If you’re a big reader, what’s your preference- one book at a time, or more? While I love reading, it’s not unusual for it to take me a little bit to get through a book since I usually have at least three going at a time! Vacations though, I can usually get through quite a …
Books
Longbourn by Jo Baker flips the story of Pride and Prejudice upside down to focus on the domestic servants in the background of the Bennett household. Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett become minor characters while the behind the scenes stories of Longbourn, Netherfield, and Pemberly become the focus. I do not generally like “reimaginings” …
Still Alice by Lisa Genova is the story of a Harvard professor, Alice, who is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease. This book was completely fascinating and I could not put it down. The author’s decision to have the person with Alzheimer’s narrate the story is particularly effective. As Alice begins to forget and repeat things …
If you have been reading my book reviews so far you might get the idea that I only like books set in the past and preferably with a British accent AND YOU ARE RIGHT. But sometimes I really do branch out in my reading and I thought I would throw out a suggestion for the …
This post contains affiliate links meaning Splendry earns a small commission for purchases or clicks made through included links at no cost to you. Amy Poehler’s highly anticipated memoir, Yes Please, is on my nightstand and it does not disappoint. Amy’s writing is funny, raw, and sometimes sad. It’s obvious that the book was written …
This post contains affiliate links meaning Splendry earns a small commission for purchases or clicks made through included links at no cost to you. Set before the Civil War, The Invention of Wings explores the relationship between Sarah, a daughter of wealthy slave owners, and Hetty (Handful), a slave. The two women each are trapped …
This post contains affiliate links meaning Splendry earns a small commission for purchases or clicks made through included links at no cost to you. Ever since Katniss Everdeen whipped her braid back and forth every movie producer and book publisher has been clamoring for more and more dystopian, post-apocalyptic stories. So you could be forgiven …