Books – Page 25 – Carie Juettner

In a Kingdom of Poetry

I have trouble writing reviews of poetry books. Poetry is so subjective. What I like and what I don’t like has as much to do with the day of the week, the weather, and what dreams I had the night before as it does the quality of the poet’s work. Sometimes I can appreciate a poemContinue reading “In a Kingdom of Poetry”

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”