This is one of my favorites of the year so far. It reminds me a bit of A Man Called Ove, which I also really enjoyed, but I really liked how this book included a lot more history of the main character. Eudora Honeysett is 85-years-old, lives alone with her crotchety old cat, and outside of occasionally swimming laps at the local pool, is just sitting around and waiting to die. In fact, she’s so … Read More “The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons” »
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John Lennon was assassinated the year I was born and the year he turned 40. I turned 40 earlier this year, and while I’ve always been a big fan of the Beatles (my first CD ever was Abbey Road — although apparently Lennon wouldn’t have liked that!) I have never read much of their history. This book makes me want to change that now. This 40th anniversary re-release of the full Playboy transcript of the … Read More “All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono by David Sheff” »
There is something about getting back out to nature — especially when we are at home right now — that is so appealing and calming. While it might be harder to escape physically right now, this collection of short essays will at least allow you to imagine you’re breathing in fresh air, listening to bird call, and getting away from the rest of the world for a little while. Vesper Flights has essays about nature … Read More “Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald” »
I really struggled to rate this book. While I really liked this author’s writing — it was almost hypnotic in its poetry — I didn’t find myself particularly drawn to many of the stories individually. I even read several more than once to try and get a deeper handle on what she was saying, but I fear many of these stories will not stay with me very long. I’m finding most of them difficult to … Read More “A House Is a Body by Shruti Swamy” »
I really enjoyed this mix of mystery, family drama, and love story with a bit of “magick” thrown in. The Moon Girls are taught from a young age that their singular goal in life is to have a daughter — specifically without a husband — and to raise her to follow in the Moon legacy of strength and magick. Elzibeth (Lizzy) Moon wants nothing to do with that life, and leaves for New York, not … Read More “The Last of the Moon Girls by Barbara Davis” »