Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Books Set in the United States: Tennessee

An Abundance of Katherines, by John Green (2006)

I picked up this book at the library because I wanted to see what all this talk about John Green was.  This book is designed for young adults.  It was actually very funny and probably does discuss issues that teenager think about.  At the title indicates, the hero of the story, Colin Singleton, was dumped by 19 girls, all with the name Katherine.  Of course, these "girlfriends" begin when Colin is a very young boy, and some of the Katherines simply stated they were his girlfriend, then hours later dumped him.

It was a fun read and I may read another John Green book.

3 Stars

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Books Set in Europe: Sweden

The Ice Princess, by Camilla Lackberg (2009)

Mystery story.

4 Stars

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Books Set in Europe: France and Germany

All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr (2014)

I am probably one of the few people who did not absolutely love this novel.  I found it too choppy.  Each chapter was only a few pages long and the story line jumped between Marie-Laure, a young blind French girl and Werner, a young German soldier.

3 stars