Less than two months into the year and I’ve already read so many interesting things! Here’s the highlights. The Bone Clocks This is our February book club read, and boy was it a doozy. We’ve read one of David Mitchell’s other books, Cloud Atlas, and I’m pumped to discuss it in a few days. Mitchell’s…
Category: Review
Review: Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
Seeing your parents grow old is a universal — and difficult — experience. In 2001, cartoonist Roz Chast could see the writing on the wall. Her parents were in their 90s, and not doing well. Her mother was in the hospital after a fall from a step stool, and her father’s senile dementia kept him…
Review: Good Night, Mr. Wodehouse
Most people would consider Nell Stillman’s life rather ordinary. Harvester, Minnesota was founded when God was a boy, and no amount of modern conveniences seem able to drag it into the modern age. But when you look closer, you see that Nell’s life is actually extraordinary. She raises her son alone, falls in love, experiences…
Review: Pleating for Mercy
After her great-grandmother’s death, Harlow Jean Cassidy has moved back to her hometown of Bliss, Texas. She’s happy to be back, but her dressmaking boutique hasn’t exactly taken off — she’s spent most of her time hemming polyester pants. Then Harlow’s childhood friend Josie shows up needing a wedding gown and three bridesmaid’s dresses for…
Review: Keturah and Lord Death
While wandering the woods outside her small village, Keturah becomes lost. On the third day, Death comes for her. Using her talents as a storyteller, Keturah convinces Death to let her live for one more day. But she must find her true love before the next sunset, or she will die. I can’t even This…