Eaarth by Bill McKibben
As much as I applaud Bill McKibben, as much as I am certain that climate change is real and that our lives will be altered dramatically by it, the only thing I got out of this book is depressed. The first half is unrelentingly grim and the second half is not focused on anything concrete that I either didn't already know or on things that, while touchy, feely good, aren't likely to be applicable to me.
I love that book, too! The parts about the academic world seem so real to me.Originally Posted by Gardenarian
Gone Girl! Loved it!
This is so funny! yep, I did NOT like the RUthie Lemming book and barely got through 30 pages. I thought his writing was flat and uninteresting. I could not get interested in Ruthie.Iris, I have to warn you: I have an abysmal record when it comes to recommending books to people; inevitably, they aren't nearly as enthralled with the book as I was.
I am interested, though, why you wanted to slap this author.
I wanted to slap him because of his needy wanting approval from his father. He left home to go to boarding school partly because he didn't fit his father's picture of what a son should be, he came back in his early 30's and left again because of paternal disapproval, and finally after his sister's death, he moves back and is gobsmacked to find that his father and sister had discussed him disapprovingly. So I wanted to smack him, tell to stop being so knocked to the floor with his father being who he is. You are a grown man, get a grip. I think things were more or less resolved by the end of the book.
Monster Diary: On the Road in Search of Strange and Sinister Creatures and Raincoast Sasquatch, both cryptid non-fiction (some might argue).
American Savage by Dan Savage
After sharing that I love Louise Penny mysteries culturally based in Quebec, a friend suggested that I look at Donna Leon mysteries. They seem darker but include a cultural view of Venice and Italy which is kind of fun.
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