While I enjoyed this book, I didn’t particularly like the way the author wrote some chapters as if they were performed by actors on a stage (you know like “Marie Antoinette exists stage left”). Occasionally found the book confusing.

I thought the book was very predictable, but it was a very easy read and it did have some memorable “bright ideas.”

Couldn’t get into this. Poirot has me spoiled.

I finally bought this for my son. Funny story and good illustrations. What more can you ask for in a kid’s book?

Cute kids story, nice illustrations. I think I must buy this. Set in France, naturellement. Has a “Babe: Pig In The City”-esque quality to it.

More Gordon Ramsay!

I actually finished reading this a few of weeks ago. This book and the Kübler-Ross five stages of loss, I’ve come to learn, is studied by people in the counseling field. However, I appreciated the book’s non-clinical perspective.

I’m not sure if it has helped me—no book probably could—although it did let me know my grief is normal and a little about what to expect as time passes.

I do recommend it.

On my continued quest to read all the young adult books I’ve missed during my youth, I picked up this book mainly based on it’s cover which made me think of “To Kill A Mockingbird.” Set in North Carolina during the polio epidemic and WWII of 1940s, the author actually transports you to the era with her words. It’s a really fast, well researched, yet emotional read.

This is such a sweet little book with illustrations by Tasha Tudor, the author’s mother. Oh to live in their world.

I’ve loved the movie for many years, “Paper Moon,” but I know that movies rarely cover the entire story. In this case, it covered about a third of the book which was originally titled, “Addie Pray.” The rest is just as good, and the end is really sweet, but I can see why they decided not to do a sequel. The author made mid-1930s South really come alive for me, but what really amazed me is how an older man could write from a twelve year old girl’s perspecive. I’m so glad I took the time to read it.