Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry

A pre-read for Simon. I thought this was an excellent book. (Although I'll probably have a conversation with him about the racist overtones in the depiction of the cannibals.)

Monday, March 23, 2009

Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli

A pre-read for Simon; good but not extraordinary.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

An Inconvenient Wife by Megan Chance

This was a pretty good novel. And it would be good for book groups--lots of interesting topics to discuss.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

World Without End by Ken Follett

I found myself increasingly annoyed with each page. It's like he forgot that these people lived in the Middle Ages--their sensibilities were almost entirely modern. There was actually a dialogue about a character's self-esteem. Ugh.

Friday, March 06, 2009

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Tuesday, March 03, 2009

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett



Completely engrossing.
Too vulgar in some places.
Somewhat soap-opera-ish.

Monday, March 02, 2009

Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman

I read this to the boys; it was worth reading but not extraordinary.

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