Books are often better than the movies that are made from them. Read these before the movies come out, so you can compare. A Dog’s Way Home by W. Bruce Cameron. When a dog from an abandoned building jumps into his arms Lucas Ray begins sneaking it into his workplace,...
At our recent Matchmakers' meetings, Carole talked about rereading Daphne DuMaurier's Rebecca which she has done a number of times. She said that DuMaurier was in top form when she wrote this and set the standard for Gothic Romantic Mystery. Cetainly rereading a book...
When I think about mentall illness and mental disorders, people whose brains are wired differently than most, I imagine being in a crowd of people. Maybe we're on a bus or in an audience, or waiting to cast our ballots on voting day. From the outside, you wouldn't...
I am filling in for another blogger today, and it may be a stretch to count this book as fitting Halloween fare. At least the book cover goes well with the Halloween theme, and there are many scary moments in Nico Walker's novel, Cherry. There are so many things...
The imagination of Kevin Wilson is a weird and wonderful place. In his latest collection of short stories, Baby, You're Gonna Be Mine, vividly drawn characters and arresting, sometimes outlandish situations combine to make it hard to put down. In the title story, a...
Nina is a real estate agent who mostly shows upscale properties in the hills around LA. The opening story in Lydia Millet's newest book of interconnected short stories, Fight No More (Overdrive audiobook) has her showing a house to a man whom she supposes is an...
Warlight refers to the the dim guiding lights that remained on during WWII blackouts. LIke warlight, memories seen from a distance lose their sharpness, but are no less life altering. This was one of those books that left me a little unsatisfied, but I couldn't stop...
Here's a cozy read as we experience the last of the cold days that make this spring seem like we are still in the midst of winter. Chilean visiting professor, Lucia Maraz hunkers down in her freezing Brooklyn apartment with her beloved chihuahua, as a storm pelts the...
So far this year I've read two memoirs that, in my estimation, earned five stars, the highest rating on Goodreads. Both are extremely well written, inspiring, and, coincidentally, chronicle many brushes with death. The first is, I Am, I Am, I am: 17 Brushes with Death...
During our last meeting of the Matchmakers, we kept spontaneously coming up with read-alikes, so it seemed like it might be a worthwhile post. Let us know if you agree with our read-alikes and give us your own read alike suggestions in comments section at the end of...