This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper My rating: 2 of 5 stars The premise of “This is Where I Leave You” is fantastic: four adult siblings who really only have their parents in common are summoned to…
Delicious! review
Delicious! by Ruth Reichl My rating: 1 of 5 stars In Delicious!, Billie Breslin gets a job at a prestigious food magazine, makes friends with Minorities, and uncovers a not-very-interesting mystery, all while dealing with sister issues and being unaware…
Life Itself review
Life Itself: A Memoir by Roger Ebert My rating: 3 of 5 stars I love a good autobiography. I’d been wanting to read this book for ages, but since I’m opposed to paying $12.99 for an eBook and the library…
The Killing Moon review
The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin My rating: 4 of 5 stars I used to think I was bored by fantasy novels, but I think I was bored of elves-and-dwarves-and-orcs, LordAndLadyofWoodyWood, boy magical prodigy fantasy novels. This one? This was…
The Goldfinch review
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt My rating: 4 of 5 stars In the crazed aftermath of a museum bombing that kills his beloved mother, 13 year old Theodore Decker steals a priceless painting. The implications of this act affects his…
Book review: The Grave Gourmet
The Grave Gourmet by Alexander Campion My rating: 2 of 5 stars Firstly, the author wants you to know that women have breasts. He’ll remind you of that throughout the book. Secondly, the author is male. You’ll know this from…
I read books: Moneyball
Moneyball by Michael Lewis My rating: 4 of 5 stars I hadn’t watched baseball in a few years, disgusted both by the home team jacking up ticket prices once the team started winning more and by everyone and their dog…
I read a book: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’m a fan of biographies to begin with, so I knew I’d really enjoy this book. And enjoy I did. This crazy roller-coaster tale of the life of Steve…
I loved The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks!
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot My rating: 5 of 5 stars Oh this book…this amazing book. Not only is it completely TRUE, but I think I ran through every emotion possible. I was sad for Henrietta’s…
Onward: Grande low-fat half-caff story of how Starbucks survived and thrived
Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul by Howard Schultz My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is the story of how Howard Schultz, once he became CEO (sorry, Howard, but I capitalize it) of Starbucks…
Not furiously loving "Furious Love"
Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century by Sam Kashner My rating: 2 of 5 stars I finally finished this book after putting it down twice because I never expected to be bored by the…
Literary Pursuits, again
(turns on light, dusts off WordPress) You still here? Wow…thanks for hanging! I love my library. I haven’t read this much in ages. I can’t believe it’s been almost a year since I started going there. I let the reading…
