Radio Free Vermont

 

Title: Radio Free Vermont

Author: Bill McKibben

Publisher: Blue Rider Press

 
ISBN: 9780735219861

 

Thoughts: Fun story, but I truly did not get the fable part, even with the author's explanation, I think because of the ending.

Rating: 3/5

Signal Fires

 

Title: Signal Fires

Author: Dani Shapiro

Publisher: Random House Audio

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts: Good character novel, but the timeline jumps were not always clear.

Rating: 3/5

Island Queen

 

Title: Island Queen

Author: Vanessa Riley

Publisher: Audible

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts: Gorgeous descriptions, but while Dolly's hard work and rise to successful business woman was there, it seemed to always take a backseat in the narrative to her love life.

Rating: 3/5

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

 

Title: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

Author: Jonas Jonasson

Publisher: Harper Collins

 
ISBN: 9781443419109

 

Thoughts: One of the funniest books that I had never heard of, but it goes a tad too far in parts.

Rating: 4/5

Angelmaker

 

Title: Angelmaker

Author: Nick Harkaway

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf

 
ISBN: 9780307595959

 

Thoughts: A very interesting modern steampunk with some great highs, but also some confusing lows.

Rating: 3/5

Fatty Fatty Boom Boom

 

Title: Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat, & Family

Author: Rabia Chaudry

Publisher: Algonquin Books

 
ISBN: 9781643750385

 

Thoughts: The beginning was hard for me, but Chaudry's voice really shines through, which is what makes this a good read.

Rating: 4/5

Parachutes

 

Title: Parachutes

Author: Kelly Yang

Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts: Yang presents many complex issues in this tale of two teens from wildly different backgrounds yet with a lot in common.

 

Rating: 4/5