Tag: books

Recent Good Reads

Update:

I started this post sometime before September 2022 and just found it in “drafts” this morning. I’m going to go ahead and publish it; I still remember these books as good reads.

It’s been a good few weeks for reading. I finished two books for local book clubs and made progress in my Kathy Reichs book series.

West With Giraffes, by Lynda Rutledge

Passing, by Nella Larsen

How the Word is Passed, Clint Smith

Monday Mourning, by Kathy Reichs

I also ordered 4 paperbacks just now from eBay. I was looking for Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons, which I found, and because it was buy 3, get 1 free, I added a Frommer’s travel guide to Florence, Rome, and Venice, a novel by Kristin Hannah that I somehow missed: “Home Again”, and another one that I tagged to read long ago and wandered off: “The Boy in Striped Pajamas”.

My need for “Angels and Demons” revolves around my bucket list trip to Italy to see Art and this book was heavy inspiration for that many years ago. I just started a list of places to see while in Rome but I want to quick read the book again just for atmosphere.

Review: we are never meeting in real life, by samantha irby

This was our book club choice for January and the concensus was positive. I stayed silent about my negatives because the positives are overwhelming. This b&#!h is funny!

book review: we are never meeting in real life, by samantha irby

My negatives were simple. Samantha is “uncensored” and I mean that with all my heart. While I was reading it, there were times when I twitched at the vulgarity, and I can vulgar with the best of them. If you’re unsure, start with the title essay, which is the last one. She’s funny as hell and if what she writes in that signature piece speaks to you, then you’ll love the rest of the book.

The primary reason this book is awesome (and Samantha is awesome, too) is that she is so relatable. Her life is nothing like mine, but there was a feeling of “Oh, man, I know what you mean” on every page. You’ll laugh, you’ll snort, you might tear up (near the end – the cat) and you will definitely relate.

That’s all – my book reviews are minimalist.