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Category Archives: Adult Fiction
A Tangled Web by L.M. Montgomery
I just closed the covers of A Tangled Web with a satisfied thump, and while I am not ready to tackle anything else by L.M. Montgomery right now, I am glad I re-read this one. A Tangled Web capitalizes on … Continue reading
Best Adult Fiction and Nonfiction of 2011
I didn’t read as much adult fare as children’s in 2011; of the sixty or so books I read (that number includes the ones I read to my girls), only a dozen were of the adult variety. Here’s the break-down: Adult … Continue reading
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So Brave, Young, and Handsome by Leif Enger
It comes as no surprise to me that I loved So Brave, Young, and Handsome by Leif Enger. Way back in 2008 when I read Enger’s Peace Like a River, I picked it as one of my top books of … Continue reading
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Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
Sometimes you just need a cozy, comfort read, you know? That’s what The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency books are for me. Although there is an element of mystery involved in these books (and the ones at my library are … Continue reading
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“Don’t Send a Boy to Do a Man’s Work” & “The Consent” by Wendell Berry
It’s a slow go, since I’m reading stories from That Distant Land as I read other things, but I’m enjoying this collection of Wendell Berry’s short stories. I read “Don’t Send a Boy to Do a Man’s Work,” a story … Continue reading
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“The Hurt Man” by Wendell Berry
I’m reading through That Distant Land, a collection of Wendell Berry short stories that has been recommended time and again to me as a way to get a broad view of Port William, Berry’s fictional Kentucky hamlet in which his … Continue reading
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Nathan Coulter by Wendell Berry
It’s no secret ’round these parts that I think Wendell Berry is a genius. I have loved both of his novels that I read over the past few years. Jayber Crow (linked to my review) was my first encounter with Berry, and I … Continue reading
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Kilmeny of the Orchard by L.M. Montgomery
I’m really not one for sappy romances (or really romances at all, to tell the truth–as I’ve said before, the only romance I’m really interested in is my own ), and Kilmeny of the Orchard is a sappy romance. I chose … Continue reading
Her Daughter’s Dream by Francine Rivers
I read Her Daughter’s Dream in two or three days, an unheard of feat for me lately. It helped that the DLM and I went on a short trip with Steady Eddie a few weeks ago, so I had more … Continue reading
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No Dark Valley by Jamie Langston Turner
No Dark Valley is the fifth book by Jamie Langston Turner that I’ve read, and by now I’ve begun to detect a pattern in her stories. However, the fact that I find her plots rather predictable doesn’t mean that I’ve … Continue reading
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