Milk Glass Moon by Adriana Trigianirhyming words: silk/milk ]]>
Innocent Traitor A Novel of Lady Jane Grey by Alison Weir
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I FINALLY finished Bridge of Sighs a couple of days ago. Russo does a wonderful job of depicting small town life and making his characters real, but he goes overboard on the detail. While the detail enriches his story, it also gets repetitive, and I got bogged down in it. I felt like this book was 800 pages long rather than 500+pages.
Other than my complaint of being overly detailed, I liked the book and gave it 4 stars. I fell in love with the character of Big Lou. Sarah's dad, the teacher, made me laugh because he reminded me of one of my former teachers. I felt like I was part of the neighborhood. It actually made me long for the time when people hung out in the corner grocery store. I can easily visualize the people, places and events. This would make a great mini-series.
Having read Empire Falls recently, I noticed some similarities and wonder if anyone has noted them too. Both have a character who have some form of birthmark on his face, which Russo constantly brings attention to. They also both have rivers polluted by factories, which have brought devastation to their towns. These are the only Russo books I've read, but it makes me wonder about similarities in his other books. ]]>
What a great way to spend a Saturday. Enjoy Guernsey! ]]>
We still have a tie for the group read from the current issue. Please take a minute to vote if you haven't already done so OR if you have voted, you may change your vote to another pick. ]]>
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bookshelves: audiobooks, library-books, literature---fiction
I'm going to do double duty on this one. I've downloaded it on my iPod and checked out the library book. ]]>