The Rev. Barber does not tarry with the latest scandal, but uncovers the heart of the matt
The soft endings to each story only emphasize that each life puffs in and out of the park, then moves on, while the park itself remains eternal, or as eternal as things can ever be in New York City.
The ultimate challenge is could you do what Jude’s friends did? The answer will almost always be no, but we try. We do the best we can. Yanagihara has set the bar impossibly high
Elena Ferrante’s are not what you think they are.
There were no false notes, the style was skillful and seamless, the humor pervasive, and the sense of place and time comforting.
If you wonder what it’s like to be really poor, as opposed to deprived, or strapped, then this is the book to read.
So much energy and heart went into writing this book that I can’t imagine her writing another, but from what I know after reading this, I would bet there will be more from Mary-Louise Parker. I hope I live long enough to watch her grow old.
Mrs. Hemingway, by Naomi Wood (Penguin Books) is subtitled “a novel” to clarify from the get-go that this is a work of fiction; nevertheless, it rings true. The story is told through the minds of Ernest Hemingway’s wives, Hadley, Fife, Martha, and Mary, and these four voices are clear, identifiable, and sympathetic. So is that scoundrel, Ernest.Continue reading “BOOK REVIEW: Mrs. Hemingway, by Naomi Wood”
Reading it was like a river journey, swaying and floating from one port to another on an invisible, seamless current. Once you are on board, disembarkation seems impossible.