Author Archive
The Success Principles
I’m sure that most of us at one time or another have at the very least read one story from a Chicken Soup for the Soul book. And I’m sure that it is safe to assume that you enjoyed it. Well The Success Principles by Jack Canfield has the same kind of flair as any […]
The Time Traveler’s Wife
I had a preconceived notion of what The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger was going to be about. I thought that the story was going to be about an eccentric and wacky “science guy” creating endless number of experiments all the while ignoring his doting wife and ultimately her loneliness surely would push her […]
World Without End
Ken Follet did another amazing job. He wrote another extraordinary historical fiction. And as fabulous as World Without End is, I still think his first historical fiction Pillars of the Earth is better. Although World Without End would sit at the top of my top ten choices for books to read.
The only negative thing that […]
For One More Day
For One More Day by Mitch Albom is a quick read that says a lot during a small amount of time. I enjoyed reading it but it is not at the top of my list of books.
It doesn’t have this grand plot with twists and turns nor does it have a large variety of characters […]
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd is a wonderful and uplifting book and is a very easy book to read.
The story is set in 1964 but is not a true historical depiction of the times. That is not the point of the story. Instead it centers around the main characters and the […]
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini was as spectacular as his first novel the Kite Runner. In this book the author reads from a female’s perspective and did an amazing job. Quite believable. Although this book is categorized as fiction there is an overwhelming feeling as a reader that there could be some small […]
The Pact
The Pact by Jodi Picoult was a fabulous read with a jaw dropping first paragraph, an intense plot, and a slew of characters that you can relate to. Although I have to admit, I did not enjoy the way the story concluded. I felt like the ending was forced instead of following its own natural path. But I can […]
The Road
The Road by Cormac McCarthy was the kind of book that I would pick up and then put right back down agin. I did this several times. I managed through a couple of chapters but just found it slow and too “wordy”. I felt that the author purposely uses $.25 words to tell his story and that […]
Twilight
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer was a decent read. The author provided a gripping beginning that would make anyone want to continue reading. It was a solid read throughout the book but overall it was not the book for me. Twilight is labeled as young adult which I don’t think our book club was aware of at […]
The Other Boleyn Girl
Summary from the back cover: When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, she catches the eye of Henry VIII. Dazzled by the king, Mary falls in love with both her golden prince and her growing role as unofficial queen. However, she soon realizes just how much she is a pawn […]
