Anna Quindlen is an author that I regularly enjoy. Blessings did not end up being one of my favorite books that she has written, but I still enjoyed it. This story is centered on Skip Cuddy, an ex-con who is working for Lydia Blessing on her estate and living about her garage in a little [...]
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Where Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer
This is a book about Pat Tillman, the NFL player who left a lucrative multi-million dollar football contract to serve in the military and later was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan. It is also about the way his death was portrayed in the media and how the circumstances around his death were concealed from [...]
Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
I had been wanting to read Fast Food Nation for a very long time, and I’m happy that I finally did it. This book covers many different aspects of fast food. It starts with examining how the fast food trend started and grew in the United States as automobiles became the primary mode of transportation. [...]
My Friend Leonard by James Frey
This book is the continuation of A Million Little Pieces. Even though there was a lot of controversy around A Million Little Pieces, I enjoyed both of these books thoroughly. This is the story of James trying to rebuild his life after his time in rehab and jail. He deals with the struggles of an [...]
In The Woods by Tana French
I got this book based on the recommendation of a librarian. In the Woods is the debut novel of Irish author, Tana French. She also has recently written The Likeness which I believe has some of the same characters as this first novel. This is a story that takes place in Ireland. It is a [...]
Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
I had read Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella and had enjoyed it. I can’t quite say the same thing for Twenties Girl the newest book out by this author. It is a ghost story of sorts and I have this problem where I like even my fiction to be believable…and this was not. [...]