| 5th and final of the set, finally. Readable. Story of a woman set 25000 years ago. |
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Thursday, March 26, 2015
Book 1 (2015) Land of the Painted Caves ** by Jean Auel
Book 8 (2014) Men at Arms *** by Evelyn Waugh
Satirical memoir of officer life during the war.
Other books by this author reviewed on this blog:
Officers and Gentlemen ****
Other books by this author reviewed on this blog:
Officers and Gentlemen ****
Book 7 (2014) The Orenda ***** by Joseph Boyden
Original, amazing writing, educational, shocking. A stunning history of the Iroquois and the Jesuits in Canada. This is the reality show version of all that grade school Canadian history.
Boyden's first novel, Three Day Road, won the Amazon/Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.
His second novel, Through Black Spruce won the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize.
His third book, The Orenda, won the 2014 edition of Canada Reads.
Boyden's first novel, Three Day Road, won the Amazon/Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.
His second novel, Through Black Spruce won the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize.
His third book, The Orenda, won the 2014 edition of Canada Reads.
Book 6 (2014) March **** 1/2 by Geraldine Brooks
Australian writer, Civil War story --- mixed with Little Women.
She won the Pullitzer Prize for this novel. I found it riveting.
She also wrote Year of Wonders and People of the Book.
She also wrote Year of Wonders and People of the Book.
Book 4 (2014) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time *** by Mark Haddon
Very good. In the voice of an autistic boy. Not painful.
He won the Whitbread Award, Guardian Prize, and Commonwealth Writers Prize for that work.
He won the Whitbread Award, Guardian Prize, and Commonwealth Writers Prize for that work.
Book 3 (2014) Blink *** by Malcolm Gladwell
Enjoyable, the usual, actually knew it, but he expresses it so well.
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