Marie's book garden

Unexpectedly Milo , by Matthew Dicks This was another "scan the library bookshelves" find, a quirky story about a thirtysometh...

Veil of Roses , by Laura Fitzgerald I'm easily drawn into stories that take place in different countries or cultures, such as this n...

In the days before I started blogging and writing book reviews, I read two books by a Japanese-American writer and film maker named Ruth O...

Bruce , by Peter Ames Carlin Somehow, I'm not sure why, I was late to the Bruce Springsteen train. I knew his more popular songs and...

The Burning , by Jane Casey I read Jane Casey's first novel, The Missing , and was not as nearly taken with it as her second, The Bu...

The Very Thought of You , by Rosie Alison Last year Mike and I watched a short British made-for-TV movie called " Good Night, Mist...

Somewhere Inside: One Sister's Captivity in North Korea and the Other's Fight to Bring Her Home , by Laura Ling and Lisa Ling Th...

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...