Deception Point
Deception Point by Dan Brown is an exciting tale of science, deceit and politics. Michael Tolland is an early version of the character that Brown later develops more fully, into internationally recognized, Mickey-Mouse-watch-wearing Robert Langdon, and Rachel Sexton is a version of the fit, beautiful female expert that will appear in the rest of Brown’s novels. […]
Lillian Boxfish Takes A Walk
Lillian Boxfish Takes A Walk was a charming, witty, well-written adaptation of the real life of Margaret Fishback, who found herself a copywriter in early-to-mid 1900s in NYC, despite being a woman. Author Kathleen Rooney depicts this tough old woman through an evening walk on New Year’s Eve. At 85 years old, Lillian Boxfish sets […]
Wild
Wild by Cheryl Strayed follows a young woman as she hikes the Pacific Crest Trail while processes the trauma and loss of her childhood and early adulthood. Wild is a book of two journeys. Both are difficult, but both require the author to continue to push through, despite the pain. The real journey of this […]
Bossypants
Bossypants by Tina Fey is a delightful look at the author’s life. And she covers it all in this series of essays. For those of you who are curious about her childhood, she covers it. Awkward high school and college age? Covers it. Early days in comedy and barely making ends meet? Covers it. Time […]
The Spy
The Spy by Paulo Coelho is a story about Mata Hari, a woman who led a life that is easy to romanticize. From India to the stages of Paris, to being a spy during WWI, her life seemed like an exciting ride. Though there was more to the story, as she tells it. Coelho assumes […]
A Beautiful, Terrible Thing
A Beautiful, Terrible Thing by Jen Waite is a look back at the illusion of a wonderful marriage, and its quick unraveling. Waite bravely recounts the beauty and destruction of her once-perfect marriage. Everything had been great—she recounts their easy courting, joyous meeting of the family, their happy marriage (twice), their international trips together, the […]
Milk and Honey
Milk and Honey is a beautiful, thoughtful book of poetry covering topics of abuse, love and feminism. Poet and illustrator, Rupi Kaur, self-published her first book of poetry Milk and Honey in 2014 and recently published her second The Sun and Her Flowers. I don’t remember the last time I read poetry, but it’s been quite some […]
Talking as Fast as I Can
Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham is a delightful one-sided conversation about the rise to becoming a recognized actress, life on the Gilmore Girls set (for both series), and modern pressures and experiences in Hollywood. For those who are a fan of the show Gilmore Girls, this book is like a 250-page […]
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