Nancy Pickard
This was a good, easy mystery read. I like that it was a mystery, but not scary. The main character had a great name, even if she did spell it wrong. :) I thought it was a little too easy to figure out, but that's okay I still had to finish and make sure I was right. A great book for reading on the plane while you travel for the holidays, or fun to curl up under a blanket with to relax and escape after you eat some turkey.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Admission
Jean Hanff Korelitz
A friend at work recommended this book for my book club, because she was reading it for hers and thought it was going to provide good discussion. I will be honest, I am very interested to see what kind of discussion it sparks. I can totally see the girls either loving or hating this book. I thought it was a little hard to get through at times. I think I enjoyed it, even though it felt like a really long book. It raised really good thoughts about nature vs. nurture, privilege and want, and opened my eyes to a culture I rarely think about. I must admit I am glad I didn't have dreams of going to an Ivy league school, clearly I am not Ivy material. But, I sure am glad I was wildcat material. :) I was also intrigued by the adoption issues raised, although I don't think I wholly agree. As I said, I am interested to see what discussions will come up and would love to have been there for my friend's book club as some of the ladies in her group have college age children.
A friend at work recommended this book for my book club, because she was reading it for hers and thought it was going to provide good discussion. I will be honest, I am very interested to see what kind of discussion it sparks. I can totally see the girls either loving or hating this book. I thought it was a little hard to get through at times. I think I enjoyed it, even though it felt like a really long book. It raised really good thoughts about nature vs. nurture, privilege and want, and opened my eyes to a culture I rarely think about. I must admit I am glad I didn't have dreams of going to an Ivy league school, clearly I am not Ivy material. But, I sure am glad I was wildcat material. :) I was also intrigued by the adoption issues raised, although I don't think I wholly agree. As I said, I am interested to see what discussions will come up and would love to have been there for my friend's book club as some of the ladies in her group have college age children.
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
Whoa!
I picked this up at my aunt and uncle's house this summer to pass time while I was feeding Hank. I kept finding myself wondering about it, so I downloaded it on my kindle to finish it. I am amazed and appalled by this book. It is so sad to know this is true, and that people really do horrible things like that for pretty much no reason. I think the book was very well written, occasionally a little slow, but overall great. It was interesting to hear the crime from varied perspectives. There were times I almost felt sorry for one of the criminals in some weird way. I am glad I decided to finish the book, even if there wasn't a happy ending. A great true crime drama.
Whoa!
I picked this up at my aunt and uncle's house this summer to pass time while I was feeding Hank. I kept finding myself wondering about it, so I downloaded it on my kindle to finish it. I am amazed and appalled by this book. It is so sad to know this is true, and that people really do horrible things like that for pretty much no reason. I think the book was very well written, occasionally a little slow, but overall great. It was interesting to hear the crime from varied perspectives. There were times I almost felt sorry for one of the criminals in some weird way. I am glad I decided to finish the book, even if there wasn't a happy ending. A great true crime drama.
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