The Good Father by Noah Hawley is the haunting tale of Dr. Paul Allen, a remarried father of young twins, who is struggling to come to grips with a single horrific act perpetrated by, Daniel, his son from his first marriage. After dropping out of college for a soul-searching life on the road, Daniel assumed a new identity and is arrested for assassinating a popular presidential … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2013
What Do You Think? I’m Shruggin’ ‘Atlas Shrugged’!
A few years ago I learned that Atlas Shrugged was going to be made into a movie. I'll admit: I was skeptical. I had a very stern conversation with a friend of mine about how the director had a huge movie on his hands and he'd better not mess it up or us literary folks would be angry. Atlas Shrugged is a classic, and until Paul Ryan came along, was revered as a great story … [Read more...]
‘Lives of Wives’ is Lukewarm
The Secret Lives of Wives: Women Share What It Really Takes to Stay Married by Iris Krasnow (an Oprah "Ten Titles to Pick Up Now" book) is a book that delves into the personal stories of various women and what it takes to keep their marriage going. Most of the book emphasizes the importance of having hobbies and friends outside of the marriage while other women discuss the pros … [Read more...]
Andrew Porter’s Debut is ‘In Between’ Plausible and Pleasant
Andrew Porter's In Between Days is about the disintegration of a family after a series of unfortunate events. If I had to pick a genre, I would say that it is adult fiction that could appeal to YA fans, as well (the cover is much more YA'ish than the book itself). Told from alternating perspectives, the story is centered around Chloe, the young twenty-something … [Read more...]
Wonderful Words for ‘The World Without You’
Poignant. Heartbreaking. Touching. There are a lot of words I could use to describe this book, but the one that seems the most applicable is familiar. This is not because I can identify or even begin to imagine what the family has been through, but because the characters were all so very approachable. Rarely does a book draw the reader into the folds of its story so seamlessly … [Read more...]