At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson. A couple of days ago, I finished At Home. At first, I wasn’t too willing to commit to an almost 600-page book, but I like Bryson, so I said, “OK, let’s give it a try.” The book explores the history of everything around us; things […]
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. Yesterday I finished this book. It is probably the sickest story I’ve read in years, but I enjoyed every minute with Lisbeth. While reading this book deliberately I had steered clear of any kind of online reviews, because I wanted to truly enjoy the plot; and
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest by Stieg Larsson (2007). Last night I suddenly decided to close this book with the purpose of luring my mind into finishing it on the next day. Then on this Sunday morning I jumped out of bed as struck by lightning and rushed to read the last chapter
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The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix. Five ladies: Patricia, Greene, Grace, Kitty and Maryellen, team up to capture and kill James Harris –the vampire. The ladies have a book club in which they discuss mostly true crime books. One day Patricia meets James who has just arrived in town and
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Hunger by Knut Hamsun (1890). Knut Hamsun was born in Norway in 1859. He didn’t start school until he was 9 years old. In his early days, he worked various jobs like farmer, store clerk, peddler, shoemaker’s apprentice, schoolmaster, and road construction worker. In his twenties, he went to the US twice, doing different jobs
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The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg (2012). I had to return this book to the library, so I read only about 50% of it. Nice story and good characters. So, after a failed attempt to rob a bank, this lady goes back to the nursing home and convinces her
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A little life by Hanya Yanagihara (2015), is a novel of more than 800 pages, and I have to admit that I skipped some sections, partly because it often feels overwritten and at times quite slow. Still, it tells a powerful and deeply emotional story. The book follows several characters whose relationships and identities often
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Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell ( 1990). This the first of a long series of thriller/mystery novels where K. Scarpetta is the main character. However my favorite character in this novel is Sergeant Pete Marino. Marino is the typical hard core police investigator that pops up in your mind when you want to describe a Hollywood-type
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The Body Farm by Patricia Cornwell (1994). I read this book almost entirely on the bus, during my weekly commute. I think this is the third book I read from P. Cornwell and it will probably be the last one. It is not that her books are bad, but I realized she uses the same
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When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi (2016). I finished this book a few days ago, but I’ve been so busy that I haven’t had the chance to write a few words about this remarkable work. The book explores life and death, and how to find joy in living even when you know your time
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