Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Winterhouse

 

Title: Winterhouse

Author: Ben Guterson

Publisher: Square Fish
 
ISBN:  9781250294197
 
Thoughts: Great blend of mystery, fantasy, and horror for MG readers with a smattering of real book recommendations thrown in.
 
Rating: 5/5

Monday, March 31, 2025

The Negro's Civil War

 

Title: The Negro's Civil War: How American Blacks Felt and Acted During the War for the Union

Author: James M. McPherson

Publisher: Vintage Books
 
ISBN:  9781400033904
 
Thoughts: I learned a lot about the Civil War from this book, but felt it had too many passages from primary sources and not enough synthesis of the works quoted.
 
Rating: 3/5

Sunday, March 30, 2025

Still Life at Eighty

 

Title: Still Life at Eight: The Next Interesting Thing

Author: Abigail Thomas

Publisher: Golden Notebook Press
 
ISBN:  9780967554129
 
Thoughts: Memoir told in short vignettes that was very comforting, though I cannot pinpoint why.
 
Rating: 5/5

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Again and Again


Title: Again and Again

Author: Jonathan Evison

Publisher: Penguin Audio
 
ISBN:  n/a
 
Thoughts: This novel was basically three stories in one, but only the modern day one kept my interest.
 
Rating: 2/5

Monday, March 24, 2025

Listening for America

 

Title: Listening for America: Inside the Great American Songbook from Gershwin to Sondheim

Author: Rob Kapilow

Publisher: Liveright
 
ISBN:  9781631490293
 
Thoughts: Interesting look at 16 iconic American Musical songs and the reason they "work".
 
Rating: 4/5

Thursday, March 20, 2025

Family Family

 

Title: Family Family

Author: Laurie Frankel

Publisher: Macmillan Audio
 
ISBN:  n/a
 
Thoughts: Fun story about what it means to be family and the choices made along the way.
 
Rating: 4/5

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm

 

Title: Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm

Author: Laura Warrell

Publisher: Pantheon
 
ISBN:  9780593316443
 
Thoughts: Melancholy character-driven novel about a man looking for love and the daughter who loves him.
 
Rating: 3/5