Book Review from the Lake - Part 1

So far I have finished 4 books on the trip and yes, yes, bought countless more ...

But for the moment here is the Review - in my humble opinion

****  Rosie by Ann Lamott - fabulous - wonderful writing - went and purchased the only the other they had on the shelves here - the blue shoe - starting it tonight - and yes went and ordered 3 others off of Amazon.

*** Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen - nice story - enjoyable read - very warm view of books in one's life  - definitely do not judge a book by its God Awful Cover - for cryin out loud it looks like a harlequin romance novel!!

* Comfort Food by Kate Jacobs - Don't bother

**** The Painter from Shanghai by Jennifer Cody Epstein - lovely novel - well written and lyrical - think memoirs of a geisha meets Georgia O'Keefe.

I will leave you with this from the Sugar Queen - when one of the character's is asked why they have so many books that are unread and that they keep buying more - why?  The answer is that they are like family or old friends in the house they are a comfort company for loneliness 

I couldn't agree more ...

Comments

[kathleen brown]

hi-- I too am a huge Carol Parks fan & she is the warmest most generous of humans I've ever met even though not yet in person!! but that will change -- I found you through her-- love your blog - all info about books I'm getting sugar queen! thanks for all the art & writing --
kathleen