Lisa Genova
STILL ALICE
Pocket Books (2009)
"Even then, more than a year earlier, there were neurons in her head, not far from her ears, that were being strangled to death, too quietly for her to hear them. Some would argue that things were going so insidiously wrong that the neurons themselves initiated events that would lead to their own destruction. Whether it was molecular murder or cellular suicide, they were unable to warn her of what was happening before they died."
Absolutely spell-binding ... a touching look into the world of dementia and early-onset Alzheimer's disease ... seen through the eyes of Alice and her family and friends.
A must read ...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Book Seventeen
Julie Navarro
THE BIBLE OF CLAY
Seal Books (2009)
This was a painful book to get through. Sad ... because the storyline was an interesting one ... archaeological treasure in Iraq ... threat of war ... Nazi war criminals ... but the author was never able to bring a spark of life or reality to her words.
Even worse were the chapters devoted to Shamus ... Abraham's scribe ... yup, you guessed it ... Abraham from the Bible.
Truth be told, it's like the author had the bare bones outline of 4 different stories ... each not enough to flesh out a whole novel ... so she threw them all together into this unfulfilling goulash.
I'm glad it's finally over ...
THE BIBLE OF CLAY
Seal Books (2009)
This was a painful book to get through. Sad ... because the storyline was an interesting one ... archaeological treasure in Iraq ... threat of war ... Nazi war criminals ... but the author was never able to bring a spark of life or reality to her words.
Even worse were the chapters devoted to Shamus ... Abraham's scribe ... yup, you guessed it ... Abraham from the Bible.
Truth be told, it's like the author had the bare bones outline of 4 different stories ... each not enough to flesh out a whole novel ... so she threw them all together into this unfulfilling goulash.
I'm glad it's finally over ...
Monday, February 9, 2009
Book Sixteen
Patricia Cornwell
SCARPETTA
G.P. Putnam's Sons (2008)
"The mental state of the madman, indeed, may be described as a walking and disordered dream." - Montagu Lomax
I used to love Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta series ... can actually remember anxiously awaiting the publication of her next title. Based on that old memory, I splurged and purchased this book, full price and in hard cover.
Lesson learnt ... not worth the $24.99 ... I couldn't help but think of all the other things I could have done with that money as I reading a book that was so true to formula that I had figured out the plot and twist before I'd reach the quarter-mark of the novel.
For me, Patricia Cornwell, hit her peak with Body Farm ... and since then, her Scarpetta books have just been pale imitations ....
SCARPETTA
G.P. Putnam's Sons (2008)
"The mental state of the madman, indeed, may be described as a walking and disordered dream." - Montagu Lomax
I used to love Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta series ... can actually remember anxiously awaiting the publication of her next title. Based on that old memory, I splurged and purchased this book, full price and in hard cover.
Lesson learnt ... not worth the $24.99 ... I couldn't help but think of all the other things I could have done with that money as I reading a book that was so true to formula that I had figured out the plot and twist before I'd reach the quarter-mark of the novel.
For me, Patricia Cornwell, hit her peak with Body Farm ... and since then, her Scarpetta books have just been pale imitations ....
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