Friday, December 27, 2013

The Bridge over the River Kwai


Title: The Bridge over the River Kwai
Author: Pierre Boulle
Rating: ★★★★

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Vivien Leigh: A Biography


Title: Vivien Leigh, A Biography
Author: Anne Edwards
Rating: ★★½

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Bill Bryson's African Diary


Title: Bill Bryson's African Diary
Author: Bill Bryson
Rating: ★★★★

Thursday, November 28, 2013

In a Sunburned Country


Title: In a Sunburned County
Author: Bill Bryson
Rating: ★★★★★
Favorite Quote:
(In reference to the bareness of their hotel:)
"Come in. I'd offer you something from the minibar, but I don't seem to have one. Pull up a chair - oh, no! There is no chair. Well, please make full use of the wastebasket."

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Allegiant


Title: Allegiant
Author: Veronica Roth
Rating: ★★½

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Bridget Jones: Mad about the Boy


Title: Bridget Jones, Mad about the Boy
Author: Helen Fielding
Rating ★★★

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Black Out


Title: Black Out
Author: Robinson Wells
Rating: ★★★

Monday, October 14, 2013

One Summer: America, 1927


Title: One Summer - America, 1927
Author: Bill Bryson
Rating: ★★★★½

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Countdown


Title: Countdown
Author: Alan Weisman
Rating: ★★★

Favorite Quote:
"We'll buy you a rope or a bottle of poison." - Chinese slogan for women who said they'd rather kill themselves rather than have an abortion (as part of the One Child Policy.)

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Catching Fire


Title: Catching Fire
Author: Suzanne Collins
Rating: ★★★★★

Monday, August 5, 2013

A Walk in the Woods


Title: A Walk in the Woods
Author: Bill Bryson
Rating: ★★★★★

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Prodigy


Title: Prodigy
Author: Marie Lu
Rating: ★★★½

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Gone Girl


Title: Gone Girl
Author: Gillian Flynn
Rating: ★★★★

Saturday, June 29, 2013

My First Five Husbands


Title: My First Five Husbands...And the Ones Who Got Away
Author: Rue McClanahan
Rating: ★★½

Saturday, June 22, 2013

The Rathmatist


Title:The Rathmatist
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Rating: ★★★★½

Monday, June 10, 2013

Legend



Title: Legend
Author: Marie Lu
Rating: ★★★½

Monday, May 27, 2013

Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power



Title: Thomas Jefferson, The Art of Power
Author: Jon Meacham
Rating: ★★★★

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Inferno


Title: Inferno
Author: Dan Brown
Rating: ★★★★

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls


Title:Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
Author: David Sedaris
Rating: ★★★½

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Babymouse: Queen of the World


Title: Babymouse: Queen of the World
Author: Jennifer and Matthew Holm
Rating: ★★

Monday, April 29, 2013

Wedding Night



Title: Wedding Night
Author: Sophie Kinsella
Rating: ★★★★★

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Crow


Title: Crow
Author: Barbara Wright
Rating: ★★★★½

Saturday, March 16, 2013

World War Z


Title: World War Z
Author: Max Brooks
Rating: ★★★★

Sunday, March 10, 2013

At Home


Title: At Home, A Short History of Private Life
Author: Bill Byrson
Rating: ★★★

Friday, February 15, 2013

The One and Only Ivan



Title: The One and Only Ivan
Author: Katherine Applegate
Rating: ★★½

Monday, February 11, 2013

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe


Title: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Author: Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Rating: ★★★★

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

All Good Children


Title: All Good Children
Author: Catherine Austen
Rating: ★★★½

Monday, January 21, 2013

One Year in Cold Harbor


Title: One Year in Cold Harbor
Author: Polly Horvath
Rating: ★★½
Favorite Quote:
"It is my experience that if you add more butter to anything, it improves it immeasurably. It is nice to have one simple solution that always works."

Thursday, January 10, 2013

The Nine Pound Hammer


Title: The Nine Pound Hammer
Author: John Claude Bemis
Rating: ★★

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Shadow of Night


Title: Shadow of Night
Author: Deborah Harkness
Rating: ★★★★