This was just as good as NPR promised it would be. Hillary Jordan is great at delivering the different voices that this book is told in, and the story is rich and well-developed. Sometimes when a book is told in parts by different people, I want to skip ahead to the next section told by one of them, but in this book I didn't have that problem.
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Maybe what appeals to me is the description of the order of the library, or the fact that I can relate to the "spinster" librarian, but the dry, articulate voice of the narrator makes this book. I had to read it again to fully appreciate it. As a romance, it is poignant and respectable, not at all cheesy. You can completely overlook the uncomfortable bits.
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This was a good book. Nick Hornby always writes with humor that I enjoy, and even though I figured out later that this is supposed to be a young adult book, I didn't think it was beneath me. I think it was an interesting look at the choices and mistakes we make, and an interesting and laugh-out-loud way of dealing with them
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This was a tremendous work, bustling with life and emotion. It was a story of growing up, of learning that being independent is really being close to your family, and about getting to know yourself. I wanted to read it again right away.
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Frank Deford wrote this book so well that I wanted it to be much longer. What he does NOT tell is what makes this book so good. Although I'm not as in love with baseball as Howie Traveler, I still love it, and this book is a great summer read and a great inside look at the sport, the players, and how baseball can permeate your life.
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Mudbound: A Novel by Hillary Jordan
katatrina, August 5, 2008
This was just as good as NPR promised it would be. Hillary Jordan is great at delivering the different voices that this book is told in, and the story is rich and well-developed. Sometimes when a book is told in parts by different people, I want to skip ahead to the next section told by one of them, but in this book I didn't have that problem.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
The Giant's House: A Romance by Elizabeth Mccracken
katatrina, August 5, 2008
Maybe what appeals to me is the description of the order of the library, or the fact that I can relate to the "spinster" librarian, but the dry, articulate voice of the narrator makes this book. I had to read it again to fully appreciate it. As a romance, it is poignant and respectable, not at all cheesy. You can completely overlook the uncomfortable bits.(3 of 5 readers found this comment helpful)
Slam by Nick Hornby
katatrina, August 5, 2008
This was a good book. Nick Hornby always writes with humor that I enjoy, and even though I figured out later that this is supposed to be a young adult book, I didn't think it was beneath me. I think it was an interesting look at the choices and mistakes we make, and an interesting and laugh-out-loud way of dealing with them(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
katatrina, August 5, 2008
This was a tremendous work, bustling with life and emotion. It was a story of growing up, of learning that being independent is really being close to your family, and about getting to know yourself. I wanted to read it again right away.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
The Entitled: A Tale of Modern Baseball by Frank Deford
katatrina, June 23, 2008
Frank Deford wrote this book so well that I wanted it to be much longer. What he does NOT tell is what makes this book so good. Although I'm not as in love with baseball as Howie Traveler, I still love it, and this book is a great summer read and a great inside look at the sport, the players, and how baseball can permeate your life.(2 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)
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