Surprisingly entrancing. The descriptive prose and the plight of the characters… lovely.

Also made me long for utopia.

So glad I ran across this author in the Wellfleet library!

This was OK – I think that the historical aspect could have been carried out a bit more intellectually. The author certainly knew her history, but everything got wrapped up in too many devices – fans, cards, descriptive clothing to move the plot forward.

I didn’t want to like this newest album by the king of man-whores, but I have to admit, it’s pretty dang good!

I couldn’t get into this book, sorry J.K. I kept expecting Harry Potter to show up on his broom with owl in tow.

I returned to the library this afternoon.

Should you read this. Inside look at Sicilian life makes no apologies for the brutality Inspector M finds daily on the streets.

Got a four hour flight? Take Maltalbano with you!

Just get to the Vierzon Field at the end and close the book. Do not read to the end…

True, I was a skeptic, and put off reading this book as it screamed at me from glowing reviews, airport bookstores and beached readers under sunbrellas.

Like Owen Meany, it picks up speed and hurls you to the finish like a good fastball, a wonderful swing, and a successful slide.

Chad. You’re skilled. I exhort you.

Just like Achilles. Told from the point of view of Patroclus, we see a familiar story of Achilles with a twist. Everyone in this tale has their own “heel”, and this is what makes them human. Fast paced, throws you in the middle of the Trojan War. I can’t help but think that Madeline Miller wrote this with Brad Pitt in mind. Read it and you’ll see what I mean… especially if you’ve seen TROY.

I was impressed by this debut novel by the author’s imagination, and the art of story telling, but I felt that the two bigger stories that make up the novel did not converge in a way that made sense. In the end, I think this book is about consequences, but the crux, i.e.: The Tiger’s Wife, is left wanting.