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After disliking both Bel Canto and State of Wonder, I’d all but given up on Ann Patchett’s novels. JoAnn suggested I try The Magician’s Assistant as a last chance, and I chose to listen to it. About the Book: It isn’t until the charismatic Parsifal, Sabine’s husband and the magician she assisted for . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “The Magician’s Assistant” by Ann Patchett (Audiobook) The Last Nude by Ellis Avery came to me through LibraryThing’s Early Reviewers program. It came out last month. About the Book: Young Rafaela Fano is struggling to carve out a life for herself in 1920s Paris when painter Tamara de Lempika spots her out walking one day and recruits her as a . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “The Last Nude” by Ellis Avery Welcome, Reading Buddies! Today we’re discussing The Razor’s Edge by W. Somerset Maugham. Published in 1944, it was Maugham’s last major novel. It’s the first novel of his I can remember reading, though I know I read Of Human Bondage years back. Last year, though, I read a collection of Maugham’s short stories, called . . . → Read More: Reading Buddies Discussion: “The Razor’s Edge” by W. Somerset Maugham In need of an audiobook, I picked up The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon, a book whose cover I love and that I’ve seen around the blogosphere since its publication in 2011. About the Book: On a rainy night in 1968, in rural Pennsylvania, a man and a woman find their . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “The Story of Beautiful Girl” by Rachel Simon (Audiobook) First, current and potential future Reading Buddies, if you haven’t voted for the March book yet, please do so! The poll is over on the right. It’s a close race this month, so be sure to voice your opinion! Ah, Room with a View. How did you like it? I very much enjoyed it . . . → Read More: Reading Buddies Wrap-Up: “A Room with a View” by E.M. Forster The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell was my book club’s pick for December. About the Book: 2060, Rome. Emilio Sandoz has returned from an interplanetary mission to Rakhat with mutilated hands and in a precarious mental state, the solitary survivor of his original team of eight. Back in the care of his mission . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “The Sparrow” by Mary Doria Russell I’d read some good reviews of The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown, so when I needed an audiobook and saw my library had this one on the shelf, I decided to give it a go for my daily commute. About the Book: Tiny Barnwell, Ohio, hometown to the three Andreas sisters, is the . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “The Weird Sisters” by Eleanor Brown (Audiobook) Hello, Reading Buddies! Well, I’m halfway through A Room with a View by E.M. Forster (spoilers are fair game!) and I’ve yet to take a single note. I love it when I’m so absorbed in a book — and a classic in particular — that note-taking falls by the wayside. The problem, of . . . → Read More: Reading Buddies Discussion: “A Room with a View” by E.M. Forster I’ve always felt I should read 1984, so when I discovered my library had a version read by Frank Muller, a narrator I know I enjoy, I borrowed the recording to keep me occupied during my daily commute. About the Book: Published in 1949, George Orwell’s 1984 is a classic dystopian novel. The . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “1984″ by George Orwell (Audiobook) Welcome to the wrap-up for Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter! As usual, spoilers are fair game here and in the comments. (By the way, if you haven’t voted for February’s read, be sure to do so via the poll in the sidebar!) The good news is that, upon rereading, I didn’t hate this . . . → Read More: Reading Buddies Wrap-Up: “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne |
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