It has never benefitted me to put off writing about the books I read. This time was no exception. I finished reading Dream House several da...

Have I come to expect too much of my favorite authors? First Geraldine Brooks, and now Ann Patchett. Up until now, I have really loved every...

This is the fourth of Geraldine Brooks' five books that I've read. I really loved the first three and have thought of Brooks as one ...

I have this new thing. I pick a small handful of books (three or four) from my massive TBR pile to be my next reads. I put them on my end ta...

I first started reading this book years ago and (no idea why) abandoned it relatively quickly. But, as usual, I've always intended to co...

It was quite brave of me, don't you think, to immediately pick up another book of short stories after how much I didn't enjoy the bo...

I didn't expect to dislike this book. I suppose at this point I have only read one other Calvino ( Baron in the Trees ), but I loved  th...

This is not my kind of book. I should have known better than to even try it. Sam bought our copy, mainly because everyone was talking about ...

This was not a typical read for me, as a quick glance at the rest of my blog would tell you. I definitely gravitate more towards novels, and...

My lovely husband surprised me with this book just over a week ago. Surprise books are the best! Especially when it's a beautiful brand ...

Sarah Moss is three for three with me. She is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. And the great thing is that she has four more nov...

Here's another book that my sweet husband gave to me for Christmas. I'd never heard of it, or the author, which I suppose means I di...