Here If You Need Me: A True Story by Kate Braestrup My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book—the memoir of a Unitarian Universalist chaplain for game wardens in Maine—was … Continue reading Here If You Need Me by Kate Braestrup
The Point of Vanishing: A Memoir of Two Years in Solitude by Howard Axelrod My rating: 4 of 5 stars I received this book as an ARC through a LibraryThing … Continue reading The Point of Vanishing by Howard Axelrod
Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill My rating: 4 of 5 stars Dept. of Speculation is the August selection for the SBC online book club. To learn more about SBC or … Continue reading Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill
Between ordinary busy-ness and re-joining Netflix, not a lot of reading happened this month. Well, that’s not really true. I read for my class, and I read to my … Continue reading Bookends: July 2015
Spiderweb for Two: A Melendy Maze by Elizabeth Enright My rating: 4 of 5 stars (Audiobook) This is the last book in the Melendy Quartet, and it might be my favorite.
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel My rating: 5 of 5 stars Station Eleven is the July 2015 SBC Selection. Visit our Goodreads Group to join the conversation! I mentioned … Continue reading Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
As predicted, I didn’t get many books finished this month. I read a lot (a LOT), but it was almost all for class. That kind of reading involves reading from … Continue reading Bookends: June 2015
Well, that’s odd. It’s the first of the month, and I totally forgot about Bookends. I’m betting it’s because I’m totally consumed by this graduate course I’m taking and have put most all … Continue reading Bookends: May 2015
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Foods I ate while reading The Hunger Games: -popcorn (popped in coconut oil and seasoned with vegan butter and brewer’s yeast) -a bowl of … Continue reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I just sat in a car for 10+ hours as we began the first leg of a road trip. We’ve had an awesome day listening to audio books and satellite radio and … Continue reading Bookends: April 2015
Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls My rating: 3 of 5 stars Half Broke Horses was the April SBC selection. Visit our Goodreads Group to discuss this book or any of the other books … Continue reading Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
The Peabody Sisters: Three Women Who Ignited American Romanticism by Megan Marshall This book was the March 2015 selection for the Sisters Book Club. For April, we’re reading Half Broke … Continue reading The Peabody Sisters by Megan Marshall
Imperfect Happiness 