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Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Sloan, Robin. Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012. π π π π (I’m annoyed that Word Press no longer automatically converts my smiley faces, so I’m moving to asterisks to rate books, which are close enough substitutes for stars.) <fixed> This one has been making the rounds via word-of-mouth more…
Read More About Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin SloanWe Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
Fowler, Karen Joy.Β We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves.Β New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2013. π Β π π π I went into this book skeptically, because a couple of people I know had read it and hadn’t liked it. Maybe I wouldn’t have liked it as much as I did if I’d picked it upΒ thinking it was…
Read More About We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy FowlerThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Gaiman, Neil. The Ocean at the End of the World. New York: William Morrow, 2013 π Β π Β π Β π Β π Before you read this, you have to understand that if I were fifteen years old, and some company were in the business of manufacturing posters of authors, I’d have a poster of Neil Gaiman on…
Read More About The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanAn Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor
Β Taylor, Patrick. An Irish Country Doctor. New York: Forge, 2008. π π π I discovered Patrick Taylor from returns and requests here at the library, and I’d been meaning to read him for some time. I enjoy Miss Read, and I thought his books might be similar to her books set in small English…
Read More About An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick TaylorDoctor Sleep by Stephen King
Β King, Stephen. Dr. Sleep. New York: Scribner, 2013. π π π π π It’s October, time to read something that might make you think twice about stepping outside your door alone at night. I have to admit that I wasn’t planning on making this that book. I was going to read World War Z,…
Read More About Doctor Sleep by Stephen KingMe Before You by Jojo Moyes
Β Β Β Moyes, Jojo. Me Before You. New York: Viking, 2012. π Β π Β π Β π Wow! My colleague Lisa recommended this one to me, which I have to admit I’d been avoiding because, honestly, it sounded a bit odd, like a typical 21st-century “let’s-shock-and-be-clever” novel. I mean, a love story between a woman and her quadriplegic…
Read More About Me Before You by Jojo MoyesThe Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
Β Valente, Catherynne M. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making. New York: Feiwel and Friends, 2011. π π π π I’m always in search of the kind of fun books I read as a kid, so I keep my eyes open (good thing) when I’mΒ re-shelving books in the children’s area,…
Read More About The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. ValenteThis is Not Chick Lit edited by Elizabeth Merrick
Β Merrick, Elizabeth, ed. This is Not Chick Lit: Original Stories by America’s Best Women Writers. New York: Random House, 2006. π π π π Don’t get me wrong. Readers of this blog happen to know that I love a good chick lit book every now and again, especially those written by women who know how…
Read More About This is Not Chick Lit edited by Elizabeth MerrickConsuming Passions by Michael Lee West
Β Β West, Michael Lee. Consuming Passions. New York: HarperCollins, 1999. π π π π A Southerner — did I ever mention I was born and raised in North Carolina? — writes about food and includes recipes. What’s not to like? Add the fact that Michael Lee West is often laugh-out-loud funny, and well, you have…
Read More About Consuming Passions by Michael Lee WestGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Flynn, Gillian. Gone Girl. New York: Crown Publishers, 2012. π I rarely ever read βItβ books, because I generally find that they disappoint me. So many people had mentioned this one to me, though, and it sounded like such an interesting premise, I decided to give it a go. Boy, do I now want everyone…
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