The Storied Life Of A.J. Fikry Author: Gabrielle Zevin Category: Fiction Publisher: Algonquin Books Release Date: 8-1-14 On the faded Island Books sign hanging over the porch of the Victorian cottage is the motto “No Man Is an Island; Every Book Is a World.” A. J. Fikry, the irascible owner, is about to discover just […]
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The Summer Of Letting Go By Gae Polisner
The Summer Of Letting Go Author: Gae Polisner Category: Young Adult Publisher: Algonquin Books Release Date: 3-25-14 Just when everything seems to be going wrong, hope and love can appear in the most unexpected places. Summer has begun, the beach beckons and Francesca Schnell is going nowhere. Four years ago, Francesca’s little brother, Simon, drowned, […]
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
A Reliable Wife Author: Robert Goolrick Genre: Fiction Format: Paperback Publisher: Algonquin Press Release Date: 1-26-10 Catherine Land answered Ralph Truitt’s add for “a reliable wife” and found herself o a train to an isolated town in Wisconsin. Her plan was to poison him slowly and become a wealthy widow, but Ralph had a plan […]
Water for Elephants
I was excited to read this book because so many people loved it. I wanted to love it, I really did, but something just fell flat. The story was good, although I found the flashing back and forth distracting, and Sara Gruen obviously did copious amounts of research, but I just couldn’t get excited about […]