Our BookshelvesWe don’t review books, we share gems that we have found. Originally, we reviewed books based on their discussion potential, but now it’s more about the inspiration they spark, and the connections they can make. Have a book that you’d like to share and pass along? Tell us why you picked up the book, why you kept reading and who you’d pass it to next.
Olive Kitteridge
Why I picked it up? Elizabeth Strout won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel Olive Kitteridge in 2009. I had spent some time in Maine by then, and I was captivated by the geography, the influence of the long coast and the northern remoteness of the state. Hearing about a story that went deep into the lives of people there felt serendipitous.
Author: Elizabeth Strout
Published: 2008
The Vacationers
The Vacationers is the perfect holiday book to accompany a summer sojurn. The story chronicles the Mallorca visit of the Post family. As luck would have it Sylvia and Jim Post are in the midst of a mid-marriage/life crisis brought upon by Jim's dalliance with an intern at work.
A Double Life
I read A Double Life in one day. Granted not everyone has a day free, but it’s that kind of page turner and you will find yourself fitting in time to read whenever you can. Loosely based on a true story — the Lord Lucan murder case from 1974, Flynn’s character Claire is contemplating re-engaging in the hunt for her father who disappeared decades ago.
Author: Flynn Berry
Published: 2019
We Were Liars
So I read this book based on the recommendation of my lovely 15-year-old niece. We read it more or less at the same time. And while I'm sure this book is firmly place on the young adult shelf, everyone should pull from there once in a while. Good writing is good writing.
Author: e. lockhart
Published: 2014