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
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
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
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist My rating: 4 of 5 stars There have been countless vampire stories set in so many different eras and geographical locations. … Continue reading How Do You Spot a Monster? (Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist)
The Help by Kathryn Stockett My rating: 3 of 5 stars I lived in North Carolina for six years. Upon her return from a church trip to Mississippi, one of … Continue reading Beauty and Tragedy in Southern Culture: Kathryn Stockett’s The Help
Home by Marilynne Robinson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Upon the return of his son, Jack, from a 20-year absence, Robert Boughton, the patriarch of the Boughton family, finds … Continue reading There is a Balm in Gilead: Home by Marilynne Robinson
The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin My rating: 3 of 5 stars During summers when I was in college, I did a lot of babysitting. One summer, I filled in … Continue reading On the Lighter Side: The Nanny Diaries
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson My rating: 5 of 5 stars “This whole town does look like whatever hope becomes after it begins to weary a little, then weary a little … Continue reading A Book I Wish I Had Written: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
A Thomas Jefferson Education Home Companion by Oliver Van DeMille My rating: 5 of 5 stars Do you know that thing where, when you’re pondering what direction to take, everything … Continue reading Lessons for Life: A Thomas Jefferson Education Home Companion
Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali My rating: 4 of 5 stars On the cover of this book there’s a quote from The Boston Globe about how Ayaan Hirsi Ali has become … Continue reading Rethinking Tolerance: Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier My rating: 5 of 5 stars I bought this book on a very bad day. I was overwhelmed with our situation—the layoff, the uncertainty, along … Continue reading Longing, Hope, Despair: Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Imperfect Happiness 