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Blindness by José Saramago was a pick for my IRL book group a few months back. About the Book: In an unnamed country, an epidemic begins: As he waits at a stoplight, a man is struck blind. Faster than it can be combated, the white blindness spreads. How can it be contained? . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “Blindness” by José Saramago I read Miss New India by Bharati Mukherjee on my Sony Reader, thanks to NetGalley. The novel is out as of today, May 17, 2011. About the Book: Anjali “Angie” Bose has outgrown her life in small-town Gauripur, India. She’s tired of its backward ways, slow pace, and lack of opportunity. When her . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “Miss New India” by Bharati Mukherjee Welcome to the wrap-up for Herta Müller’s The Appointment, the first of March’s two Reading Buddies books. This post shall include spoilers, starting with the next paragraph; if you want to avoid them, or if you’d like more background on Herta Müller and the book, please check out my first post about The . . . → Read More: Reading Buddies Wrap-Up: “The Appointment” by Herta Müller When Herta Müller won the Nobel Prize in 2009, I was rather ashamed to say I’d never heard of her, even though at that point I’d been working in a bookstore for two years. She immediately went onto my TBR list, and when I came across a copy of The Appointment at a . . . → Read More: Reading Buddies Discussion: “The Appointment” by Herta Müller I read Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel for an online discussion group last fall but never posted my thoughts here. It’s not a book I would have picked up myself, and while I didn’t hate it, I didn’t love it either. The book was translated into English by Carol Christensen and Thomas . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “Like Water for Chocolate” by Laura Esquivel I read The Black Book by Orhan Pamuk (translated by Maureen Freely) for the World Party Reading Challenge, as November’s country was Turkey. I certainly could have chosen an easier book, but I’d never read Pamuk and was feeling ambitious. About the Book: Galip lives with his wife, Rüya, in Istanbul, where Galip works . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “The Black Book” by Orhan Pamuk I’d wanted to read Death with Interruptions by Jose Saramago ever since I heard about the premise a few years ago. When I found a used copy on the Half Price Books clearance shelves, I snatched it up. About the Book: “The following day, no one died.” (p.1) Thus begins Death with Interruptions, written . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “Death with Interruptions” by Jose Saramago The Distant Hours by Kate Morton is the first of Morton’s novels I’ve read. I’ve heard high praise for her earlier books, so when the opportunity to read the ARC for The Distant Hours presented itself, I took it. This eagerly anticipated new novel from Kate Morton is out today. About the Book: . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “The Distant Hours” by Kate Morton A few Fridays ago I introduced a miniseries featuring some of my favorite audiobooks. This week, I’ll be focusing on fiction. I’m so excited to share these picks with you! The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery (narrated by Barbara Rosenblat and Cassandra Morris) Of course, I must start with the audiobook that . . . → Read More: Books for Your Ears: Fiction Favorites I first read The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa a few years ago. I picked it up again because my book group selected it for their November read. About the Book: “We called him the Professor. And he called my son Root, because, he said, the flat top of his head reminded . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “The Housekeeper and the Professor” by Yoko Ogawa |
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