Voluntary Simplicity: Toward a Way of Life That is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich by Duane Elgin My rating: 5 of 5 stars My husband and I took a “Voluntary Simplicity” … Continue reading Book Review: Duane Elgin’s Voluntary Simplicity
The Unnamed by Joshua Ferris My rating: 4 of 5 stars So, I read this at the same time I was reading Voluntary Simplicity by Duane Elgin, and a lot … Continue reading Simplicity and Awareness in Joshua Ferris’s The Unnamed
Plain and Simple: A Woman’s Journey to the Amish by Sue Bender My rating: 3 of 5 stars I enjoyed the insights in this book. I enjoyed the simple style. … Continue reading Book Review: Plain and Simple: A Woman’s Journey to the Amish
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov My rating: 4 of 5 stars I don’t know why it took me so long to read this book. It might be due in part … Continue reading At Long Last, Some Science Fiction: Asimov’s I, Robot
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall My rating: 2 of 5 stars I promised myself I’d focus on … Continue reading Yes, I Read a Lot: The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Little House on a Small Planet, 2nd: Simple Homes, Cozy Retreats, and Energy Efficient Possibilities by Shay Salomon My rating: 4 of 5 stars While I marked this book as … Continue reading Proving I Don’t Care About My Blog Stats: Another Book Review
The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was a quick, powerful read. Written in the first-person plural, the story is at once … Continue reading Injustice and Inaction: A Blog Post Disguised as a Book Review of The Buddha in the Attic
Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer My rating: 4 of 5 stars It’s not a coincidence that I started reading this book during a days-long power outage. By candlelight, … Continue reading Ambiguous Morality in Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
Little Bee by Chris Cleave My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was entrenched in a week-long really cruddy mood when I started this book. I’d been trying to read … Continue reading A Sad Story That Lifted My Mood: Little Bee by Chris Cleave
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks My rating: 5 of 5 stars Holy cow. This book is incredible. The way it’s structured reminds me a bit of Iain Pears’ … Continue reading The Thread Connecting Us: Geraldine Brooks’ People of the Book
I wrote a fairly negative review of Jamie Ford’s Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet a few weeks ago. I liked it okay, but in my review I … Continue reading Choosing the Half-Full Glass
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford My rating: 3 of 5 stars What can I say about this book? I can say that I think … Continue reading Unconditional Acceptance: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
Imperfect Happiness 