When I first sat down to write this review (before it was listed as a National Book Award finalist), I knew that it was going to be difficult. I wanted to get across how the book made me feel while acknowledging that, as a white woman, I'd never truly get it. I wrote (what I thought) was a fantastic review and sent it to my friend Jason to read because I knew he'd want to read … [Read more...]
The Wonder of All Things Is, Well, Wonderful
In small town North Carolina, a plane crash and a little girl converge, leaving the entire community reeling with questions about how she survived and, more importantly, how she performed the miracle that she did.At 13, Ava, the daughter of the town sheriff, saves her best friend Wash, from certain death following a small plane crash at a community festival. The … [Read more...]
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (Book Review)
You know how sometimes you read a book and it raises so many philosophical questions that you know you'll be thinking about it for a long time to come? Well, A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki is one of those books. On the one hand, it's a novel, but on the other it's a philosophical discussion about life, time, and what's real in this world. This is likely because the … [Read more...]
The Hired Man by Aminatta Forna (Book Review)
The Hired Man by Aminatta Forna is a haunting tale that you know from the first few pages is a book you want to read slowly so as to savor it. Set in the small town of Gost, Croatia, this relatively quick read is a story about the sorrows and tragedies of the aftermath of war and the power of perseverance in spite of it all.When an English family buys a rundown … [Read more...]
‘Ruby’ by Cynthia Bond – A #30Authors Book Review
Ruby is another book that I discovered during the #30Authors event. Thank you to Cynthia Bond for participating! Let me start off by saying that this book isn't what you think it is. I went into it thinking it was going to be a love story story that followed the main character, Ruby, out of her hometown to NYC and back again, with all the ups and downs that it entailed. … [Read more...]