Tag Archives: fiction
The Namesake Book Review
Tomorrow I’ll participate in the inaugural World Book Night in the United States as a volunteer book giver. More on that later, but first I thought I’d give a quick review of the book I’ve decided to give: Jhumpa Lahiri’s … Continue reading
Animal Farm Virtual Book Discussion
Animal Farm by George Orwell. Published in 1945. Synopsis: While the owner of Manor Farm is in a drunken stupor, his farm animals revolt, overtake the farm and rename it Animal Farm. Grounded in Seven Commandments, Animal Farm initially becomes … Continue reading
March Virtual Book Discussion
March by Geraldine Brooks. Published in 2005. Synopsis: This work of historical fiction is told from the point-of-view of Mr. March, the absent father in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. Set during the Civil War, Mr. March serves as an … Continue reading
Olive Kitteridge Virtual Book Discussion
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. Published in 2008. Synopsis: Set in the small town of Crosby, Maine, this collection of inter-connected short stories has one thing in common: the complex character of Olive Kitteridge, a retired math teacher. While the … Continue reading
The Lovers Virtual Book Discussion
The Lovers by Vendela Vida. Published in 2010. Synopsis: Recently widowed, Yvonne returns to the coastal village in Turkey where she and her husband honeymooned twenty-eight years ago. The week she had set aside for vacation doesn’t go quite as … Continue reading
Becky A. Johnson 