Cormoran Strike is enjoying his success and new-found notoriety after solving the Lula Landry case chronicled in book one. In this second installment, he is flush with high paying, if mundane, clientele when Leonora Quine walks into his office. Her husband has been missing for a week, and she wants Strike to bring him back….
Book Review: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Here is a small fact: You are going to die. You know when a book opens with such blunt reality, it’s going to be a little heavy. But I was pleasantly surprised at how much lightness Zusak was able to incorporate into The Book Thief. The characters are endearing such that the tragic story is almost bearable….
October Book Club: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
October’s book is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. The movie based on the book came out in late 2013, but I haven’t seen it yet. I’m excited this one is out on DVD, so I can watch it at home after I finish the book (going to the movies with an infant is not really an option!). …
Book Review: Arcadia by Lauren Graff
You know that moment when something shifts in your life – something big – and you don’t know if anything will ever be the same again? Arcadia is full of those moments. Bit Stone is a sensitive young boy living with his parents – and dozens of other people – in a commune called Arcadia in…
September Book Club: Arcadia by Lauren Groff
My book pick for September is Arcadia by Lauren Groff. Here’s the synopsis; join me next month to discuss! In the fields of western New York State in the 1970s, a few dozen idealists set out to live off the land, founding a commune centered on the grounds of a decaying mansion called Arcadia House. Arcadia follows…
August Book Review: Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
This month I picked up Dark Places by Gillian Flynn because I recently read (and loved) one of her other novels, Gone Girl. Having been enthralled by Gone Girl (the movie based on the book comes out in October), I thought I’d try another of Flynn’s works. The movie based on Dark Places comes out September 1; I’m looking forward…
August Book Club: Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
Having read Gillian Flynn’s hugely successful novel Gone Girl, and with the movie based on that book coming out this fall, I have been interested in her other works. For August’s book club, I chose Dark Places, a novel she wrote four years earlier, set in my (and her) home state of Kansas. Turns out there’s a movie for this one coming…
July Book Review: Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith (aka JK Rowling)
J.K. Rowling wanted to keep her pet project a secret. She was venturing into new literary territory with The Cuckoo’s Calling, a whodunit mystery novel akin to the Sherlock Holmes series, so penned it under the name Robert Galbraith. Unfortunately for her little experiment, her true identity was revealed, and book sales exploded. Despite the…
July Book Club: Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith (aka JK Rowling)
July’s book pick is Cuckoo’s Calling. This little detective novel exploded in popularity after it was discovered that Robert Galbraith was, in fact, a pen name for J.K. Rowling. With the second novel in the series, Silkworm, releasing this summer, I thought I’d start at the beginning and see what all the fuss is about. Read along with…
June Book Review: The Birth House by Ami McKay
This month we are discussing The Birth House by Ami McKay. I’ll start by giving you my reflections on the book, then I’ve provided discussion questions below for everyone to share. I look forward to hearing your thoughts! I’ll announce next month’s book later today, so check back in a few hours! Dora Rare started…
