Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was my post-Gulliver’s Travels palate-cleanser read, and for this purpose, it worked just fine. It engaged me to … Continue reading Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
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Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Thus, gentle Reader, I have given thee a faithful History of my Travels for Sixteen Years, and above Seven … Continue reading Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
Some of My Best Friends Are Black by Tanner Colby
Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America by Tanner Colby My rating: 4 of 5 stars I found Some of My Best Friends … Continue reading Some of My Best Friends Are Black by Tanner Colby
Bookends: March 2013
The first day of each month, I’m posting a summary of what I read the previous month and what I plan to read in the coming month. I would love … Continue reading Bookends: March 2013
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate My rating: 4 of 5 stars “I like colorful tales with black beginnings and stormy middles and cloudless blue-sky endings. But any … Continue reading The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying
Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying by Maggie Callanan My rating: 5 of 5 stars Back when I was a doula, I had this … Continue reading Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying
Walking Home by Lucy and Susan Letcher
Walking Home by Lucy and Susan Letcher My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is the sequel to Southbound, The Barefoot Sisters’ account of their southbound Appalachian Trail thru-hike. I … Continue reading Walking Home by Lucy and Susan Letcher
Bookends: February 2013
The first day of each month, I’m posting a summary of what I read the previous month and what I plan to read in the coming month. I would love … Continue reading Bookends: February 2013
The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World, To That Which Is to Come by John Bunyan My rating: 3 of 5 stars It’s taken me a while, but I have finished … Continue reading The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer
Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer My rating: 5 of 5 stars Here’s what I don’t understand: why was Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma all over the place but I … Continue reading Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer
Bookends: January 2013
The first day of each month, I’m posting a summary of what I read the previous month and what I plan to read in the coming month. I would love … Continue reading Bookends: January 2013
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss My rating: 4 of 5 stars As an erstwhile grammar pedant, I found a kindred spirit in … Continue reading Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss
Imperfect Happiness 