Month: June 2016

Book review, Fiction, History

Review: Call Me Zelda

Available now: Call Me Zelda by Erika Robuck ****3/5 stars- liked it The author of The House of Hawthorne and Hemingway’s Girl tackles Zelda Fitzgerald. Recommended readers: For book clubs For Hemingway/Fitzgerald Jazz age buffs For fans historical fiction featuring real people Here’s my Rankings: 3/5 characters 3/5 plot 3/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: Call me Zelda enters around Zelda Fitzgerald’s struggle with mental illness and with her famous husband, fictionalizing a … Continue reading Review: Call Me Zelda

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Book review, Fiction, Humor

Available June 21st: Anne Tyler’s Vinegar Girl

Available June 21st: Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler ****3.5/5 stars-really liked it Anne Tyler takes on The Taming of the Shrew. Recommended readers: If you’re a fan of comedy, Shakespeare, and contemporary takes on classic stories, this one is for you. Here’s my Rankings: 3.5/5 characters 3.5/5 plot 3.5/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: In the very popular vein of revisiting the classics with a modern twist, … Continue reading Available June 21st: Anne Tyler’s Vinegar Girl

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Book review, Fiction, History

Available Now: The Girl from the Paradise Ballroom

Available now:  The Girl from the Paradise Ballroom ***3/5 stars- liked it Forbidden love and family ties collide among an Italian family in World War II London. Recommended readers: If you’re a fan of World War II romantic fiction, and if you’re interested in the Italian perspective outside of Italy, this one is for you. Here’s my Rankings: 3/5 characters 3/5 plot 3/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: For … Continue reading Available Now: The Girl from the Paradise Ballroom

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4 Star Review, Book review, Classics, Fiction

Get beyond the Great Gatsby: The Diamond as Big as The Ritz

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Diamond as Big as the Ritz **** 4/5 stars- loved it A young prep schooler is invited out West by a classmate, to a house of unparalleled riches where all is not as it seems. Recommended readers: Fitzgerald Fans anyone who wants a quick read in the Classics Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 4/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: I flatter … Continue reading Get beyond the Great Gatsby: The Diamond as Big as The Ritz

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