2007 July

Far From a Calamity

Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl I’m about 75 pages in to this book and it is wonderful and engaging. It’s quite different from anything I’ve read recently and I’m loving it.

Filed Under: Amazing Narrator, Books, Childhood Memories, Reading, What's Up

The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton Kim’s comment about saving boring books for an even more boring plane ride pretty much sums up the first half to 2/3 of this book. If I had read it when I was detained in such a dull place I would have had the pleasant surprise of the book [...]

Filed Under: Books, Culture, Disappointment, Reading Tagged With: Africa, books for Africa, boring, Camel Bookmobile, Kenya, Masha Hamilton, The Camel Bookmobile

Don’t Forget the LHBC!

8 Jul By Literate Housewife 5 Comments

The Literate Housewife’s Book Club is now under way. We’ve just finished reading the first two chapters of Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult. This week we will be reading Chapter Three. It’s not too late to join us!

Filed Under: Jodi Picoult, Literate Housewives Book Club

#31 ~ Falling Angels

6 Jul By Literate Housewife 4 Comments

Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier This novel is setup in a compelling way. The story is told through the point of view of eleven (+/-) narrators. You have to delve into the agenda of each character in order to determine what really is happening and why Those agendas are prone to change as the character [...]

Filed Under: Amazing Narrator, Books, Historical Fiction, Reading, Secrets and Lies Tagged With: abortion, cemetaries, Falling Angels, London, multiple narrators, Tracy Chevalier, Victorian mourning rituals, women's suffrage

#30 ~ The Kite Runner

6 Jul By Literate Housewife 5 Comments

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini This book was selected for me and I couldn’t be more thankful. It was a book I’ve seen and picked up many times before. Afghanistan . Do I really want to spend my reading time on a topic that is somewhat hard to avoid IRL? That was what I [...]