by Barbara Kingsolver, 2009, HarperCollins Publishers, New York I was disappointed in the format of this book as it reads as a collection of journal pages, letters, and other assorted excerpts from the life of an individual. Because of this … Continue reading →
by Markus Zusak, 2005, Alfred A. Knopf, New York Very interesting book about a German family in WWII. The narrator of the book is Death and he has a sense of humor and a personality. This approach reminds me a … Continue reading →
A Stone Barrington Novel, by Stuart Woods, 2008, Read by Tony Roberts, 2008, Penguin Audio I listened to this in the car on the way to Florida this October. I don’t have much to recommend it other than it passed … Continue reading →
by Wally Lamb, 2008, HarperCollins Books, New York This is a book about a married couple who were employed as a teacher and a school nurse at Columbine High School when the massacre occurred. It focuses on the trauma it … Continue reading →
by Peter Gethers, 1991, Fawcett Columbine, New York Ye, Gads! Another cat story! This cat is the most amazing animal that ever lived. It’s owner can let it run loose on the rooftops of Paris with nary a concern that … Continue reading →
by Frank Conroy, 1993 This is a wonderful book to experience. It is about a person who grew up in very poor circumstances but had a talent for music and the piano. Conroy pours an incredible amount of detail regarding … Continue reading →
by George MacDonald Fraser, 2007 This is a rollicking story of 16th century thugs, damsels, royalty, heros involved in political intrigue in the vicinity of the Scottish border. Fraser brings the style that made his Flashman series so popular to … Continue reading →
by Vince Flynn, 1997 This is a very good thriller about assassinations of politicians in Washington, D.C. The characters are pretty good, although a tad bit overdone in some cases, and the plot moves right along and is, for the … Continue reading →
by Randy Wayne White, Read by Ron McLarty, 2000 by Randy Wayne White, 2005 by Recorded Books, LLC. This is another mystery/thriller set in South Florida. There is a lot of information regarding the early history of the area, including … Continue reading →
by Rajaa Alsanea, Read by Kate Reading, 2005 This is a book that was supposedly made from a series of e-mails that a woman in Riyadh wrote to a mailing list about several of her friends and their relationships with … Continue reading →