I really don’t read non-fiction. I just can’t get into it. An article, a magazine, a paper, short discussions on topical issues, but a whole book? Usually not for me. I read literature; I’m an English major! I was surprised…
Book Review: The Imperfectionists
I promise I’ll be back into living-mode versus work-mode starting tomorrow. It’s been a helluva two weeks and I’m exhausted. There are a couple bright spots to speak of during this dark time. One of which, fitting for me, is…
Book Review: A Visit from the Goon Squad
I finished reading Jennifer Egan’s Pulitzer-prize-winning A Visit from the Goon Squad which was a book club pick. This book is splendiferous. That’s my new word for 2012. Splendiferous which comes from the Latin splendor and ferre which means to…
Book Review: Out Stealing Horses
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson is one of the books recommended by staff at Green Apple. Me + Bookstores = Dangerous. The number of unread books I have continues to grow. I’ve still got Never Let Me Go by…
Book Review: Cutting for Stone
I’m spoiled! I’ve read three good books in a row: Cloud Atlas (second time around), City of Thieves, and now Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. If I had to recommend only one, it would be Cutting for Stone. The…
Book Review: Room by Emma Donoghue
Before my mind gets tainted by book club tonight, I want to post my thoughts on the book we read. The Room by Emma Donoghue. What makes this book different is that the narrator is a 5-year-old boy named Jack….
Book Review: Cloud Atlas
It’s been a month since I’ve written a book review. One of the books I’ve read since then is David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas. In my mind, this book is a masterpiece. If the author’s other books are anything like this…
Money Monday: The Millionaire Fa$tlane
I’m reading what I consider the best book on achieving financial well-being. It’s called The Millionaire Fastlane by MJ DeMarco. Let me preface by saying this book has 121 Amazon reviews of which 110 of them are 5 stars. There…
Book Reviews: Award-Winning Novels
I read two books recently that came highly recommended by Amazon reviews and the staff at Green Apple. What’s more, one of the books won the Nobel Prize and the other won the Pulitzer. They were so bad, I want…
Book Reviews: Gilead and Blood, Bones, and Butter
Since I’ve got book club tonight, how about talking about two of the books I’ve read recently. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize. Not sure why because I couldn’t finish the book out of sheer boredom. Rarely…