Notes on Books & Life
I first read The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart years ago, around the time I’d just started Erin Reads. I didn’t end up reviewing it, despite the fact that I had a lot to say about it. Then, just a few weeks ago, I was talking to a friend, and something in our …
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After years of hearing fellow book bloggers rave about The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde and the Thursday Next books that follow it, I finally read the thing! Yay! About the Book: The Eyre Affair is a little hard to describe. It’s set around 1985 in what mostly resembles Great Britain. Certain key events in our …
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Brené Brown is one of those authors I’ve meant to pick up for a while. It wasn’t until a friend sent me her TED talk on the power of vulnerability that I finally got my hands on her latest book, Daring Greatly. About the Book: Brené Brown is a shame and vulnerability researcher. She has spent …
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When I started Erin Reads back in 2008, I decided not to incorporate a rating system. As I continued to blog, I kept revisiting the question, and each time I chose to keep the site rating-free. I had my reasons. As I wrote back in 2011: For me, ratings are a way to remember my …
Helen of Troy by Margaret George is one of those books I’ve been meaning to read…oh, approximately forever. It was the first of George’s weighty tomes about prominent historical figures to cross my path in used book form, so it’s where I began with her work. About the Book: Helen of Troy is just that: …
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