Bookish
Blog URL http://bookishjudith.blogspot.com
Located San Luis Obispo, California USA
Tags books, fiction, nonfiction, reading
Reviews of books of many types, mostly higher-quality fiction and non-fiction.
Latest Blog Posts
- When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson on Nov 17, 2009 in fiction literature Atkinson
What a pleasure! An interesting array of characters and plenty of action, but that is not all.The central character is Joanne, who suffers a great loss when she is six. We get to pick up on her life thirty years later, where we find she has become a...
- American Wife, by Curtis Sittenfeld on Sep 25, 2009 in American Wife fiction Sittenfeld literature
I read voraciously, yet it is rare for me to enjoy a book so thoroughly as I enjoyed this one (this blog does not contain reviews of all the books I read; only the ones I consider notable for some reason).Sittenfeld, after reading a biography of Laur...
- House of Sand and Fog, by Andre Dubus III on Aug 6, 2009 in Dubus House of Sand and Fog fiction literature
Oh, the choices we make!A story of a house that isn't really about the house, but instead about three people from different worlds, all flawed in serious ways. The three become bound together the day one of them, Deputy Sheriff Lester Burdon, shows u...
- Falling, by Christopher Pike on Aug 6, 2009 in fiction Falling Man Pike
Some might call it a "wild ride", for that it certainly is. But that description leaves out interesting details.This is a tale where even the good guys can't be trusted. We don't know until the end if they will do the right thing or be caug...
- Running with Scissors, by Augusten Burroughs on Jul 12, 2009 in Running with Scissors Burroughs fiction literature
I really enjoyed this book. It's a family biography with a sharp edge, tempered by humor. I read Burroughs' "real" memoir, The Wolf at the Table, before reading this one. The Wolf concerns itself with the early years, the years Augusten s...
- The Brass Verdict, by Michael Connelly on Jun 30, 2009 in Connelly crime The Brass Verdict fiction
The "Lincoln Lawyer" returns. After a year's hiatus, during which time defense attorney Mickey Haller goes through rehab and stays straight, Haller is abruptly thrown back into the world of law when a fellow attorney is murdered. Haller takes over mo...
- Away, by Amy Bloom on Jun 30, 2009 in Away fiction Bloom literature
An extraordinary book. Small and simply written, this tale of Lilian Leyb is also poetic, beautiful, and full of characters we can believe in even as we laugh at their unexpected actions. Most of all, the character of Lillian is solid, strong, far fr...
