When Dawn reviewed Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self by Danielle Evans (read Dawn’s review here), I immediately put it on my to-read list. I love short stories, and I thought this collection sounded like one I would enjoy. For some reason my library doesn’t carry the book though (possibly because the target audience…
Category Archives: Fiction
Yankee Doodle Dixie, Review and Giveaway
Yankee Doodle Dixie is a fun, easy read that fits the bill.
The Leftovers
Tom Perrotta is known for his suburban satire and his newest novel, The Leftovers, doesn’t disappoint. One warm, sunny day in October, thousands of people disappear in an event known to some as the Rapture, and to the less religious as the Sudden Disappearance. The story revolves around the Garvey family as they deal with…
On Reading: Plot vs. Prose
At a recent book club meeting, the president made a rather fascinating (to me) comment. To paraphrase her because I have a poor memory, she basically said that she thinks there are two different types of readers – in general. The ones who read for prose first and foremost – i.e. pretty words, clever ways…
Never Knowing
Sara Gallagher has always struggled with her temper and with obsessive behaviours. She’s prone to debilitating migraines as well. Adopted at birth, she grew up in a family with a gentle but passive mother and a domineering father who treats her differently from her two younger sisters, who aren’t adopted. But she has her life…
The Power of Six
When Amanda and I were browsing the YA section of our local Half-Price Books looking for some books to take on our summer vacation, Amanda asked, “Can I read the books of Pretty Little Liars?” (knowing that I’ve already forbidden the TV show that so many of her friends watch). I told her no. I…
Next to Love
Spanning 1944 – 1964, Next to Love: A Novel takes a look at the lives of 3 women in a small town in Massachusetts, friends since Kindergarten, and bound together and pulled apart by a war that changed them all. If you enjoyed The Help (linked to my review, check it out!), I encourage you…
This Burns My Heart
Soo-ja Choi is in many ways a typical young Korean woman of her time. Her father is rich and generous so she is spared much hard work, but she is raised to not seek her own happiness, but the happiness of first her parents, and later her inlaws, husband and children. But Soo-ja is beautiful…
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