Other than struggling through My Name is Lucy Barton for the Tournament of Books a few years back, I had never read one of Elizabeth Strout's books. NOther than struggling through My Name is Lucy Barton for the Tournament of Books a few years back, I had never read one of Elizabeth Strout's books. Now, I can't wait to inject her entire back catalogue into my veins. Man, it's great to finally discover an author with such a considerable backlist, and I can't wait to spend time with some of these characters again. I might even give Lucy Barton another look. ...more
The book was pretty good; I did prefer Mellors debut novel. But I feel compelled to say that I have never viscerally recoiled as much from an audiobooThe book was pretty good; I did prefer Mellors debut novel. But I feel compelled to say that I have never viscerally recoiled as much from an audiobook narrator as I did this one. I ended up having to just read it in print, as the weird vocal choices and accent were like nails on a chalkboard to me....more
At times almost cloyingly cheesy, particularly the contemporary parts, and way too long, but I really did enjoy this and now Picoult has me a wee bit At times almost cloyingly cheesy, particularly the contemporary parts, and way too long, but I really did enjoy this and now Picoult has me a wee bit convinced that maybe ol' Willie at least had some help with his literary output....more
Another banger of a memoir! Man what a life Griffin, and all the Dunnes, have lived. Both heartbreaking and hysterically funny, Griffin is a born storAnother banger of a memoir! Man what a life Griffin, and all the Dunnes, have lived. Both heartbreaking and hysterically funny, Griffin is a born storyteller just like his old man. ...more
I've been a high school English teacher for 27 years (retiring in May!) and found this slice of life novel set in a Houston high school to be well-wriI've been a high school English teacher for 27 years (retiring in May!) and found this slice of life novel set in a Houston high school to be well-written, fast paced, and big hearted, and a pretty accurate depiction of my profession. ...more
I might be judging this too harshly; life circumstances made me pretty scatterbrained as I rushed to finish this before it was due back, but it just nI might be judging this too harshly; life circumstances made me pretty scatterbrained as I rushed to finish this before it was due back, but it just never really jelled into anything more than the sum of its parts for me, and the resolution to the mystery was more of a whimper than a bang. Which stinks because Liz Moore is maybe my favorite contemporary author and literary mystery is maybe my favorite genre...more
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