Tag: Reading Reflections

  • Please note: My “Reading Reflections” are not reviews. They are simply my thoughts in response to certain passages. … There is no way for me to fit all of my memories and feelings about college into the confines of a blog post. But somehow, author Rainbow Rowell has managed to capture them — my emotions, my experiences —…

  • Please note: My “Reading Reflections” are not reviews. They are simply my thoughts in response to certain passages. … During our recent safari, I actually created a new summertime reading memory of my own, one that I think will be a favorite for years to come. Thanks to digital library lending, I had pre-loaded OLIVE KITTERIDGE onto my…

  • Please note: My “Reading Reflections” are not reviews. They are simply my thoughts in response to certain passages. … SILVER SPARROW was my book club’s most recent selection. I knew nothing about it going in, which sometimes I think is the best way to read a book. This isn’t a feel-good story, so it’s hard…

  • As I said, there was a bit of overflow in my Reading Reflections on THE PARIS WIFE. Too many great lines, too many thoughts. I couldn’t get it all down in that first post, so here’s a bit more. An artist given to sexual excess was almost a cliché, but no one seemed to mind. As…

  • Please note: My “Reading Reflections” are not reviews. They are simply my thoughts in response to certain passages. … Truth be told, THE PARIS WIFE by Paula McLain is not the type of book I would have picked up on my own. A “biofic,” it might be called. But after seeing McLain at Books by the…