4 stars to Daphne du Maurier‘s Rebecca. I loved it and may even consider it 4 1/2 stars (but I can’t!). Story The second wife of a wealthy widower (you’ll never know her name) tries to figure out howContinue Reading
The Secret History by Donna Tartt My rating: 3 of 5 stars I believe I chose this book The Secret History as it was on my friend Paul’s read list. It sounded like a great novel, and I hadn’t heard of it before despite it being published for many years.Continue Reading
The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty My rating: 4 of 5 stars When I read the cover jacket summary, I was highly intrigued. What did this man do that he wrote a letter to his wife that should be opened upon his death… maybe I should do something like that!Continue Reading
The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney My rating: 3 of 5 stars This novel fits right in with my own choice of writing: family dramas. And it doesn’t disappoint. the family feels very real — a little too much drama / secrets for one family, but then again, it didContinue Reading
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes My rating: 4 of 5 stars 4+ stars to Jojo Moyes‘s Me Before You. I saw a glimpse of the movie preview and had perused a few online reviews of the book when I added it to my “To Read” list. I had toContinue Reading