What I read May 2012

[Madrano]

I agree with Alias, RN. Thanks for sharing the title. Reading the summary, i'm intrigued.

deb

[RNOCEAN]

I loved Robert Goolrick's first two books so much that I decided to read his memoir: The End of the World as We Know It: Scenes from a Life and here is my review:
RATE 5/5 There is a passage in this book that was "if you don't receive love from the ones who meant to love you, you will never stop looking for it, like an amputee who never stops missing his leg, like the ex-smoker who wants a cigarette after lunch fifteen years later. It sounds trite. It's true."
This is a story about being raised in an extremely dysfunctional home with the author permanently scarred emotionally by his parent's pretense. It is so sad and written with the author opening his painful wounds in hopes of helping any other young man living in a similar situation. I am so happy that Robert was able to exorcise his demons and write beautiful literature. I read his book "A Reliable Wife" and could not put it down and anxiously awaited his latest book and loved that even more. I then began to wonder how he could write such darkness and passion in such a lyrical way. Then I discovered this book and realized it was his first written before "A Reliable Wife". The life he led was indeed tragic and painful and the wounds are forever. I am only glad that chooses to write to deal with the fallout and anxiously await his next novel...

[Madrano]

Like Alias, i did not know anything about this author. Your reviews are high, indeed. Thank you for sharing with us. I recall reading a synopsis of Reliable Wife, so some others here must have read & liked it, too.

deb

[Fiona (Titch)]

Mine were:

Parched - Z.L. Arkadie
The Smell of Magic - Mike Lewis
The Seventh Sister - Z.L. Arkadie
The Man From U.N.D.E.A.D. - The Curious Case Of The Kidnapped Chemist - Darren Humphries
Footprints on the Beach - Aleksandar Žiljak
Killer in The Woods: A Psychological Thriller Kindle Edition - R. Barri Flowers

[Madrano]

Thanks, Fiona. As usual, you've been quite busy reading. I appreciate the links.

deb