Stories from the past
What happens when a Pakistani man drinks tea with an American? At a café table in Lahore, a bearded Pakistani man converses with an uneasy American stranger. As dusk deepens to night, he begins the tale that has brought them to this fateful encounter . . . Changez is living an immigrant’s dream of America. At the top of his class at Princeton, he is … Continue reading Review: Mosin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
It all started with Charles Lamb and a roast pig. January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she’s never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name written … Continue reading Review: Mary Ann Shafer and Annie Barrows, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
I miss going to book stores, but online shopping definitely has its perks. If you already know what books you’re looking for, it’s very easy to search and find them quickly. You don’t have to peruse through endless aisles of shelves or go looking for a staff member. Another really cool thing is that Barnes & Noble offers free shipping for orders over $35, which … Continue reading Book Haul: August 2020
If you can’t put down a book, then you know it’s got to be a good one. It’s been awhile since I finished a book over 200 pages in just one day. I don’t think I’ve ever read one in under 5 hours. Tonya Bolden’s novel kept me hooked until the very end. Saving Savannah is the story of Savannah Riddle, a young socialite girl … Continue reading Review: Tonya Bolden, Saving Savannah
I don’t think I’ve read a book with a title this long before. The full title is, The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America’s Enemies. Let’s just call it The Woman Who Smashed Codes for short. The book is a historical retelling of the life of Elizebeth Freidman, a genius codebreaker who helped defend … Continue reading Review: Jason Fagone, The Woman Who Smashed Codes
One of my new year’s resolutions for 2020 was to finish more books. I started a few in 2019, but only finished one or two. This year, I’ve gone through 17 books already from cover to cover! I wonder if I can get to 50 for this year? I’ve linked all of my reviews below. If you want to see a review for the My … Continue reading Books Read in 2020: The Halfway Mark
“What’s the use of temptations if we don’t yield to them?” A friend of mine recommended I read this book, and I’m very glad I did. The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue is the story of a young aristocrat named Monty on tour in Europe as a last resort to prove to his father that he’s worthy of inheriting the estate. However, Monty’s flirtatious … Continue reading Review: Mackenzi Lee, The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue
I realized after I published my Summer Reading post on Wednesday that it seemed a little…stale. Something was missing– Diversity. After everything that’s been going on in America lately, it’s necessary to support our Black friends in as many ways as possible. For some of us, that means joining them in peaceful protests. For others, it means staying home, donating and signing petitions. One of … Continue reading My Updated Summer Reading List
What are you reading this summer? Here is my list that I hope to get through! The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America’s Enemies by Jason Fagone We have a book club at my work, and this is the book we are discussing at the end of June. It sounded right up my alley–spies, … Continue reading Summer Reading List
What do you get when you pair a gin-guzzling socialite girl with a young scamp of a boy and a goody-two-shoes soldier? You get a story of a race against the clock full of wit, manhunts, and lessons learned. Lucy Stanhope begins her story in an exotic world attending parties and drinking her feelings away. Then, after the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, She’s whisked away … Continue reading Review: The Way to London, Alix Rickloff
Words From the Riverbed 