Turtleface and Beyond by Arthur Bradford, A Reader’s Advisory

November 17, 2017October 7, 2021Leave a comment

Arthur Bradford's Turtleface and Beyond is one of my favorite collections of short stories, mostly because of the consistent narrative voice in our narrator, Georgie. Bradford creates for a bizarre, but believable cast of characters and the even more bizarre situations they find themselves. Most of the narrators tell their stories in such sincere ways that they … Continue reading Turtleface and Beyond by Arthur Bradford, A Reader’s Advisory

Dog Boy by Eva Hornung, A Reader’s Advisory

November 3, 2017October 7, 2021Leave a comment

For the month of November, the library is featuring books about pets and animal companions so I thought it fitting to write about one of my favorite human-animal relationship stories, Eva Hornung's Dog Boy. During the 20th century in Moscow, four year-old Romochka is abandoned by neglectful parents and must figure out how to survive. … Continue reading Dog Boy by Eva Hornung, A Reader’s Advisory

Wild by Cheryl Strayed, A Reader’s Advisory

September 15, 2017October 7, 2021Leave a comment

This week's Five Star recommendation is Wild by Cheryl Strayed. Wild was a great read for me because it opened my mind to an experience so different from my own. Strayed is an impulsive, contemplative, observant, and often funny narrator. If you have not yet read her book, perhaps consider this best selling memoir. Publisher's … Continue reading Wild by Cheryl Strayed, A Reader’s Advisory

Life of Pi by Yann Martel, A Reader’s Advisory

September 8, 2017October 7, 2021Leave a comment

Yann Martel's Life of Pi invokes the senses as a visually stunning, gripping and adventurous, dreamlike tale of a boy lost at sea with the strangest of companions. If you want to read a suspenseful survival story that is both harrowing and dazzling, check out Life of Pi. Publisher's Summary: After the sinking of a cargo ship, a … Continue reading Life of Pi by Yann Martel, A Reader’s Advisory

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

August 25, 2017October 7, 20211 Comment

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Five Star Friday: When Breath Becomes Air

May 12, 2017October 7, 2021Leave a comment

At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his … Continue reading Five Star Friday: When Breath Becomes Air