Lorie’s Comments (group member since Dec 09, 2009)

Lorie’s comments from the Olathe Public Library- GoodReads Branch group.

This one (Altar of Eden by James Rollins) will appeal to the Jurassic Park crowd. There are botched experiments resulting in monsters, hidden tropical islands filled with danger, dark rooms harboring lethal threats, lots and lots of action and a bit of romance. But if you object to graphic violence (having one's arm wrenched from one's body etc.) you may want to pass on this one.

Donna Jo wrote: "I have just finished Stitches: A Memoir by David Small. Shelved with the YA books, this graphic novel is a memoir of a painful..."

Will have to look this one up....seems we all know someone who has suffered through this, or is right now. Glad to see teens are getting some material about it geared toward them...

Ralph wrote: "Right Now: A 12-Step Program For Defeating The Obama Agenda

Somewhere out there exists an in-depth, thoughtful tome for Republicans anxious to win back the White House and Congress...."

But tell us how you REALLY feel Ralph! :)

Looking for an antidote to a heavy diet of family dramas, murder mysteries and vampires? "Saving CeeCee Honeycutt" by Beth Hoffman is a bit like a refreshing slice of lemon meringue pie.
It is a charming coming of age novel in the same vein as "The Secret Life of Bees" with a setting in the American south similar to the portrayal of that region in "The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood" by Rebecca Wells, with cross over appeal for teen girls and book club favorite written all over it.
The 11-year-old CeeCee is trapped in a nightmare life with an absent father and a mother in the grip of a psychosis that makes her the laughing stock of the town. When her mother is struck by a truck and killed, a great aunt from Savannah, Ga., magically appears to sweep the traumatized CeeCee into a new life in that genteel city.
In Savannah CeeCee is surrounded by strong, independent and quirky women who feed her spirit and nurture her hopes.
From the frothy, gracious home surrounded by gardens and on a street lined with live oaks, to CeeCee's third floor "sleeping porch" bedroom where her nights are cooled by fragrant breezes, this book is filled with soothing images to replace the late winter blahs. Scenes of garden parties and porch swings and evening sweet tea are a great antidote to the gray skies of a Kansas March.
I listened to this one, and the reading by Jenna Lamia was pitch perfect.

Welcome Rachel! And I will forgive your misspellings if you will forgive mine!

I fear there are too many out there who are NOT convinced things as the are aren't working.

Tina wrote: "Welcome to the GoodReads "branch" of the Olathe Public Library. Come discuss and review books with us, and be sure to check out our new titles under the "bookshelf" link. This is the spot we will be listing selected new books - those available and those on order - so check back often! And for those you read, let us know what you think!

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"We" are Olathe Public Library staff members (or, in one case, retired staff) and we are librarians, but most importantly we are book lovers and avid readers. At least, that is the "we" that launched this group. We hope you will join us and participate, bring us your likes and dislikes, views and opinions. This is a good spot to introduce yourself, if you are so inclined. The author of this post (me) is Lorie Hyten, a reference librarian and the selector for the fiction collection at the library. Talking about books is one of my favorite activities, so I am looking forward to some lively conversations at the Goodreads branch of OPL!