What have you read lately?

[Haley]

I recently read The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto

Forever one of my favorites!

“Everyone joins a band in this life. And what you play always affects someone. Sometimes, it affects the world.”

Quick, (kind of lil) review below.

Music is the narrator of this book, and we get to know Frankie's life story from the perspective of it. I don't know how Mitch Albom did it, but right from the first page, I was pulled in. Aside from the narrator, we also learn about Frankie's life through small snippets of conversations and stories from people who knew him at some point. These tales were sprinkled throughout the novel and were another thing that Albom did perfectly. Bravo.

All in all, "The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto" had so many dimensions, so many incredible stories, so many loops and turns. One of the best books I have ever read. It doesn't matter what genre you prefer, anyone and everyone can enjoy this story. Please, give it a chance. You won't be disappointed

[Amelia]

Night Circus is mesmerizing and magical! I hope you enjoy it!

[Don]

I finished Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail and Black Book of Poems last night.

Wild was an incredible journey and I can't suggest it enough. Try not to only focus on the trail turmoil and you will get a lot more out of it. It's much more than a "hiking" book.

Black Book of Poems was a great short read, maybe 30 minutes, if you like to re-read some of them to get a better feel for it. I liked his style and rhyming schemes, nothing to deep, but still good.

[Amelia]

I just finished One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and it was really enjoyable! I might be biased because I love psychology and a story is set in a psych ward.

The Nest makes some wonderful parallels and some of the crazy patient rants are actually metaphors to society. The story is told from the perspective of a selectively mute patient who doesn't interact but simply observes what is happening. Several times I questioned whether or not some of the patients were actually mentally ill enough to truly belong in the ward at all.

It a good read and a very unique story. If you want to read it, just know it is not PC at all lol... some parts had my progressive self wincing or rolling my eyes.