Shibby Magee

Title: Shibby Magee

Author: Carrie Kabak

Publisher: Corbyn

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts:  Late coming-of-age novel, and while both parts were well-written, it seems like nothing at all happened in Shibby's life from early teens to mid-40s.

Rating: 3/5

Too Big to Fail

Title: Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System - and Themselves

Author: Andrew Ross Sorkin

Publisher: Penguin Books

 
ISBN: 9781101443428

 

Thoughts:  Sorkin writes non-fiction that reads like fiction, but there were just too many players in the 2008 financial crisis to keep everything straight.

Rating: 3/5

The Electricity Fairy

Title: The Electricity Fairy

Author: Alex Mar

Publisher: Amazon Originals

 
ISBN: 9781542003865

 

Thoughts:  I had never heard of Loie Fuller, who was a dancer as well as a pioneer of lighting design, and now I want to learn more.

Rating: 4/5

My Friends

Title: My Friends

Author: Fredrik Backman

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

 
ISBN: 9781668131602

 

Thoughts:  To quote many of the characters in this rather drawn-out novel, "it's a long story."

Rating: 3/5