I know today is not Thursday, but I’m going to talk about books anyway.
Y’all! The Birthday season has begun, but it hasn’t been altogether celebratory yet. We had gone out of town for the month leading up to the Birthday Season. It was a great trip - a month on the British Isle - England, Scotland AND Wales. And then, we came home and found a water leak that had done a bit of damage to the tile and the wood floors upstairs.
For the first couple of weeks of the Birthday Season, there have been wet towels, fans, demolition of floors and walls. The jackhammer the other day added such a flair to the whole shebang.
I suppose I can celebrate that there are less noisy fans today than there were yesterday…
On to happier topics, here are the books I read in August:
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Kline
In Book 2 in the Cerulean Chronicles, we hear Arthur’s story. It was good.
Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller
In the little town of Troy, Georgia, Lula Dean is on a mission to remove inappropriately books from all the public libraries. She sets up a tiny library in front of her house and fills it with the books that made her a proper, Southern lady. The townspeople borrow the books and learn more than they bargain for. It was very good.
Famous Once by Jane Green
Astrid Lane, who used to be married to a famous rock star. Her daughter starts working on a retrospective about her dad. Before long, mother and daughter band together to unearth some family secrets. It was good.
The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones by Daven McQueen
A biracial teen is sent to a small town in Alabama by his father to spend the summer. Luckily, the town oddball with a big heart befriends him. Together, they navigate life in a town that does not accept them. It was very good.
The I Hate to Cook Book: Fiftieth Anniversary Edition by Peg Braken
Originally written in the 1960s by a woman who hated to cook. The book has easy, fast recipes that allow you to get to the important stuff you’d rather be doing, whatever they are. Most of the meals reminded me of the types one can find in the midcentury editions of the Betty Crocker Cookbook. I enjoyed reading the introductory blurbs before each recipe.
The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich
I really like reading just about anything Louise Erdrich writes. Her characters are everyday people. The central characters are involved in a love triangle. Kismet Poe is loved by two young men. It’s interesting to see with whom she ends up. I liked the book very much.
That’s it. That’s the list!
MK out.
