A list of my 2010 book reviews by title
2010 Book Reviews by Title
Under the Dome by Stephen King: Book Review
A giant dome suddenly appears over the town of Chester’s Mill, Maine one beautiful October day, and the townspeople are left to their own devices. That’s a lame synopsis, but I don’t want to give anything more away. What would you do if you were cut off from the rest of the world? Perhaps more Continue Reading…
Madapple by Christina Meldrum: Book Review
Aslaug has lived an isolated life with her mother in the woods of Maine. A disturbing story is revealed in alternating chapters. One set of chapters reveals the course of Aslaug’s life in the summer of 2003. The other reveals Aslaug on trial in 2007, for a crime that isn’t even revealed until very late Continue Reading…
Year in Review
2009 was a great reading year for me! I finished 134 books! That has to be a record for me, at least since I finished school! I was pretty stingy with the five-star ratings this year, so I think I’ll go ahead and list them all. I think it’s funny that I don’t read that Continue Reading…
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George: Book Review
The lass is the last child in a family of nine and the fourth unwanted girl. She is so unwanted that her mother doesn’t even bother to name her. When a polar bear comes crashing through the door one night and asks her to live with him in his castle for a while, she agrees Continue Reading…
The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King: Book Review
“I should have thought it obvious,” I said impatiently, though even at that age I was aware that such things were not obvious to the majority of people. “I see paint on your pocket-handkerchief, and traces on your fingers where you wiped it away. The only reason to mark bees that I can think of Continue Reading…
It’s Monday! What are You Reading?
I should have started this meme, hosted by J. Kaye, last week, when I read so many books while the power was out. This week I’ve been trying to catch up with blog stuff and on GoodReads, and then there was Christmas, so I haven’t gotten much read. Finished: Madapple by Christina Meldrum (review up tonight, Continue Reading…
The Bright Forever by Lee Martin: Book Review
On a beautiful July evening, nine-year-old Katie Mackey disappears on her way to the library. And our hearts break. I just don’t know where to start. It’s hard not to compare this to Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones, but there’s a huge difference. As I remember it, The Lovely Bones dealt with the family’s grieving Continue Reading…
Blue Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews: Book Review
Weezie Foley is back and better than ever. She’s trying her best to win Savannah’s historic district decorating contest, but the couple across the street are throwing tons of money into their efforts. To add to her troubles, her boyfriend Daniel always becomes decidedly Grinch-like at Christmas, and she just can’t get him into the Continue Reading…
Black Mountain Breakdown by Lee Smith: Book Review
We first meet Crystal Spangler when she’s a dreamy twelve-year-old Virginia mountain girl, in the summer before she begins high school. We follow her as her dreaminess leads her to look for meaning, or for herself, in all the wrong places. I adore Lee Smith’s work. She writes about the mountains of Virginia. I’m in Continue Reading…
History or Historical Fiction? Booking Through Thursday
This week’s question at Booking Through Thursday is Given the choice, which do you prefer? Real history? Or historical fiction? (Assume, for the purposes of this discussion that they are equally well-written and engaging.) I’m a dedicated fiction reader, so it’s almost impossible for me to get past my belief that non-fiction is dry and Continue Reading…