A lovely book. I thoroughly enjoyed L.M. Montgomery’s foray into adult fiction. Best known for her Anne of Green Gables series, Montgomery proves she can delight audiences young and old. The Blue Castle is a historical fiction full of life, charm, and heart. I sincerely loved my time with it. The beginning was perhaps a little slow but once the protagonist set herself in motion the plot likewise followed. The story stalled a couple times but always recovered nicely. I wish the blue castle had played more of a part and been fully fleshed out, and had it been written…
Posts Written OnSeptember 2017
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
Classically Kate Morton. If you’ve read her other books then you know how this one goes. Terrible family secret, alternating past/present timeline, some aspect of literary appreciation, and around 500 pages to get a conclusion. My first mistake was taking this to the beach to read. This is not a beach book. It’s dense and verbose and moody (I think the perfect time to read it would be late fall). I’m glad I had a couple years between her other (superior) books and this one. It let me enjoy it a little more, but I wouldn’t say it’s a favorite.…
Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance
A magnificent memoir, the best I’ve read in years. Since its publication in September of 2016 “Hillbilly Elegy” has been in the spotlight for its in depth look into the lives and minds of the poor white of Appalachia and the Midwest. This memoir has been referenced to exhaustion as a tool of understanding why so many from the Rust Belt and Appalachia turned out to vote Trump into office. I’ll admit, that was my primary aim for reading this book. But those looking for straight forward answers about voters backing Trump will be disappointed. This memoir never mentions…