Slaughterhouse-Five–Kurt Vonnegut

I’m notorious for not liking classics at this point, yes?  This one also joins the 3-star club.  I’m also notorious for just blindly walking into a book instead of reading the dust jacket.  Let me tell you what I thought this book was about. Based off the title alone I thought this was about fiveContinue reading “Slaughterhouse-Five–Kurt Vonnegut”

City of Thieves–David Benioff

My best friend is a dickhole. I pick him up from his house one day and he hands this book to me and says, “Read it, you’ll love it!” Naturally, when he says this to me I’m skeptical because the last book he told me to read was Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald.Continue reading “City of Thieves–David Benioff”

To Say a Little Word…

Here’s Kolya: “Talent must be a fanatical mistress. She’s beautiful; when you’re with her, people watch you, they notice. But she bangs on your door at odd hours, and she disappears for long stretches, and she has no patience for the rest of your existence; your wife, your children, your friends. She is the mostContinue reading “To Say a Little Word…”

The Greenies–Myra Paperny

This book was a lovely surprise on my reading list! As you know, I have my books in order of how I want to read them on my book shelf so that I’m not overwhelmed with too much of the same writer, genre or too many heavy books in a row. (Literally heavy, I mean.Continue reading “The Greenies–Myra Paperny”