“Merricat, said Constance, would you like a cup of tea?” “Oh no, said Merricat, you’ll poison me.” “Merricat, said Constance, would you like to go to sleep?” “Down in the boneyard ten feet deep.” What if this was a schoolyard rhyme you learned as a kid, whose origins lay in a mysterious house in your neighborhood where you’ve heard two strange sisters live, but who you’ve never seen? You’ve heard other things, too. That the sisters eat children, and if you think you’ve insulted them, […]
Well, the cover’s cool, but as they say…
Why do people like this book? Am I missing something? I get it. Bad writing and an improbable plot that could also operate as a pasta strainer have united like a defective pair of power twins before to create cult successes (I’m looking at you Sharknado). And really, there is a whole genre of bad horror films…but does it work with books, too? I’m not a horror book reader, so I’m sincerely asking. Why do people think this book is so scary? Creepy kids? Scary. […]
A Man Called Ove makes me read an actual book.
After finishing several audiobooks, I had gotten used to “reading” while accomplishing some other task. So it took several weeks for me to actually read this book, which was a Christmas gift. How time-consuming to SIT DOWN and READ an ACTUAL book…Could I truly devote ALL my attention to it? I was afraid I wouldn’t get the kitchen cleaned or my email checked or God knows what else if I just READ the book myself. Oh no, is this what kids these days think about […]
A top pick for 2017…and it’s only January!
One of my top five! And it’s only January! This book is soooooo good, you guys. It’s eye opening and tragic and heartwarming and epic and so many other things. Yaa Gyasi (last name sounds like “Jesse”) is a Stanford graduate, born in Ghana and raised in America. On a visit to Ghana, while researching her book, she saw the Cape Coast Castle. This is one of many forts in Africa used by European traders. It is also the genesis of Gyasi’s fictional story, which […]
Quick! Read this book before the movie comes out later this year!
“Individually, you don’t know what you’re doing collectively.” This is Mae’s ex-boyfriend’s synopsis of the new company she works for. But what does he know? She is working for the most lucrative tech company on the market and he just makes chandeliers. The Circle has made its success in streamlining internet applications by rolling them into one interface based on a user’s actual identity. “True You,” as it’s called, has ushered in a new age of internet transparency. The Circle employs young, innovative people and […]
Good, but not so good I’d intentionally read it.
I accidentally read this book. Is that possible? I realized a few hours in that it wasn’t autobiographical, but rather a collection of fictional short stories and had a decision to make…do I stay or do I go? It’s not that it isn’t well written and interesting, I just don’t have much interest in reading fictional war accounts. It’s not my favorite genre, but non-fiction IS. So if it’s a non-fictional war story, I’m hooked! Get the difference? ” Redeployment is broken up into 12 […]
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