I read this book on the recommendation of a patron whose two-word justification: “She’s Irish!” apparently explained everything – meaning that because the author is Irish, this is a really good story, obviously very humorous, as well as heart-rending. I couldn’t not read it. When I first started out I was highly skeptical, as it... Continue Reading →
The Hunger Games Trilogy
I read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins in one day. I enjoyed reading it so much that I had to go out and read the other two books in the trilogy, Catching Fire and Mockingjay. While neither lived up to the original book, they were also good, quick reads. The Hunger Games trilogy tells... Continue Reading →
The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls
This book was hugely popular when it first came out in 2005 and continues to be seven years later. I’d put off reading it until now and am left wondering why. Walls’ life was a veritable train wreck – the kind of thing you just can’t turn your eyes away from. I spent a lot... Continue Reading →
IQ84, By Haruki Murakami
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICjVqeKw10g Haruki Murakami may well be my new favourite author. I recently read The Wind-up Bird Chronicle and was absolutely mesmerised. It is available through our Inter-library Loan service, but you'll find IQ84 and many others on our shelves. Murakami is a Japanese author, and if you like deep, well-thought out, odd stories, then you'll... Continue Reading →
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