After I read A Man Called Ove, I decided to find another book by Fredrik Backman @Backmanland #mybookreview Click To Tweet Reading the reviews of his latest works, I selected Britt-Marie Was Here with trepidation. Some of the reviewers complained that it didn’t match Ove; Others liked it even more. Being a savvy buyer, I decided […]
3 Reluctant Stars for Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead #mybookreview
This book really disappointed me #undergroundrailroad #myreview Click To Tweet I’d heard Colson Whitehead interviewed several times and was anxious to read his new novel. But, I found it very frustrating for several reasons: 1) It is not historical. It’s a fantasy 2) It becomes preachy and annoying at the end 3) It left me […]
#MyReview The German Girl by Aramdo Lucas Correa
If you enjoy books written about World War II and the persecution of the Jews, you will devour this book #myreview Click To Tweet It’s based on an historical fact that should embarrass us all. The ship, St. Louis, sailed from Germany in 1939 full of German/Jewish families looking for sanctuary from the tyranny at […]
An Author Talks about the Value of Book Reviews
I’ve written many a blog post about writing book reviews. #Bookreviews are the bed and butter to #writers. Click To Tweet Without reviews our books don’t get noticed. If you loved a book, write a review. That way others will notice it and read it. Why not? Take a look at this short video to […]
#MyBookReview A Gentleman in Moscow–5 Stars
By the author of Rules of Civility comes A Gentleman in Moscow. Once again Amor Towles (@AmorTowles) writes with wit and skill to produce a book very much worth reading. If you loved Rules of Civility, you’ll gobble up A Gentleman in Moscow. It’s the story of a Count, (Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov) who returns […]
Three Simple Steps to Write a Book Review
I know I’ve asked my friends, colleagues, people on the street and people everywhere to write a book review after they read my book and others. Yes, I’ve asked and asked and still people don’t do it. That made me write a post some months back about how to write a book review. But, that […]
#MyReview Chains Deserves More than 5 Stars!!!
Some #books just blow you away @halseanderson Click To Tweet Laurie Halse Anderson did that in her trilogy beginning with Chains. A National Book Award finalist this book deserves all its awards. In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, I timed reading this book perfectly. It’s hard for a white person to understand the […]
#MyBookReview The Storied Life of AJ Fikry
This is a hard review to write. I found The Storied Life of AJ Fikry entertaining, but with major writing flaws. The characters are interesting if not too well developed. I couldn’t really see the main character (AJ Fikry) in my mind’s eye. Nonetheless, as a reader, I wanted good things to happen to him […]
#MyBookReview 5 Stars!!! A Man Called Ove
Every once in a while you read a book that really floors you #amreading Click To Tweet It evokes every emotion, laughter, anger, frustration and tears. The story may not grab you like a thriller, but the book is one you’ll tell all your friends about. It’s one you’ll think about and never want to […]
#MyReview of Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
If you are hankering for a novel that will hold your attention and then shock you, grab this book! @jodipicoult Click To Tweet It’s the story of a young girl, Jenna, whose mother has disappeared. She hasn’t seen her mother for ten years. At the age of 13, she decides to do all she can […]
