Daring to thrive

For the past half-hour or so, I’ve been swinging on a porch swing enjoying the weather and thinking about my purpose in life. If it were, say, 6 PM, and I’d just gotten home from work, I’d probably have been thinking about something else. But it’s 3:30 in the afternoon on a Tuesday, and I no lon ...
Daring to thrive

Book Review: Miracle in a Dry Season by Sarah Loudin Thomas

by Sarah Loudin Thomas
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Uplifting and encouraging read with likeable albeit not fully developed characters. The plot was engaging although a little more conflict and drama would have been welcome. I liked that the author brought in elements of the supernatural to give ...
Book Review: Miracle in a Dry Season by Sarah Loudin Thomas

Book Review: The Bloodletter"s Daughter by Linda Lafferty

by Linda Lafferty
My rating: 1 of 5 stars
I stopped at page 170 because I simply couldn"t read anymore of this book. At first glance, it was interesting, even captivating, so I kept reading. It was too salacious for my tastes, but that isn"t why I gave it one star and stopped reading. The ...
Book Review: The Bloodletter"s Daughter by Linda Lafferty

Book Review: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Half of a Yellow Sun is a fascinating book, but a lot to process if you come into it knowing nothing of Nigerian history. Complex politics involving tribes and nations in 1960"s Nigeria are sometimes difficult to follow and always hard to ...
Book Review: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Book Review: One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson

by Bill Bryson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I wish Bill Bryson had been my history teacher! I don"t care for politics, sports, or even history all that much, but Bryson is such a good storyteller that I devoured this book. It was interesting and compelling from word one. Bryson includes obscure ...
Book Review: One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson

Book Review: The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld

by Rene Denfeld
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
So much depth packed into less than 300 pages; a book unlike anything I"ve ever read. I was immediately enraptured by the narrator"s voice, visions and observations. The imagery is ripe for the imagination, and the reader quickly becomes consumed by ...
Book Review: The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld

Book Review: The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton

by Masha Hamilton
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Lyrical, descriptive writing told from the point of view of a variety of characters allowing insight into each of their lives and thoughts, especially regarding the bookmobile. Authentic dialogue, rich characterizations, complex ideologies and ...
Book Review: The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton

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