Some more books I’ve read recently: Summer Blowout by Claire Cook. Just a note to myself that I read it. Thirty-something divorced hairdresser interacts with quirky family members while reluctantly allowing Mr. Right to pursue her. Body Language by James W. Hall. Here is an author I would read again. …
Courtesty of WordPress’s Post-A-Week campaign, I now have a file full of blog topics. Sadly, however, my good intentions to post at least once a week have fallen by the wayside since January 1, 2011. This morning, I have a splitting headache, but bagels and coffee are on the way,…
Picky Reader’s recently read books: Northern Lights by Nora Roberts. How many books has Nora Roberts written? A hundred? A thousand? So you expect her work to be good. Great. Although I’m not a fan of the shorter stuff she does for Harlequin or Silhouette or whoever it is she…
God on a Harley by Joan Brady. This is the second Joan Brady book I’ve read, and maybe ? it’s the first she had published. It’s a short and simple spiritual fable. Even if you’re fairly far along on your own spiritual journey, there might be some reminders for you…
Rainwater by Sandra Brown. Has Sandra Brown ever written a bad book? If she has, I suppose they didn’t make it to publication. Maybe she’s got a few trunk novels under her bed or hidden in a closet. Sandra Brown is one of the few authors I will pick up…
The End of an Error by Mameve Medwed. If you’re a middle-aged woman who didn’t marry her first love and who’s ever wondered about the road not taken, this is the book for you. I’m a bit surprised I finished this book, but I must have done so because I…
It’s an impressive feat for an author to mirror her readers back to themselves in some way.
Is there a way to say I liked the story but didn’t exactly enjoy reading the book?
Years ago I read everything I could get my hands on by John D. MacDonald and Elmore Leonard. Maybe the trick is to find male authors I enjoy reading and I haven’t made much effort to do that.
. I’m not sophisticated enough to realize when an author or a character is lying to me. Sort of pisses me off. But again, if the author can make you understand why her character lies to the reader and to herself, she can make it work. And this author does.
