My sickbed reading list!

I had a terrible time leading up to Christmas. Twice seeking medical help, once in the emergency room, once into the doctor. Everyone, it seems, has this horrid cough. Some say croup. I keep track of the books my book club peeps write, usually saving just the image, in a simple photo file. It works well! I emailed the list to hubby. He fled to the library for me as I was flat on my back, resting like a cabbage roll.

I must thank those who do these reviews. It was a godsend checking the book club reviews and finding something for hubby to bring home from the library!

These are some of the books I read!

I saw the movie on TV before I read the book. It wasn't so bad to do so, which is unusual! 

I liked both, but preferred the novel. I like creating the story in my mind. It was a good read.

Gone Girl (Novel by Gillian Flynn)
Originally published: September 22, 2014
Author: Gillian Flynn



Gone Girl (2014 film)
Release date: October 3, 2014 (Canada)
Director: David Fincher

reviewed by: Patricia Abbott

It was reviewed by a buddy: Patricia Abbott, and I agree with her. I was terribly ill, mind you, and quite happy to have books to read!

The detective's case involves another single mother and her horrific past.This was an interesting storyline although the author relied way too heavily on a red herring. The second storyline didn't come together until the end and the motivations were not all that persuasive. It was hard to believe a woman as reasonable and rational as this detective would deprive her children of any mention of their father or his family. 

Loved The Goldfinch...

Excellent review

As Ellen wrote in her review,

A little Salinger, a little Updike. A hefty dose of Dickens. But mostly, Donna Tartt—this is the only book of hers I've read (she's written three novels, one a decade) and she's high in my pantheon now.

It's gotten good reviews from several of my blog book club cohort.

Sarah Laurence: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Jan 8, 2014 ... The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt opens, literally, with a bang. A bomb explodes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York killing Theo's ... blog.sarahlaurence.com

Then there is this author!

This was an amazing read. I like mysteries. It is timeless, despite being published in 1996, it helps one appreciate the leg work required to solve a mystery. It is simpler with data bases in the Age of Technology, but solving a case requires time, energy and patience, unlike the myths of the modern TV shows where a mystery is solved in an hour! George is a prolific author.


Originally published: 1996
Author: Elizabeth George
Preceded by: Playing For The Ashes
Followed by: Deception On His Mind
Genres: Suspense, Mystery

This was a fabulous book.

The Dressmaker of Khair Khana
by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
This was an excellent book, based on the lifestyle of amazing women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan. It is a very hard life.
The author spent years doing interviews and research. I learned a lot from this fictionalized, yet truly biographical story.

This book, I sent back to the library. I didn't really like it!