Critter Chronicles
Book Reviews
Book Review: Night Road by Kristen Hannah
Night Road by Kristen Hannah 385 pages hardcover; also available in paperback and ebook formats Published 2011 Fiction; chick-lit Publisher Description: For eighteen years, Jude Farraday has put her children’s needs above her own, and it shows—her twins, Mia and Zach—are bright and happy teenagers. When Lexi Baill moves into their small, close knit community, … Continue reading
Book Review: Flash and Bones by Kathy Reichs
Flash and Bones by Kathy Reichs 271 pages, hardcover; also available in paperback and ebook formats Published 2011 Fiction; mystery Publisher’s Description: Just as 200,000 fans are pouring into town for Race Week, a body is found in a barrel of asphalt next to the Charlotte Motor Speedway. The next day, a NASCAR crew member … Continue reading
(Audio)Book Review: Bossypants by Tina Fey
Bossypants by Tina Fey 288 pages, hardcover; also available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats Published April 2011 Nonfiction Publisher Description: Before Liz Lemon, before “Weekend Update,” before “Sarah Palin,” Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her … Continue reading
Book Review: Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell
Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell 498 pages, hardcover; also available in e-book format Published 2011 Genre: Fiction Amazon.com Description: “Determined to find out what happened to her former deputy chief, Jack Fielding, murdered six months earlier, Kay Scarpetta travels to the Georgia Prison for Women, where an inmate has information not only on Fielding, but … Continue reading
Book Review: The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan 450 pages, paperback; also available in hardback and e-book formats Published August 2007 Genre: Nonfiction Website Description:“What should we have for dinner? The question has confronted us since man discovered fire, but according to Michael Pollan… how we answer it today… may well determine our very survival as a … Continue reading
Book Review: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua 229 page, hardcover; also available in paperback and ebbok formats Published 2011 Genre: Nonfiction, memoir Book Description: “This is a story about a mother, two daughters, and two dogs. It’s also about Mozart and Mendelssohn, the piano and the violin, and how we made it to … Continue reading
Book Review: The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels by Ree Drummond
The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels by Ree Drummond 341 pages, hardcover; also available in paperback and ebook format Published 2011 Genre: Nonfiction memoir Description: “Popular blogger and cookbook author Drummond shares the story of her courtship and marriage to her husband, whom she refers to as Marlboro Man. Though Drummond grew up … Continue reading
Book Review: First Family by David Baldacci
First Family by David Baldacci 609 pages, paperback; also available in hardcover and ebook formats Published April 2009 Genre: Fiction Publisher’s Description: “It began with what seemed like an ordinary children’s birthday party. Friends and family gathered to celebrate. There were balloons and cake, games and gifts. This party, however, was far from ordinary. It … Continue reading
Book Review: Before I Go To Sleep by S. J. Watson
Before I Go To Sleep by S. J. Watson 368 pages, hardcover Published June 2011 Genre: Fiction Publisher Description: “Christine wakes up every morning in an unfamiliar bed with an unfamiliar man. She looks in the mirror and sees an unfamiliar, middle- aged face. And every morning, the man she has woken up with must … Continue reading
Book Review: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout 304 pages, hardcover; also available in paperback and ebook formats Published September 2008 Genre: Fiction Publisher’s Description: “At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town of Crosby, Maine, and in … Continue reading
