Hi, 'Feasters,
Since our May meeting was so teeny (just three of us,) I'm using our blog to offer a few do reads and don't reads. For the "do's": NEMESIS by William Bernhardt, which is a nonfiction novel in the vein of IN COLD BLOOD and is even gorier but reads like a movie; TO UNDERSTAND by Ellin Oliver Keene, a most elegant and thought-provoking professional book; and LOVING FRANK by Nancy Horan, referring to none other than Frank Lloyd Wright but basically telling the story of his lover and the scandal their affair generated.
The "don't" reads aren't really passionate but are books that disappointed me: RESILIENCE by Elizabeth Edwards, as she spends more than half of the book detailing how she coped with the death of her son Wade rather than more current trials she's faced; EDGAR SAWTELLE by David Wroblewski which I confess I haven't read much of yet but am daunted by the heft of the book; and one that I thought had great potential but turned out to be silly fluff with an unforgivably banal ending, HANDBAGS AND HOMICIDE by Dorothy Howell.
Next month's selection, THE GUERNSEY POTATO PEEL PIE AND LITERARY SOCIETY by Mary Ann Shaffer holds great potential if I can just get my hands on it. (I'm on the hold list, Beverly!) Our book club continues to be a great avenue to reading some books that I might never have considered reading plus monthly visits to look forward to. I hope we can get our attendance back on track now that school's almost over and things might settle down a bit.
Best to all,
Amy
