The Book of Lost and Found by Lucy Foley I read this book based on the recommendation of someone I greatly admire, who, it seems, has vastly different tastes in literature than I do. Don’t let the name “Lucy Foley” fool you: this is not a dark and tense thriller. It’s so different from the …
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Dec 23
Book Review: Beautiful You
Beautiful You by Chuck Palahniuk This only the second of Chuck Palahniuk’s books I’ve read, and I was lent it by one of his greatest fans with the description “I just got it, I have no idea what it’s about.” Even the dust jacket had been taken off. The book opens with the main character, …
Oct 14
Book Review: Anna and the French Kiss
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins I was watching a cooking show once where a chef won a contest by making a simple dish. The other chefs complained that she had made something too rustic, too simple, but the judges said that a good dish done flawlessly will win over a complex dish …