I adore the Flavia de Luce mysteries but kept this one sitting in my Amazon cart for a while. Because I like them so much I tied my reading of it to as a reward for a fitness goal, and I finally made it (self high five). Moving right along, this installment did not disappoint, though it was pretty different than the previous novels. Each previous book had fallen into a “Murder She Wrote” esque pattern, if you are familiar with the Angela Lansbury series […]
Djibouti? I recommend you Dji-don’t
I’m a pretty big Elmore Leonard fan. I have only read one of his books “Cat Chaser” but I adore “Justified,” which is based on some of his short stories. He creates amazing characters and dialogue and is prolific as a crime fiction writer. His books have been made into some exceptional movies: Out of Sight, Get Shorty, and Jackie Brown. I was excited to introduce him to my book club, as none of the other members had read anything by him, and to make […]
My New Soapbox: What You SHOULD eat
Oh my gosh I am going to be annoying everyone about this book: apologies to everyone who knows me or meets me. This book is my new most favorite thing ever. I’m familiar with Michael Pollan by reputation more than experience as this was the first thing of his I had ever read. As one of “those people” who constantly takes pictures of food, strives for a healthy diet, and is spouting recipes to anyone who indicates vague interest, it was only a matter of […]
The Fault in our YA Lit?
I don’t read a lot of YA but The Fault in Our Stars took the world (both young, and older than young) by storm, so my curiosity was piqued. Then, my favorite podcast Literary Disco (CHECK IT OUT) did an episode about it so I had to read it before listening to the episode so that was just the nudge I needed. I did the first half of this as an audiobook, and the second half as an ebook (just because I wanted to speed things along) […]
First world problems getting you down? Try Tehran
On a scale of Donald Drumpf to Samantha Power (United States Ambassador to the United Nations) regarding my knowledge of the geopolitical landscape, I would rate somewhere in the middle, as I had to Google to figure out who to herald as an example of someone very well knowledgeable regarding world events, but I knew what the word “geopolitical” meant. That being said, I wasn’t terribly familiar with the history and current events of Iran, and this memoir was a stark look at what it […]
Nicholson Flew Over the Place Where Birds Roost
I make a “not bucket list” every year of things I’d like to do in the upcoming year and read/watch “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” made the cut, so it was the perfect thing to tackle during a mini Spring Break-staycation. Randle Patrick McMurphy is a gambling con-man in the 196os who trades a stint on a prison work farm for a stay in an asylum. The men’s only asylum has a rich cast of characters who are battling their own personal demons, but […]
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