This historical fiction and fifth novel from Katharine McMahon, The Alchemist’s Daughter is set in the center of the Age of Enlightenment, and capitalizes on […] Read More
Tag: Audio Books
When I finished Wally Lamb’s I Know This Much Is True, I knew I had experienced another epic tale whose characters – their struggles and […] Read More
Quickly into this book on tape I thought, “Shoot. This is going to be one of those anti-Christian novels that uses a broad brush to […] Read More
Joshilyn Jackson hits another home run with Backseat Saints. Like The Girl Who Stopped Swimming, Jackson takes on a more serious topic, domestic abuse – […] Read More
I wrote to a friend, “I haven’t laughed this hard since discovering David Sedaris.” I read Mark Haddon’s earlier work, The Curious Incident of the […] Read More
After my last date with Tracy Chavelier via Burning Bright was disappointing, I was hesitant to pick up Remarkable Creatures. If you’re not familiar with […] Read More
It seems everyone is talking about Todd Burpo’s account of his son Colton’s celestial visit in Heaven is for Real. And before I get started […] Read More
Melanie Benjamin’s Alice I Have Been made quite a splash when it was published in 2010. The reviews that I read were mixed, and so […] Read More
In an attempt to catch up on my reviews, I’m going to have two posts with two books each. Sorry for the short thoughts, but […] Read More
Ever since I read Ana’s review of Lord of the Flies, I’ve been mulling over in my head about how important context is to a […] Read More