By Sigrid Undset Rating: 5 stars. This book was originally published in the 1920’s as three books.  I’m counting it as one for my 2010 book list, but it took a solid five days of reading.  Over 1150 pages later, I think it was a great story.  I loved that it told Kristin’s entire life […]

By: Ann Brashares Rating: 4 stars. This was a really fast read (hour and a half, if that), and was a cute summer read.  Good story, great characters, and the perfect book to read at the beach.  Glad I picked this one up.

By: Meredith Hall Rating: 2 stars. This was another vacation read, a true story about a woman who gave up her first child for adoption after she became pregnant in high school.  Shunned by her family, led a nomadic life looking for “something,” and finally reunited with her first child.  Depressing, and not worth the […]

By: Margaret Atwood Rating: 3 stars. This book was tough for me to get into.  The whole concept that in the future, civilization returns (unwillingly) to a master-servant-slave society where women are nothing more than child-bearing portals really doesn’t sit well with me.  The author did a great job with character development, but that didn’t […]

By Rohinton Mistry Rating: 2 stars.  Mostly for depression of the reader when finished. This was the first book I read on vacation a couple of weeks ago, and it was detailed and filled with minutia.  I thought the story was captivating, as it followed the characters through their (surprisingly intertwined) lives.  But it was […]

By Emily Giffin Rating: 3 stars. This was a quick (2-hour) read, that told the story of a girl with a picture-perfect life struggling with whether she made the right choice in marrying her husband.  Now, I’m all for marrying the one you love.  I did, for sure!  But the main character, Ellen, is so […]