Comments on: Reading Lately: December 2022

By: Barbara Goostree

Barbara Goostree — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 11:58:51 +0000

I was on the Libby wait-list for three audio books that all became available in December. The first was Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. I was simultaneously intrigued and repulsed not so much by the book itself as by the subject matter;drug addiction, the hopelessness of the foster care system, and the hard scrabble life of Appalachian coal country. So many times I turned the app off, but the writing was good and I was cheering for the boy, Demon not to give up. In spite of difficult subject matter the characters were likeable while being realistic. The next book was Grisham’s The Biloxi Boys. It was not my favorite Grisham book by a long shot. I lived just across the bridge from Biloxi for 20 years and this book interested me as it was more a story of the history and corruption of that strip of MS Gulf Coast in fictional form. And I listened to Stephen King’s Fairy Tale in the days before Christmas. I was entranced by Kings very own fairy tale and highly recommend the audio version. I felt like I was living inside that magical world for a few days.

By: Sally Rohrbach

Sally Rohrbach — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 21:00:57 +0000

I absolutely loved The Other Boleyn Girl and The Queen’s Fool! Try that one next! They are both very entertaining and you learn so much too!

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 02:08:10 +0000

Really appreciate your reviews. Helps me sort out what I am interested in reading.
I’m retired, yet reading one book a week is a little much for me. Happy for you that you can achieve that goal. However, I usually have one book/ebook, and an audible going at the same time.

Thanks for your reviews. Enjoy your site.

By: Brenda Good

Brenda Good — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 23:42:24 +0000

Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover had me unable to put the book down until the end. This is the first of her books I’ve read and I will order more from the library.It does contain material only suitable for over 18s but most of the story is about a broken person.