In the Unlikely Event, by Judy Blume (2015)
This is a novel about the events that occurred in Elizabeth, New Jersey in the 1950s when there were three plane crashes in the space of three months, beginning in December 1951 and the final crash in February 1952. The novel follows a young 15-year old girl and how the accidents impacted her life. I enjoyed this book, but it fell apart near the end.
Read: September 29, 2015
4 Stars
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Books Set in the Middle East: Israel
The Lemon Tree: An Arab, A Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East, by Sandy Tolan (2006)
This book purports to be the unlikely friendship between an Arab man, Bashir, and a Jewish woman, Dalia, and a house in Israel that had belonged Bashir's family before the creation of the State of Israel. After the creation of the State of Israel, Dalia's family lived in the house. As young adults, the two meet, when Bashir went to visit his family home.
The book made me very angry because it presented a one-sided view of the history of the State of Israel. Even the words chosen, such as calling Israeli's "settlers" shows bias. Nearly all Israelis depicted in the book, with the exception of Dalia and her husband, come off as being bad and uncompassionate
Read: September 26, 2015
2 Stars
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
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
Friday, July 10, 2015
Books Set in the United States: Florida and Texas
The Astronaut Wives Club, by Lily Koppel (2013)
Interesting look into life in the 1950s and 60s, for women, especially the wives of the initial astronauts.
3 Stars
Read: July 10, 2015
Interesting look into life in the 1950s and 60s, for women, especially the wives of the initial astronauts.
3 Stars
Read: July 10, 2015
Monday, June 29, 2015
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