Before I get into talking about The Hunt for Hitler’s Warship by Patrick Bishop, a little confession: I haven’t quite finished the book yet. While I normally don’t like to write about books I haven’t finished — even if I’m scheduled to post a review as part of a book tour, as I am today — [...]
Book Review
My sister, Jenny, and I are spending the summer revisiting the Harry Potter series, some of the most read and most anticipated books of our childhood. You can catch up with our thoughts on Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (we read the British version), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner [...]
Title: Imperfect Harmony: Finding Happiness Singing with Others Author: Stacy Horn Genre: Nonfiction/Memoir Year: 2013 Publisher: Algonquin Books Acquired: NetGalley [rating:4/5] From Bloggers Recommend: Stacy Horn is not a wonderful singer, yet each week she heads to her community choir in New York to harmonize with others and center herself. In Imperfect Harmony, Horn reflects on her 30 [...]
Title: Duel With the Devil: The True Story of How Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Teamed Up to Take on America’s First Sensational Murder Mystery Author: Paul Collins Genre: Narrative nonfiction Year: 2013 Publisher: Crown Acquired: From the publisher for review consideration [rating:3.5/5] Review: I’m not ashamed to admit that I picked up Duel With [...]
Title: We’ll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a Gravedigger’s Daughter Author: Rachael Hanel Genre: Memoir Year: 2013 Publisher: University of Minnesota Press Acquired: From the publisher for review consideration [rating:4/5] A Bit of A Tangent: Wow, I read this book a long time ago — the beginning of June, if my [...]
My sister, Jenny, and I are spending the summer revisiting the Harry Potter series, some of the most read and most anticipated books of our childhood. You can catch up with our thoughts on Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (we read the British version) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, or just jump right in [...]
Title: The Illusion of Separateness Author: Simon Van Booy Genre: Fiction Year: 2013 Publisher: Harper Acquired: From the publisher as part of a TLC Book Tour [rating:4/5] Review: Simon Van Booy is quickly turning into one of my favorite authors, both for his lyrical and lovely prose and for the way his stories convey both sadness [...]
One of the best parts of my vacation was getting a bunch of uninterrupted time to read late in the trip when I got to my parent’s cabin. Because I was reading by the lake (and reading while drinking a few gin and tonics), I don’t have a lot of specifics to share. So, reviewletts [...]
My sister, Jenny, and I are spending the summer revisiting the Harry Potter series, some of the most read and most anticipated books of our childhood. You can catch up with our thoughts on Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (we read the British version) or just jump in with the second book, Harry Potter and the [...]
It’s been a bit of a crazy week, so I’m behind on some of the reviews I want to write. But life happens and you just have to go with the flow. Luckily, I have a stash of mini-reviews in draft form waiting for just such a week. Today I’ve got mini-reviews of two recent-ish [...]
