A really good mix of novels and memoirs this last week. How does anyone NOT have a major crush on Stanley Tucci?! Seriously. November is a light month for galley reads for me, so I'm hoping to start catching up on some backlist novels and some other reads I've been eyeing. I will get to Martha Waters' latest this month but I had to at least wait until I was in November.
Sunday, November 3, 2024
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Review Quickies
The writing style of this novel isn't like anything I've read before but I'm not sure I know how to describe it other than it was told in almost a factual way instead of emotional. That's not to say that it's void of emotion but it's just not upfront. Lila is a force to be reckoned with from the time she was young until she retires from her job. She was ahead of her time in being honest about what she wanted out of motherhood and what she could handle. Thank goodness she found Joe and he was more than happy to be her partner. Together they raise a family but for one of their daughters, Grace, Lila choosing work always rubs her the wrong way. What she doesn't realize is that she's a lot like Lila. There's also a family mystery that Grace choses to investigate, which rounds out the story.
Sunday, October 20, 2024
Sunday Skim
Sunday, October 13, 2024
Sunday Skim
I really can't complain about my recent reads. The minute I heard that Ed Burns, YES that one, wrote a short novel loosely based on his childhood, I knew I had to read it. Well I listened to it because he narrated and it was really well done. For those who enjoy a little magical realism in their reads, well don't miss The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern and This Spells Love.
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Review Quickies
This book is so lovely. Honestly, I loved the whole thing. I loved Augusta, aka Goldie, and how decades of misunderstandings made her who she was but she wasn't bitter. Irving was a hoot and stuck in a hard place when him and Augusta connect. I loved the cross between traditional medicine and homeopathic treatments with a little extra in them. The cast of characters at the retirement village crack me up and really become a great part of the story. Plus the cover is just stunning.
I love family stories and even more when they are centered on generations and then the female stories. Our experiences can be very different than the stories created and told by our male counterparts. This is about 4 sisters that each have different gifts and how that has affected the next generation. It's about secrets and family stories. What I think I appreciated was an understanding that we can grow up in the same house as our siblings and have very different experiences. I don't think this is always true but probably more normal than we realize. Our families shape us in different ways and for Ona and Yadi, the next generation it is demonstrated in their life choices.
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