MRS. FLETCHER by Tom Perotta
Not my usual literary fare, the equivalent of a beach read for me, but well done. I especially related to section on empty nest as it...
Manhattan Beach/On the Waterfront in Brooklyn
SPOILER ALERT! · Massive amount of research into neighborhoods, syndicates, diving and maritime subjects, the era, opptys open to women ·...
Book Report: INVISIBLE CITY by Julia Dahl NOT SO INVISIBLE
great pacing – good voice for main character too many Trib characters – can’t figure out who’s who different take on whodunits – we don’t...
Any other house will not do
Engrossing story with finely-drawn characters. They must be modeled on real people was my thought as they seem so real. Skips around in...
THE INSTITUTE by Stephen King
Why bother? You've seen it all before. It was better the first time.
CAMINO ISLAND by John Grisham
Call me a literary snob and I won’t take umbrage. I’ve never read a novel by Grisham or Patterson or Balducci. I’ve stayed away from...
A bit neurotic?
Protagonist is a bit of an enigma. Breaking away from his ultra orthodox family, seeming to glory in his role as the black sheep of the...
I'm reading. . .
Disturbing story of author's childhood which was martyred by her father, a fundamentalist Mormon suffering from bipolar disease and...
Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem
What a luscious couple! Their new movie, Everybody Knows (Todos Lo Saben) is definitely worth the price of the movie ticket. All the...