This Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien reads like a collection of short stories jumping from characters and situations of the Alpha Company in the Vietnam War. The way this book was organized as short stories, or chapters, that were not necessarily in chronological order or leading from one to the next helped me in [...]
Archive > July 2009
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
I’m going through my bookshelves and I wanted to write about one of my favorite books. The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay is something that I’ve been able to read time and again and every time I enjoy it just as much. I think that it was eventually made into a movie but I’ve [...]
‘Tis by Frank McCourt
I’m continuing on with my Frank McCourt theme. His second memoir, ‘Tis, is very much a continuation from Angela’s Ashes, starting off where the other one ended with his boat trip to America. In ‘Tis we see Frank McCourt go through the struggles of immigration, and growing up, trying to make his dreams come true. There [...]
Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
Today I decided to write about Angela’s Ashes after reading in the news this morning that “Frank McCourt is gravely ill with meningitis and is unlikely to survive.” Angela’s Ashes is a memoir about Frank McCourt’s childhood in Ireland and ends with his fulfilling a dream by immigrating to America at the age of 19. Frank [...]
Three Junes by Julia Glass
Three Junes by Julia Glass follows the connections of a family from a father to his sons across the globe in Greece, Scotland and New York and over a period of ten years. It is split into three sections taking place during the summers of 1989, 1995 and 1999. This book started with Paul, the father [...]
The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
This is one of my favorite books out of the True Crime genre. My aunt introduced me to Ann Rule and this is the first book of hers that I have read. I know that it’s a little strange to have an interest in serial killers but as a psychology major in college I was [...]
