Victoria's pick is Magyk, by Angie Sage.This book is great to read with younger siblings. There is just the right amount of magic and adventure to keep all ages captivated.
(The Durham Library has the audiobook, too.)
Thursday, December 11, 2014
PATRON PICKS-- MAGYK
Victoria's pick is Magyk, by Angie Sage.This book is great to read with younger siblings. There is just the right amount of magic and adventure to keep all ages captivated.
(The Durham Library has the audiobook, too.)
Thursday, April 24, 2014
STAFF PICKS--GONE GIRL
Diana's pick is Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn.
About the book:
On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne's fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick's clever and beautiful wife disappears. Husband-of-the-year Nick isn't doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife's head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media--as well as Amy's fiercely doting parents--the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he's definitely bitter--but is he really a killer?
Diana says: What a roller coaster ride this book was! You really didn't know which of the main characters to like or dislike. This is one of those books you can't put down. Great read.
About the book:
On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne's fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick's clever and beautiful wife disappears. Husband-of-the-year Nick isn't doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife's head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media--as well as Amy's fiercely doting parents--the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he's definitely bitter--but is he really a killer?
Diana says: What a roller coaster ride this book was! You really didn't know which of the main characters to like or dislike. This is one of those books you can't put down. Great read.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
PATRON PICKS -- Ru: A Novel and The City of Falling Angels
Kassie's Picks:
Ru: A Novel, by Kim ThuyAbout the book: Vietnamese author Kim Thuy's novel unfolds in the way a flower casts off petals: one small scene after another. Ru is an autobiographical novel in which memories are shuffled back and forth to tell the story of a 10-year-old born in Saigon during the 1968 Tet Offensive. (NPR Books)
Kassie says: Perfect short vignettes allow engagement with terror, grief, loss of country, as well as extraordinary joy and love. Beautiful.
The City Of Falling Angels,by John Berendt
(Kassie listened to the audio book.)
About the book: Turning to the magic, mystery, and decadence of Venice, John Berendt gradually reveals the truth behind a sensational fire that in 1996 destroyed the historic La Fenice opera house. Encountering a rich cast of characters, Berendt tells a tale full of atmosphere and surprise as the stories build, one after the other, ultimately coming together to portray a world as finely drawn as a still-life painting. (Goodreads)
Kassie says: Non-fiction narrative about Venice, city of dreams, with its Bridge of Sighs. Centers on the fire which destroyed the last opera theater, La Fenice--arson, mafia, negligence??--with wonderful portraits of native Venetians and ex-pats like Ezra Pound.
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