Books I've Read

I enjoyed reading this recounting of the daily life of an elderly woman. There were no spaceships or battles, (it is not science-fiction!) just an old lady, a classy lady, examining the meaning of her life as events unfold. To be published March 2011, read the advance uncorrected proof.

Small town lives intertwine, and relationships go bad. Very moving, but the end was unsatisfying, to me. Sounds like the movie is a lot different from the book, but still good. I find I have already read another book by this author, so had to delete original post and add it again under the original author entry. If that makes sense!

A collection of O'Rourke's writings, from the 70s to the 90s. Lot's of very funny stuff I would like to remember. Especially liked the lacquer amphibians in Mexico story.

Murder mystery story about Franky, a teen girl whose parents are not getting along. Her dad is abusive, but she does not let her self realize this until it is too late. A a bit of coarse language and such. A YA book.

The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti #2. A number of people are missing from the university and Mossa is assigned to check it out.

Mossa & Pleiti, #1. Hugo award nominee for best novella 2024. From the goodreads description, a "cozy Holmesian murder mystery and sapphic romance". Oh, I thought the romantic interest was a guy. Ha ha on me! I don't know about the "Holmesian" part, though. I enjoyed it, will read more.

The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #3. A friend of Pleiti from college is receiving disturbing letters.

Love is illegal in future America, and Lena finds she has caught the disease. Recommended for middle school by a parent, I find too many f-bombs, and unnecessary ones at that. Otherwise I would add it to the collection, as it has some good messages.

Matt is a cabin boy on an airship and has a great adventure fighting pirates. Very good!

Matt has another adventure involving dirigibles, ornithopters, and Kate.

San Diego children's librarian Clara Breed wrote and sent books to the Japanese-American children that she knew who were removed to the camps during World War II. I like the book, but disagree with her characterization of the camps as 'concentration camps'.

This is the best non-fiction book (that I can remember) that I have ever read. It is about the 80s fire at the Los Angeles Public Library Central, a bit of the history of the Library, and glimpses of the workings.

Violet is planning for her quinceanera that her abuela insists she should have. Interesting, funny. ALA Notable.

Another fine entry (#3) in the Thursday Murder Club series.

Thursday Murder Club #2. Really really good!!!

I really enjoyed this, so many red herrings! I thought I knew who done it, but each time I was wrong!

Non-fiction, a U.S. Army surgeon recounts his time in Korea during the war. Very interesting.

I really enjoyed reading this book. It was very easy to read, which to me means it was very well written. I've read a number of books by famous authors that are very choppy, it's like no one edited them. This flows very nicely. I learned a bit about marshes and North (It WAS North, wasn't it? I always forget!) Carolina. The ending/reveal, though. No spoiler, but I just don't believe it.

Auggie has been home-schooled up to now, but this semester he going to start fifth grade in a regular school. Well, it's a private school, but it is going to be rough because Auggie has a birth defect that makes him look very scary to children. And adults. A really excellent book, I highly recommend it.

Well, I read it. I didn't much care for it. I don't know what the author is trying to say. I know he is trying to say something, and I respect that, but I'm not getting it.