Category Archives: Book reviews
Three Reviews: Last Night in Montreal, The Book of Delights, and Life as a Teenage Superhero
Last Night in Montreal is a novel by Emily St. John Mandel, whom I mentioned in Friday’s article about authors I’m obsessed with. When Lilia was a small child, her father kidnapped her in the middle of the night and drove her … Continue reading
Reviews of Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover and The Atlas of Beauty by Mihaela Noroc
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover I recently found out that Colleen Hoover is a prolific writer of New York Times bestsellers. I’d never read anything by her, so I bought one book, not realizing that she writes romance. (The title should have been … Continue reading
Three Book Reviews: Little Fires Everywhere, Sea of Tranquility, Where the Crawdads Sing
Here are three popular novels that lived up to their hype, in that they compelled me to neglect my husband and my responsibilities. I wanted to read them more than I wanted to do chores or sleep. Little Fires Everywhere by … Continue reading
Review of When the Light of the World was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry, edited by Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo is a former Poet Laureate of the United States. She started this project before she took on the office. (She has since edited a second such anthology.) She was ably assisted by associate editors, contributing editors, and regional … Continue reading
Review of Draw Your Day by Samantha Dion Baker
I love to look at art journals. For example, I love the blog Sketch Away, by Suhita Shirodkar, in which she records her days. I dream of being outside, pulling out my sketchbook, and drawing what I experience. But I have … Continue reading
Review of Crazy Brave: A Memoir, by Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo is the current poet laureate of the United States, the first Native American to hold that position. I bought this book because I wanted to learn more about her. Harjo is almost the same age as me, which … Continue reading
Review of The Bonnie Code: One Girl’s Battle with Mitochondrial Disease, Using Joy as Her Armor, by Thomas Wayne Sanders
I’ve written about Bonnie Codier before. In 1992, I interviewed her mother, Lyn Codier, for a Raising Arizona Kids article about homeschooling; Bonnie and Lyn appeared on the cover of the September 1992 issue. I also mentioned her in an … Continue reading
Review of Searching for Sunday, by Rachel Held Evans
I loved Rachel Held Evans’ blog, and I was heartbroken by her death last year. Searching for Sunday is Evans’ story of her Christian upbringing, her eventual disillusionment with religion, and the long journey that brought her back to the Church. In … Continue reading
Review of The Crafty Poet: A Portable Workshop, by Diane Lockward
Poetry is a source of delight for me, and I’ve always wished I could write poetry, but my attempts in elementary and high school were lame. A few years ago I tried again, by working through a book I’d originally … Continue reading
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