Fiction
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is an extraordinary piece of literature. This book will definitely shake you up. It makes you think about the choices you make in life and how each of our choices impact not only yourself but those all around us as well. Each choice we make will come with a consequence, and […]
