Monthly Archives: March 2012

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten books on my TBR list for SPRING! My collection of Short Stories by Zora Neale Hurston – I realize that these are probably not going to be the most uplifting and “springy” tales, but I’ve … Continue reading

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Romance Roundup

Let me preface this post by saying that I used to be a BIG ole snob when it came to LITERATURE and refused to read romance novels of any kind for fear they would weaken my mind or something. However, … Continue reading

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A Visit From the Goon Squad – Jennifer Egan

Title: A Visit from the Goon Squad Author: Jennifer Egan Publisher: Anchor (2011) Pages: 352 Rating: 3 stars This book is a sequence of chapters where characters–all connected in some way–share a slice of their life. I’m not quite sure … Continue reading

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Rules of Civility

Title: Rules of Civility Author: Amor Towles Publisher: Viking Adult (2011) Pages: 352 Rating: 4 stars Though this novel tried overly hard at times to be witty, it was a good read that tackled all of the necessities like guilt, … Continue reading

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on THE ROAD with Cormac McCarthy

Title: The Road Author: Cormac McCarthy Pages: 287 Publisher: Vintage Books (2007) Where I got it: eborrowed from the library Rating: 3 stars A young boy and his father travel South on the road toward a warmer climate. The world … Continue reading

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