Carie Juettner

Autism Awareness And A Book Review: Anything But Typical

I’ve been so caught up in April being National Poetry Month that I almost missed the fact that it’s also National Autism Awareness Month. Strangely enough, I actually read two books this month told from the perspective of a character with Asperger’s syndrome– The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion, which is a romantic comedy forContinue reading “Autism Awareness And A Book Review: Anything But Typical”

The Stories Books Tell

Books tell stories. I know what you’re thinking—Duh. But I’m not talking about the ones between their pages. I’m not talking about their own stories, the tales they tell universally to anyone who reads them. I’m talking about the stories they tell to each of us, individually. Our stories. That’s right. Books tell us ourContinue reading “The Stories Books Tell”

Review: Olive Kitteridge

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is the most confusing book review I’ve ever written. Let me start by saying that I take the Goodreads rating system literally. If you hover your little mouse over the stars, it gives you the key. One star = did not like it.Continue reading “Review: Olive Kitteridge”