5 (five) STARS
Five Days At Memorial
by Sheir Fink
I borrowed this one from the library.
A hard emotional book to read about very important ethical questions. I hate to admit it, but I didn't even realize how much went on during Hurricane Katrina at the hospitals until I read this book, it was an eye opener. I really am glad I read this well paced/written non-fiction book that made me take a step back and think.
4 (four) STARS
Fever
by Mary Beth Keane
I borrowed this one from the library.
This one had an interesting premise that actually delivered. Full of complex characters, ethical revelations, and a little bit of craziness, Fever is an interesting story about Typhoid Mary.
The Husband's Secret
by Lian Moriarty
I borrowed this one from the library.
I enjoyed seeing how four different women's lives connected in this opposite of light and happy novel about secrets and what ifs. This was a solid read.
The Storyteller
by Jodi Picoult
I own it.
The Storyteller has a frustrating and flawed main character, Sage, that I really liked. Although this book can be difficult to read at times due to its tough subject matter, I devoured it. I liked finding out the secrets that Josef Weber, the man who wants Sage to kill him, is hiding. This book proves just how powerful a story can be.
3 (three) STARS
California
by Edan Lepucki
I borrowed this one from the library.
It wasn't what I thought it was going to be. I liked this adult dystopian novel with its dual point of views, funny tidbits, and interesting (but kind of hard to like) characters, but it lacked any adventure/action and well done world building. Bottom line, it was a little boring.
The Heist
by Janet Evanovich, Lee Golderg
I own it.
The Heist is a typical Janet Evanovich novel, but still worth reading.The main character, Kate, is a girl you would want to be. I loved how it reminded me a little of the television show White Collar and how it made me chuckle here and there. I will probably be reading the second one next time I am looking for a light read.
It's nice to have a fresh start isn't it? I definitely want to read Five Days at Memorial -- I know there is so much I don't know about what really happened during that disaster even though it's one from during my lifetime (and I was certainly old enough to know what was going on -- I just think so much of the nitty gritty was not really on my radar). I'm thinking I might audio that one.
ReplyDeleteThanks again for the idea for this post! :D It feels so good to have a fresh start. Five Days at Memorial was such an eye-opener.
DeleteSo I don't read much adult, let alone non-fiction, but I do like eye-oping books so I am pulled toward Five Days at Memorial. I might not read it anytime soon, but I definitely want to read it in the future. Thanks for the rec!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome! I don't read a lot of non-fiction either, but I'm glad I read that one. It did take me a while since it was non-fiction and long.
DeleteI received The Storyteller for Christmas and haven't picked it up yet. I used to be a HUGE Jodi Picoult fan but somehow stopped picking up her books about 4 years ago, and since then it seems like there are so many new ones! (My favorites were Keeping Faith and Nineteen Minutes). I'm glad to see that The Storyteller doesn't disappoint!
ReplyDeleteNineteen Minutes is probably my favorite Picoult book. :)
DeleteI actually did a report about Katrina but mainly about the levees and what engineers said about them. it's really sad because the severity level of damage could have been much lower and prevented. I've become more interested i that topic so I will have to check out Five Days At Memorial to get a different perspective on something I did not research.
ReplyDeleteWow! Typhoid Mary - thanks for the worst nickname ever and it went down in history too. That sucks.
Jodi Piccoult is a little bit evil. I read one of her books once and I don't trust her to read another one. I believe the title was Handle with Care.
Books that are boring make me cringe inside. It just shouldn't happen.
It is extremely sad. I think you would appreciate Five Days at Memorial.
DeleteI can't say I have read Handle with Care. lol
Right? Boring is the worst.
I loooooved Five Days at Memorial- we read it for book club and it was a great conversation piece.
ReplyDeleteIt was just a wonderful well researched book!
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