Posted in book review, books, challenges, tagged bernhard schlink, fiction, german novels, historical fiction, holocaust, lit flicks challenge, oprah's book club, the reader on May 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Translated from German by Carol Brown Janeway
Historical Fiction, Published 1997
Read Feb 2009
3/5
From the Cover:
Set in postwar Germany, The Reader is a provocative, morally challenging, and deeply moving novel about a young boy’s erotic awakening in a clandestine love affair with a mysterious older woman. Falling ill on his way home from [...]
Posted in book review, books, reviews, tagged fiction, janet evanovich, naughty neighbor on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Naughty Neighbor by Janet Evanovich
Fiction, Published 1992, 2008
Read May 2009
3.5/5
Louisa Brannigan’s neighbor was driving her crazy. He snatched her newspaper and listened through her townhouse walls. But when she got fired from her government job, Pete was there, asking her to join his undercover operation. So Louisa was hopelessly entangled – professionally speaking – with [...]
Posted in challenges, tagged southern reading challenge three on May 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Southern Reading Challenge Three
May 15 – August 15, 2009
Maggie from Maggie Reads is once again hosting her very popular Southern Reading Challenge for 2009. She writes:
It’s that time of year!
The time when you pour a glass of lemonade or sweet tea and take your official summer spot on the porch. Lean back in that chase [...]
