Elizabeth's Books

Bloodroot by Amy Greene

Mon, 2010-06-21 14:53

Of the many things I liked about Bloodroot , perhaps my favorite is how the characters on Bloodroot Mountain ultimately are all interconnected.

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Pack Up The Moon by Anna McPartlin

Tue, 2010-06-15 15:46

On the heels of finding Julie Powell to be perhaps not the best friend you always wished you had, I find myself asking how important it is to like the heroine of a chick-lit novel.

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Trapped under all the mischigas of Julie Powell's Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession is an interesting story about marriage, sex and butchery. Sadly for everyone involved, there's so much self-indulgence layered on top that you'll start choking, and it won't be from your luncheon meat.

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Fat Cat by Robin Brande

Tue, 2010-06-01 16:03

After I got over my initial disappointment that Fat Cat is not the autobiography of my 16.5-pound orange tabby, I really enjoyed Robin Brande's debut young adult novel.

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Everything Changes by Jonathan Tropper

Fri, 2010-05-28 15:28

I can't write about Everything Changes: A Novel without a back story. About a year ago, I picked up How to Talk to a Widower: A Novel (Bantam Discovery) from my favorite local library and thought "my goodness, where has Jonathan Tropper been? What a gem!" So then I read his newest book, This Is Where I Leave You and thought "wow, this is even better than How to Talk to a Widower: A Novel (Bantam Discovery) ! Onward with reading the collected works of Tropper!"

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The Postmistress by Sarah Blake

Fri, 2010-05-28 14:23

It seems The Postmistress is being pushed as the next The Help , with no less an endorsement from Kathryn Stockett on the front cover.

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Every Last One by Anna Quindlen

Sun, 2010-05-23 20:07

Settling into an Anna Quindlen book is comforting - as she develops her characters in Every Last One: A Novel you immediately feel like you know these people. Mary Beth Latham is a dedicated landscaper, wife. and mother of three: Ruby, a precocious high school junior with dreams of a writing career; Max, a sullen 14-year-old drummer and Max's twin, Alex, a super athlete.

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Old Filth by Jane Gardam

Fri, 2010-05-21 17:59

Jane Gardam is often described as "the best novelist you're not reading." That's true, and after reading the marvelous Old Filth I think I know why.

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My Holocaust by Tova Reich

Wed, 2010-05-19 11:03

Should you ever need to send a conversation to a screeching halt, mention you're reading a satirical book about the Holocaust. Cue crickets.

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