As the Wheelers attempt to live their peaceful suburban lives, the flaws of human emotion and misunderstanding slowly tear their world apart. Richard Yates, a man overlooked and undervalued in the literary scene, writes books that may break you. Yates taps into the ugliness, jealousy, apathy, denial and frustration that occur in relationships, daring readers to examine their own lives. Yates’ characters are so eloquently written and real, their faults so completely human, that the results are painful and familiar. A beautiful, captivating, and haunting book.
RATING: * * * * * One of the best books I’ve read
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Set In Europe, this literary mystery thriller begins with Lucas Corso, a rare book hunter being hired to authenticate an original hand written chapter from Alexandre Dumas’ “The Three Musketeers.” The plot mixes in medieval history, religion, demonology, incunabula, and a virtual primer on the rare book business among other topics. I loved it, my book club was way less enthusiastic. See what you think! Johnny Depp starred in the film adaptation.
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The latest mystery featuring Colorado caterer Goldy Bear has her investigating the death of Dusty Routt, a young paralegal working at a law firm where Goldy has been doing some catering. Appealing characters, a mystery to puzzle over, yummy descriptions of food-with recipes! One of my favorite mystery series, this one is true to Goldy’s businesses motto, “Where everything is just right!”
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When the author marries, she not only gets a husband, but also a 400 acre estate with a grand but crumbling manion in northeast Scotland. She finds that the home owns the “laird” as much as he has title to it.
This bittersweet memoir is a sequel to “A Girl Named Zippy.” Delonda, Zippy’s mom is the woman who gets off the couch, and, after receiving a divine go-ahead, takes a College Entrance Exam, enrolls at Ball State and gets a bachelor’s degree in two years. It wasn’t easy, but her difficulties and successes are a reflection of the lives of women in the post-’60’s era.
Haiku is a form of poetry usually three lines long and a total of seventeen syllables. With just a few words the images in these poems are stunning. It’s worth taking time out of your busy day to pick up this wonderful anthology.
This is a character driven story. Much of the story involves a day in the life of a neurosurgeon and his family. We listen to the internal monolgue of the surgeon, his observations of his wife, his children, his friends and his work. This is slow moving introspective story until the end when it erupts in violence. Why this happens and how all is resolved in the end will keep you reading.
Originally published in Spanish, this story will keep you reading well into the night. The plot centers on a book and the people who have read this book. Set in Barcelona in the 1930’s – 1960’s, someone is systematically destroying all the works of an author. Ruiz Zafon’s novel is a mystery, a romance and a story within a story. There are lots of twists and turns in the plot. The characters are memorable. The mystery of the book is solved by the end of the story.
