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The House of Broken Angels
The House of Broken Angels
by Luis Alberto Urrea
Two Funerals and Life In Between (3/4/2018)
House of Broken Angels starts with a death and ends with a death. Between is the preparation for death of the family patriarch, who has incurable cancer, confined to a wheelchair, who needs his diapers changed by his wife and daughter. It is populated by members of an …more
The Race Underground
The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America's First Subway
by Doug Most
Moving People Forward Into the Future (1/5/2014)
I have ridden subways to work for many years, but never before I read The Race Underground by Doug Most, did it occur to me to wonder how it came about. This wonderful book explains the history of mass transit, from the beginning of an idea by futuristic thinker Alfred …more
To the Moon and Timbuktu
To the Moon and Timbuktu: A Trek through the Heart of Africa
by Nina Sovich
Yearning for Timbuktu (8/4/2013)
I thought this book was the most wonderful memoir on solitary travel by a woman since Robyn Davidson's "Tracks". This is the first account I ever read of someone who is not enamored of life of a young married woman in Paris - the author needed to be on her own, to challenge …more
Fever
Fever
by Mary Beth Keane
Rough Beginnings of the American Public Health System (4/14/2013)
I have a bookshelf of books on various diseases, both non-fiction and fiction and I understand the causes of typhoid, but I never thought of what it might feel like to be a healthy carrier of such a deadly disease until I read Mary Beth Keane's chilling and moving novel …more
The Spy Lover
The Spy Lover
by Kiana Davenport
Beautiful Story from a Unique Perspective, but with a silly title (1/1/2013)
On this sesquicentennial of the Civil War, I thought no author could come up with anything new, but Ms. Davenport did just that. I have never read about Chinese soldiers, but apparently there many who honorably fought for both sides. This story is heartbreaking, from the …more
Live by Night
Live by Night
by Dennis Lehane
Feel the Heat and Taste the Rum (8/26/2012)
Live By Night follows Any Given Day in the saga of the Coughlin clan, a powerful family with history in Boston police department and some of the characters of the earlier novel make an appearance here. Joe Coughlin is the youngest brother and seeing the corruption around …more
Paris in Love
Paris in Love: A Memoir
by Eloisa James
Unsatisfying look at Paris. (4/1/2012)
I was very disappointed in the book which turned out to be a series of blogs about the year the author spent in Paris with her husband and two children. The author does write well, the descriptions are colorful and she has a sense of humor, but there is no connecting …more
Arcadia
Arcadia: A Novel
by Lauren Groff
Arcadia - Best Book read in 2011 (1/2/2012)
This book follows the story of Ridley Stone "Bit", the first child born in Arcadia, a commune founded by his parents and other vividly drawn, quirky, idealists. Bit is one of the most delightful and endearing characters I've ever come across and I enjoyed the journey from …more
The Daughter of Siena
The Daughter of Siena: A Novel
by Marina Fiorato
I wasn't expecting a fairy tale romance (5/22/2011)
I expected a story that used Dante's Purgatorio, Le Morte d'Arthur, the story of Romulus and Remus and the excesses of the Medici family, as source material, and set in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, would be literate, captivating and intriguing. The author' …more
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