Like Costco, but cuter. :)
None of these warrant a full review, so here's a quick recap:
The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich - didn't hold up under the 50 page rule. ugh.
Puppy Chow is Better Than Prozac by Bruce Goldstein - memoir of a manic depressive who gets a dog to help quiet his soul. He doesn't get the dog until halfway through and he uses the pronoun I far too much. Cute dog, though.
Farewell, My Subaru by Doug Fine - another in a long line of "hey, look at me " memoirs. He takes a superior tone regarding his epiphany of green living that grated my nerves. But it did make me want a pet goat. :)
We'll Always Have Paris & Provence by Walter and Patricia Wells - memoir of how two NYT journalists came to live in France during the late 70s and stayed. He as the editor of the Int'l Herald Tribune, while she makes a name for herself as a food writer and expert on French cuisine. The first half was interesting, the second half reminded me of Under the Tuscan Sun, or "oh the struggles of owning a dilapidated farmhouse in Provence (Tuscany)". Spare me.
Comfort Food by Kate Jacobs - loved the storyline being centered around food and food tv shows, but couldn't stand the main character. Bummer.
Bronte's Book Club by Kristiana Gregory - cute ya about a new girl in a coastal town who starts a bookclub. They read Island of the Blue Dolphins and get to know one another. I really liked it, there's just not much else to say.
After by Francine Prose - ya lit about the effects of a school shooting in the surrounding districts - a mix of 1984 and The Wall (Pink Floyd). Zoinks.
I Am Scout by Charles Shields - a ya bio of Harper Lee, if you are curious about her this fills in the blanks without being TMI. Respectful and fascinating.
Nation of Wimps - Everytime I read one of these, I think "Why didn't they just put it in a long essay?" Not to mention, that the people who most need to read it won't. But it still sheds some light on why kids are growing up to be helpless.
And there are full reviews to be found on the feed...and more on the way.
Did you read anything good this weekend?
The End.
Travel Writing by Peter Ferry, 304 pages.
