Tina Fey
OMG! I laughed and laughed when I read this. I was a little worried I had been oversold by the people who kept talking about how funny it was, but I was not disappointed. Without this book a day of being delayed 6 hours from getting to see Avery for the first time in a week would have been miserable. Instead I was that weird lady in the airport/airplane laughing far too hard at her fancy e-reader. I wished I had the book so people would know it was a really funny book. A great read with good insights as well!
Friday, July 22, 2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Before I Go to Sleep
S.J. Watson
I really liked this book. I haven't read a good mystery in a long time. I don't know if my standards are lower because of this, but I really thought it was good. I like that it was very suspenseful but most of the time not too scary. I loved the plot of the woman forgetting every night when she went to sleep, I felt for her. I feel like I can't say much without ruining the plot. I am sure this isn't a life changing read, but it would definitely be a great summer read. I stayed up until 1:20 last night because I got to the good part and had to know what happened.
I really liked this book. I haven't read a good mystery in a long time. I don't know if my standards are lower because of this, but I really thought it was good. I like that it was very suspenseful but most of the time not too scary. I loved the plot of the woman forgetting every night when she went to sleep, I felt for her. I feel like I can't say much without ruining the plot. I am sure this isn't a life changing read, but it would definitely be a great summer read. I stayed up until 1:20 last night because I got to the good part and had to know what happened.
The Paris Wife
Paula McLain
I thought this was a good book, but probably not a great book. I loved the setting and learning about this time period from a different vantage point. I don't know much about Ernest Hemingway, but I thought it was interesting to learn (I use that lightly since this was fiction based in fact) about his life near the beginning of his career. I am never quite sure what to think of the fiction based in fact, because it is hard to know what to accept as fact and what is not. I like things to fit in a box :) I am tempted to read the biography of Hemingway mentioned in the sources, but not sure I care that much. That tells me it wasn't an amazing book, but a good book. I do think it will be fun to discuss at book club. I am excited to see what the girls think!
I thought this was a good book, but probably not a great book. I loved the setting and learning about this time period from a different vantage point. I don't know much about Ernest Hemingway, but I thought it was interesting to learn (I use that lightly since this was fiction based in fact) about his life near the beginning of his career. I am never quite sure what to think of the fiction based in fact, because it is hard to know what to accept as fact and what is not. I like things to fit in a box :) I am tempted to read the biography of Hemingway mentioned in the sources, but not sure I care that much. That tells me it wasn't an amazing book, but a good book. I do think it will be fun to discuss at book club. I am excited to see what the girls think!
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