Category Archives: Adult

The Turn of the Screw, by Henry James

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Thistle

My husband swears that I read this about a decade ago, so I decided to read it and see for myself if I remembered it. He was right. Parts of this book and certain images definitely came back to me, … Continue reading →

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Good and Happy Child, by Justin Evans

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Thistle

Aah, my first RIP book, and it was a doozy! I’ve wanted to read Evans’ debut since reading his second book, The White Devil, back in the spring. To get the requisite comparison out of the way, I enjoyed The … Continue reading →

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Tom Bedlam, by George Hagen

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Thistle

This was a random grab from the library. I’d never heard of the book before, but I enjoyed the tone/atmosphere from page 1. The book turned out to be much broader than I was expecting from the description, and I … Continue reading →

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Lady Audley’s Secret, by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Thistle

Sir Michael Audley of Audley Court falls in love with a young, penniless, beautiful woman with a secret past, and marries her. Meanwhile, George Talboys heads home from Australia after over three years abroad trying to find a fortune in … Continue reading →

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The Sorrows of Young Werther, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Thistle

I first read this book back in 2001, and it’s one of a handful of books from that year that I remember reading, but don’t remember a thing about. Now that I’ve reread it, I can see why. The book … Continue reading →

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The Omnivore’s Dilemma (& In Defense of Food), by Michael Pollan (audio)

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Thistle

I have never before read a book about how people eat, other than the one photography book that was more about sociology than food (Around the World in 80 Diets). I avoid food books on purpose, because many are political … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag, by Alan Bradley (audio)

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Thistle

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Around the World in 80 Diets, by Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Thistle

Awhile back, Katie mentioned this book on her blog and I immediately ordered it from my library. It seemed like a fascinating book, a photographic look into the diets of 80 people from around the world, arranged in order of … Continue reading →

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The Map of True Places, by Brunonia Barry (audio)

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Thistle

This story is about Zee, a woman whose mother committed suicide when Zee was a young teenager. Zee’s father acknowledged his sexuality and let his long-time lover move in after his wife’s death; now he is older and has Parkinson’s. … Continue reading →

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Silver Sparrow, by Tayari Jones

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Thistle

Dana and Chaurisse are two girls about the same age who share the same father, but this isn’t a normal half-sister sort of relationship. Chaurisse and her mother believe that they are living a normal, one-family life. Dana and her … Continue reading →

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