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”
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Review: Queste
Queste by Angie Sage My rating: 3 of 5 stars Queste is the fourth book in the Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage. The lighthearted fantasy series began in 2005 with Magyk, which I loved. The characters in the story immediately came to life for me, and the humor Sage threaded into their adventures oftenContinue reading “Review: Queste”
Things Fall Apart… Again
Today I finished Things Fall Apart for the second time. I first studied Chinua Achebe’s book my sophomore year in high school, and while I liked it then, I did not fully appreciate it until now. In this powerful African novel, the author perfectly balances the complexity of his tale with the simplicity of hisContinue reading “Things Fall Apart… Again”
Carie Juettner 