An affectionate portrait of rural Arkansas in the early 1950's:
the joys of baseball (both pro and community)…cousin Jimmy Dale's Yankee wife and the sh!tsnake…the drudgery and necessity of farmwork…the black cloud of an illegitimate birth…class distinctions defined by where you live, what you own and where you worship.
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kerry reviewed A Painted House by John Grisham
Using his own childhood for inspiration (and leaving the lawyers behind), bestselling author John Grisham …
Review of 'A Painted House' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
An affectionate portrait of rural Arkansas in the early 1950's:
the joys of baseball (both pro and community)…cousin Jimmy Dale's Yankee wife and the sh!tsnake…the drudgery and necessity of farmwork…the black cloud of an illegitimate birth…class distinctions defined by where you live, what you own and where you worship.
kerry reviewed A Painted House by John Grisham
Using his own childhood for inspiration (and leaving the lawyers behind), bestselling author John Grisham …
Review of 'A Painted House' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
An affectionate portrait of rural Arkansas in the early 1950's:
the joys of baseball (both pro and community)…cousin Jimmy Dale's Yankee wife and the sh!tsnake…the drudgery and necessity of farmwork…the black cloud of an illegitimate birth…class distinctions defined by where you live, what you own and where you worship.
An affectionate portrait of rural Arkansas in the early 1950's:
the joys of baseball (both pro and community)…cousin Jimmy Dale's Yankee wife and the sh!tsnake…the drudgery and necessity of farmwork…the black cloud of an illegitimate birth…class distinctions defined by where you live, what you own and where you worship.
kerry rated Insight yoga: 5 stars
kerry rated Olive Kitteridge: 4 stars
kerry reviewed The elegance of the hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
First English translation of this international bestseller.
Review of 'The elegance of the hedgehog' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
The plot and characters provided no surprises. None.
One of the main characters, Renée Michel, pontificates (privately, to herself and occasionally to her cat) on Philosophy and Art...heaven forbid that her Natural Intelligence be evident to any lowly human being.
The other protagonist, Paloma Josse, is in the midst of adolescent angst.
Most of the chapters are just a few pages long, so the book was a fairy quick read. Sections voiced in Renée's pompous voice begged to be skipped, and I did just that.
The plot and characters provided no surprises. None.
One of the main characters, Renée Michel, pontificates (privately, to herself and occasionally to her cat) on Philosophy and Art...heaven forbid that her Natural Intelligence be evident to any lowly human being.
The other protagonist, Paloma Josse, is in the midst of adolescent angst.
Most of the chapters are just a few pages long, so the book was a fairy quick read. Sections voiced in Renée's pompous voice begged to be skipped, and I did just that.
kerry reviewed The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
Review of 'The Elegance of the Hedgehog' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
The plot and characters provided no surprises. None.
One of the main characters, Renée Michel, pontificates (privately, to herself and occasionally to her cat) on Philosophy and Art...heaven forbid that her Natural Intelligence be evident to any lowly human being.
The other protagonist, Paloma Josse, is in the midst of adolescent angst.
Most of the chapters are just a few pages long, so the book was a fairy quick read. Sections voiced in Renée's pompous voice begged to be skipped, and I did just that.
The plot and characters provided no surprises. None.
One of the main characters, Renée Michel, pontificates (privately, to herself and occasionally to her cat) on Philosophy and Art...heaven forbid that her Natural Intelligence be evident to any lowly human being.
The other protagonist, Paloma Josse, is in the midst of adolescent angst.
Most of the chapters are just a few pages long, so the book was a fairy quick read. Sections voiced in Renée's pompous voice begged to be skipped, and I did just that.
kerry rated Saving Fish from Drowning: 4 stars
Amy Tan: Saving Fish from Drowning (Paperback, 2006, Ballantine Books)
Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan
Saving Fish From Drowning is a 2005 novel written by Amy Tan. It is Tan's fifth work. The book is …
kerry rated Saving fish from drowning: 4 stars
Saving fish from drowning by Amy Tan
On an art expedition to the Southern Shan state of Burma, eleven Americans leave their Floating island Resort for a …
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
A fable for adults on the subject of destiny and free will by a writer of children's books. It tells …
kerry rated The Last Wife of Henry VIII: 2 stars
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy's masterpiece.
The Road is the profoundly moving story of a …
