[simpleazon-link asin="0062313630" locale="us"]Labor Day Movie Tie- In Edition: A Novel (P.S.)[/simpleazon-link] My rating: 4 of 5 stars The movie trailer for Labor Day led me to want to read the book. The teen voice was unflinchingly honest and authentic though limited in it's viewpoint. As a result the book is not as romantic as one might presume from the movie trailer. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Labor Day by Joyce Maynard
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Book Review: The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick
[simpleazon-link asin="006228553X" locale="us"]The Good Luck of Right Now[/simpleazon-link] My rating: 5 of 5 stars If you like quirky characters, this may be the book for you. The main character, Bartholomew, writes to Richard Gere. Another character fears alien abduction and attends grief counseling because his cat died. There's also a bi-polar priest. Though the characters … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick
Book Review: Sideways by Rex Pickett
[simpleazon-link asin="0312342519" locale="us"]Sideways: A Novel[/simpleazon-link] My rating: 3 of 5 stars Although I enjoyed the scenery and the wine-tastings, I didn't care for the self-absorbed Miles and the amoral Jack. There was too much foul language and too many rampant sexcapades for my taste. If you like buddy movies with a lot of drinking and debauchery, you may … [Read more...] about Book Review: Sideways by Rex Pickett
Book Review: The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason
[simpleazon-link asin="1400030382" locale="us"]The Piano Tuner[/simpleazon-link] My rating: 4 of 5 stars An atmospheric novel with vivid descriptions that treat all of the senses and bring the settings and time alive to the reader. Enchanting, mysterious characters with mystical tales and visions. This book brings to life a history and a culture that the reader would not … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason
Book Review: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Rebecca My review: 5 of 5 stars A vivid nightmare. The imagery in Rebecca instantly envelops the reader in a shroud of apprehension. Even the author's descriptions of the trees and shrubs speak of fear and treachery. She builds the tension so effectively that "when the telephone rang," I jumped along with the second Mrs. de Winter. Rebecca is haunting, lyrical, sinister … [Read more...] about Book Review: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier