Dining with Squirrels

Whew.  Wrung out from reading this.  I would not have finished it if it hadn’t been recommended to me.  I found it circular and exhausting.  Yann Martel tells the story of a successful writer whose flip-book about the Holocaust is rejected by his publisher.  He gives up writing and moves to another city where he […]

Wonderful, layered, unpredictable, kind novel about a priest who is accused of molesting a child.  Don’t let that put you off.  Characters you care about and complicated, messy, true relationships.  Will find more written by her.  I love reading a well-told tale that makes me think and feel without telling me to think and feel.

Oh, why does my handy-dandy Amazon widgit give me this cover to show you?  Find Marijka Kostiw’s kickin’ orange and black 60’s mod cover.  Now THAT’S a great book cover.  Read this book as a preview for possibly handing it to Ben.  I’m not sure he’ll love it b/c it is strictly realistic fiction and […]