Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones.
I must have read a review and put this on hold because I don't think I would have just picked it up on my own. I'm glad I read it though. I loved the way the book changed mid-stream and went from telling one girl's side of the story to the other: each girl, envious of the other, never truly appreciating what she had. Most of the characterizations were great, except Gwen, who I never really saw why she made the decisions she did.
I bet this would be a great book for a book club.
4 stars.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Book #31 in 2012
Still Missing by Chevy Stevens.
Annie O'Sullivan is kidnapped and held in a remote cabin for a year before escaping. The story is told through a series of visits with her psychiatrist.
Holy plot twist at the end, Batman!
5 stars.
Annie O'Sullivan is kidnapped and held in a remote cabin for a year before escaping. The story is told through a series of visits with her psychiatrist.
Holy plot twist at the end, Batman!
5 stars.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Book #30 in 2012
The Strangler by William Landay.
I wanted to love this book because Landay wrote Defending Jacob, which I thought was excellent.
While it wasn't "bad", it wasn't in the same class as DJ. I finished it, but probably wouldn't have if I didn't have faith in the author. Trimming a hundred pages or so would have improved the book, I think.
Set in 1960's Boston, during the time of the Boston Strangler murders, the book follows the lives of three brothers - Joe, the cop; Michael, a prosecutor; and Ricky, a thief. The books looks at the corruption on the police force and the Irish mob while telling the brothers' stories.
3 stars.
I wanted to love this book because Landay wrote Defending Jacob, which I thought was excellent.
While it wasn't "bad", it wasn't in the same class as DJ. I finished it, but probably wouldn't have if I didn't have faith in the author. Trimming a hundred pages or so would have improved the book, I think.
Set in 1960's Boston, during the time of the Boston Strangler murders, the book follows the lives of three brothers - Joe, the cop; Michael, a prosecutor; and Ricky, a thief. The books looks at the corruption on the police force and the Irish mob while telling the brothers' stories.
3 stars.
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