by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Nov 4, 2014 | Blog, Book Review
This is one of those books I’m embarrassed I hadn’t read before. That maybe in certain circles, I’d nod as if I’d read it unless asked directly. (Did I do that? I don’t think so, but I might have). When I started it, I was a bit...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Oct 24, 2014 | Blog, Book Review
I’m a huge Irving fan. I don’t even know how many of his books I’ve read. However, sometimes one of these heavy tomes of his leaves me thinking that an editor is probably afraid to hack up one of John Irving’s manuscripts. I thought this one...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Oct 21, 2014 | Book Review
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos Guess you can see I lifted the image off Amazon, huh? THIS has been the singular biggest surprise of all the Newbery books I’ve read so far on Sabbatical. I LOVE this book! First, the protagonist is immediately likeable, and by...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Oct 21, 2014 | Blog, Book Review
This book may not appeal to everyone. The first chapter made me wonder how on earth it won the Newbery. Second chapter, more of the same. By the third chapter, I was mezmerized. Reading this book was like being immersed in a beautiful flowing stream of...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Oct 11, 2014 | Blog, Book Review
Overview from Barnes and Noble: kira-kira (kee ra kee ra): glittering; shining Glittering. That’s how Katie Takeshima’s sister, Lynn, makes everything seem. The sky is kira-kira because its color is deep but see-through at the same time. The sea is...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Sep 30, 2014 | Blog, Book Review
I loved this book. The author, a medical school professor, goes into immense detail about surgical procedures, which is fascinating but sometimes gets a bit long. The story and the characters, the setting in Ethiopia, and the interweaving of characters’ lives is...
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