BOOKS and TOP PICKS!
Yeah, I’m a critic – who isn’t?
Some of the books I have read in 2015:
GIRL ON THE TRAIN
BETTYVILLE
ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE
THE GOLDFINCH
THE PECAN MAN
IN COLD BLOOD
CUTTING FOR STONE
THE WONDER GARDEN
THE NIGHTINGALE
BRIGHTEN THE CORNER WHERE YOU ARE
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (again)
THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING (again)
FLANNERY O'CONNOR Complete Stories (again)
EUDORA WELTY’s Stories (again)
THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER (again)
UNLIMITED ACCESS (again) this is good – written by an ex-FBI
agent who worked in the White House during the Clinton Administration. If you are considering voting for a Clinton
for ANYTHING, I highly recommend reading this first.
MUSIC FOR CHAMELEONS
THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING was written by Carson McCullers, a
Southern gal. I have read this little
jewel several times and it is just beautiful! I've also seen the movie - it is an old black and white film and so delightful! The novel was written ‘way before Miss Harper
Lee wrote “To Kill a Mockingbird” and what I noticed when I read the two books again this
year was that there are some similarities in the stories. Enough to actually
make me go “Hmmmm….”
BETTYVILLE
I literally made myself put it away each night to avoid
coming to the end. True story and a true
work of art that you don’t want to miss!
I know why I like it so much – it stays with you and makes you want to
be a good person - I mean a really good person! Thanks, George
Hodgman!
FLANNERY O’CONNOR and EUDORA WELTY absolutely never get old…
The rest of the books were pretty good – except ‘Girl
on the Train’ kind of made me nervous...
Blessings to you!
Joanne
