Marie's book garden

The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint, by Brady Udall When I picked up this book, I wasn't aware that it was by the author of The Lonely P...

No, I haven't read it and I do not plan to. I'm a book snob. Once I heard it was Twilight fan fiction, I couldn't bear the tho...

Loud in the House of Myself: Memoir of a Strange Girl , by Stacy Pershall I picked this one up at random at the library...I had never hear...

Maisie Dobbs , by Jacqueline Winspear A friend recommended I try out Maisie Dobbs for my post-surgery recovery because I find I lack menta...

Daughters-in-Law , by Joanna Trollope I picked this book up at the library because I was stocking up on some lighter fiction to read after ...

With my book group (and our holiday book exchange) Here are the best books I read in 2012. Click the title to read my review. These are ...

The Lacuna , by Barbara Kingsolver I had to give up on this one. I got up to page 207, after putting it down to read a lighter book gro...

The Treasure Map of Boys , by E. Lockhart I read this book because my book group chose it for this month. We didn't have much time b...

Everyone Is Beautiful , by Katherine Center Everyone Is Beautiful is a sweet, easy read, about a Texan woman of Colombian origin who'...

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail , by Cheryl Strayed Oh my...what a wonderful book! I first heard about Wild when I ...

Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir , by Jenny Lawson (The Bloggess) You need to avoid this book if: --You are...

The Book of Dahlia , by Elisa Albert Dahlia Finger, a selfish, shallow, foul-mouthed, and stoner Jewish American princess who was concei...

Death Comes to Pemberley , by P.D. James I didn't have high expectations for this book, because the reviews were lukewarm at best. I...

Audition , by Ryu Murakami Meh. That's my review. My husband asked me how I had heard about this book, and I can't remember....

The Casual Vacancy, by J.K. Rowling Do not read this if you are expecting anything like Harry Potter! I have described this book to a f...

All Passion Spent , by Vita Sackville-West I'd heard of Vita Sackville-West but didn't know much about her before my book group ...

In One Person , by John Irving As a long-time John Irving fan (one year I even gave my husband tickets to go see/hear him at Portland...

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children , by Ransom Riggs Monsters. Children with peculiar powers, who are hiding from the monst...

Ali in Wonderland and Other Tall Tales , by Ali Wentworth As I joke in my house, I'm not easily amused. My nine-year-old son rented ...

How It All Began , by Penelope Lively I've never read Penelope Lively before, even though she is an incredibly prolific British wri...