Title: The Painter
Author: Peter Heller
Rating: DNF (Did not finish)
Summary: Jim Stegnar is a successful painter with some anger issues and a passion for fly fishing. He's also mourning the death of his daughter. He escaped to Colorado after the last time he lost his temper in New Mexico. He lost his temper AGAIN and is now back in New Mexico. Blah blah blah.
Review: Was this a book about a painter? Or a fly fisherman? Or was it about a tortured soul who couldn't keep his temper in check and was being sought out by the "associates" of the guy he killed? I haven't the faintest idea nor did I care so I gave up.
Monday, January 19, 2015
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Book review: Astonish Me
Title: Astonish Me
Author: Maggie Shipstead
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Summary: Joan is a ballet dancer who helps an acclaimed Russian ballet dancer defect many years ago. Joan retires from ballet when she becomes pregnant and subsequently moves to California with her husband and young son. When Joan's son is revealed to be an very talented dancer himself, secrets from the past are revealed.
Review: While I've never danced and I hesitate to push my girls into dancing, I can't help but be fascinated by ballet dancers and the world in which they live. I admit, I didn't see where this book was going initially. One of the advantages and disadvantages of writing a review a few weeks after I finish a book is my perspective changes on it. Sometimes this perspective changes for the positive, other times for the negative. In this case, I think it's positive. But I loved the insight into the world of ballet. I have no idea if it was accurate or not, but it was still interesting.
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Book review: Wise Men
Title: Wise Men
Author: Stuart Nadler
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Summary: Arthur Wise's career as an attorney has taken off in ways he could have only dreamed about. He uses some of his newfound wealth to buy a family beach house in a town called BluePoint, located on the far end of Cape Cod. The property comes with handyman Lem Dawson. Lem's niece lives nearby and Arthur's son Hilly falls in love with her. The problem? Lem and his niece are black, which doesn't sit well with Arthur. Their lives change forever one fateful night.
Review: It's hard to write reviews for books that I finished a few weeks ago. When I think back on this book, nothing remarkable comes to mind. As rich kids go, Hilly is tolerable. He shuns his father and his wealth. I think "obsessed" is too strong a word, but I initially found Hilly's strong preoccupation with Savannah (Lem's niece) to be unconvincing. I liked how it turned out though.
Author: Stuart Nadler
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Summary: Arthur Wise's career as an attorney has taken off in ways he could have only dreamed about. He uses some of his newfound wealth to buy a family beach house in a town called BluePoint, located on the far end of Cape Cod. The property comes with handyman Lem Dawson. Lem's niece lives nearby and Arthur's son Hilly falls in love with her. The problem? Lem and his niece are black, which doesn't sit well with Arthur. Their lives change forever one fateful night.
Review: It's hard to write reviews for books that I finished a few weeks ago. When I think back on this book, nothing remarkable comes to mind. As rich kids go, Hilly is tolerable. He shuns his father and his wealth. I think "obsessed" is too strong a word, but I initially found Hilly's strong preoccupation with Savannah (Lem's niece) to be unconvincing. I liked how it turned out though.
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