Thoughts on “Prodigal Summer” by Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver’s Prodigal Summer crossed my path at a library sale. I finally took it off my shelf because, after reading several books that I found merely ok, I wanted to sink myself into...
View ArticleThoughts on “Desirable Daughters” by Bharati Mukherjee
Desirable Daughters was recommended to me years ago by a bookstore coworker. I finally got around to reading it. About the Book: Tara Chatterjee is happy enough in her current life. She and her teenage...
View ArticleThoughts on “Mistress of the Sun” by Sandra Gulland
I became a Sandra Gulland fan years ago, when I read her Josephine B. trilogy. It remains one of my favorite works of historical fiction. I’ve had Mistress of the Sun on my shelf for a while now and...
View ArticleThoughts on “The Baron in the Trees” by Italo Calvino
The Baron in the Trees is the first book I read from my Classics Club list, as chosen for me by the recent spin. The version I read was translated by Archibald Colquhoun. I’d previously read (and been...
View ArticleThoughts on “The Count of Monte Cristo” by Alexandre Dumas (Audiobook)
I bought myself a copy of The Count of Monte Cristo many years ago. I have no idea why I did so. (Turns out it was one of those sneaky abridged versions that doesn’t state anywhere obvious that half...
View ArticleSummer Summary: March to May 2015
Wondering what this Summer Summary thing is all about? Here’s the context! In this first Summer Summary, I’ll cover what I read and listened to in March, April, and May of 2015. Rather than go in...
View ArticleSummer Summary: June 2015
Wondering what this Summer Summary thing is all about? Here’s the context! In this second Summer Summary, I’ll cover what I read and listened to in June of 2015. As with the first installment, rather...
View ArticleSummer Summary: July 2015
Wondering what this Summer Summary thing is all about? Here’s the context! In this third Summer Summary, I’ll cover what I read and listened to in July of 2015. As with first and second installments,...
View ArticleSummer Summary: August 2015
Wondering what this Summer Summary thing is all about? Here’s the context! In this Summer Summary, I’ll cover what I read and listened to in August of 2015. As with first three installments, rather...
View ArticleSummer Summary: September 2015
Wondering what this Summer Summary thing is all about? Here’s the context! In this final Summer Summary, I’ll cover what I read and listened to in September of 2015. As with the previous four...
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