CarrieK | September 4, 2009
Update: I’m editing the title to indicate that these are books I think everyone must read, not books I’m listing for myself to read. I’ve read – and loved – all of these, that’s why I consider them must-reads. )
I have officially run out of genres in which I can list my favorites. [...]
CarrieK | July 22, 2009
Title: Death Comes for the Archbishop
Author: Willa Cather
Genre: Literary classic
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
First line: One summer evening in the year 1848, three Cardinals and a missionary Bishop from America were dining together in the gardens of a villa in the Sabine hills, overlooking Rome.
In Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa [...]
CarrieK | July 19, 2009
Title: The Sister
Title: Poppy Adams
Genre: Literary fiction
Publisher: Anchor
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
First line: It’s ten to two in the afternoon and I’ve been waiting for my little sister, Vivi, since one-thirty.
The Sister by Poppy Adams is the story of Virginia and Vivien Stone, two daughters of famous lepidopterist, Clive Stone. The book opens with [...]