WEEK 3
1. The RA Conversation, by Neal Wyatt
2. Nancy Pearl: loved this; have reserved 2 books she recommended; Treasure Island and Lost
3.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Week 2 Assignment 3
I visited Cindy Lewis' blog and recommended the Inspector Gamache series by Canadian author Louise Penny based on Cindy's likes.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Monday, May 6, 2013
WEEK 2: APPEAL FACTORS
Appeal Factors, by Neal Wyatt
Very helpful and interesting.
Two books I have recently read and enjoyed:
The Good House, by Ann Leary
This is a quick paced, moody novel with a mostly likable, dysfunctional cast of characters. Hildy Good thinks she has her life under control. She's a real estate broker in the small she grew up in. She's descended from a woman hanged as a witch during the Salem witch trials and is known to be able to "read" people. But she secretly drinks in her basement, is lonely, and comes with baggage and drama--old boyfriend, needy daughters, gay ex. When Hildy befriends a new neighbor in town, the story takes a dark turn. I liked this book, and I liked Hildy, flaws and all. The setting is beautiful; a small New England town on the water.
The Beggar's Opera, by Peggy Blair
I like stories that pull us into another culture. The crime and the solving of it are gritty and gripping, but the country is the star here. This is a police procedural novel set in Cuba; the first in a series about Major Crimes Inspector Ricardo Ramirez. We learn so much about the differences in law in Cuba and in Canada, one of the few countries to have diplomatic relations with Cuba. A Canadian tourist is accused of the murder of a young boy. Inspector Ramirez is given the case; he needs to solve the murder while pleasing his superiors. The setting is Havana, old and new. It evokes pictures of beautiful buildings and colors. But alongside the beauty we feel the poverty, hunger, and bleak existence of the average Cuban--did you know that Cubans are highly educated--education is free--but there are no jobs. So your cab driver may have a PH.D. Tourists can eat, drink and stay anywhere they want, but Cuban citizens are not allowed to enter businesses that cater to tourists.. The book is complex with an action packed ending. The mood is a little dreamy, evoking the colors and beauty of the tropics. And Inspector Ramirez is likable, complicated, ethical, and Cuban to his soul.
Appeal Factors, by Neal Wyatt
Very helpful and interesting.
Two books I have recently read and enjoyed:
The Good House, by Ann Leary
This is a quick paced, moody novel with a mostly likable, dysfunctional cast of characters. Hildy Good thinks she has her life under control. She's a real estate broker in the small she grew up in. She's descended from a woman hanged as a witch during the Salem witch trials and is known to be able to "read" people. But she secretly drinks in her basement, is lonely, and comes with baggage and drama--old boyfriend, needy daughters, gay ex. When Hildy befriends a new neighbor in town, the story takes a dark turn. I liked this book, and I liked Hildy, flaws and all. The setting is beautiful; a small New England town on the water.
The Beggar's Opera, by Peggy Blair
I like stories that pull us into another culture. The crime and the solving of it are gritty and gripping, but the country is the star here. This is a police procedural novel set in Cuba; the first in a series about Major Crimes Inspector Ricardo Ramirez. We learn so much about the differences in law in Cuba and in Canada, one of the few countries to have diplomatic relations with Cuba. A Canadian tourist is accused of the murder of a young boy. Inspector Ramirez is given the case; he needs to solve the murder while pleasing his superiors. The setting is Havana, old and new. It evokes pictures of beautiful buildings and colors. But alongside the beauty we feel the poverty, hunger, and bleak existence of the average Cuban--did you know that Cubans are highly educated--education is free--but there are no jobs. So your cab driver may have a PH.D. Tourists can eat, drink and stay anywhere they want, but Cuban citizens are not allowed to enter businesses that cater to tourists.. The book is complex with an action packed ending. The mood is a little dreamy, evoking the colors and beauty of the tropics. And Inspector Ramirez is likable, complicated, ethical, and Cuban to his soul.
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