Monthly Archives: January 2024

I was so disappointed with The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store. It’s the author who, a few years ago, wrote The Good Lord Bird and Deacon King Kong (both of  which I read and very much enjoyed) The Heaven and Earth … Continue reading →

This was recommended by a friend whose taste I respect.  That said, it started slow and that coupled with my being sick I kept falling asleep.  I couldn’t keep track of what I’d read.  I got to about chapter 8 … Continue reading →

This is such a fun series and there’ll be another one coming out in June.  Oh yay!   Judith Potts is an elderly lady 80 years old and as inquisitive as she probably ever was.  She lives alone on the … Continue reading →

At times while reading this book it was hard to believe it was non-fiction. Yes, okay I agre it is nonfiction, but it’s very literary nonfiction and I don’t mean “creative” nonfiction where the author uses uses enough literary devices so that … Continue reading →

Okay, here they are – my highest rated books of 2023.  A wee bit late maybe but I don’t do this until after the fat lady sings on 12/31/__ so I can make sure I’ve got everything.    I rate … Continue reading →

Starting with Sue’s post https://whisperinggums.com/2024/01/06/six-degrees-of-separation-from-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-to/#like-76533 and seeing the versions of other bloggers, “Now, the usual: Have you read Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow” by Gabriel Zevin. And, regardless, what would you link to?” I haven’t read Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, … Continue reading →

This audio book had actually been in my TBR “pile” since it came out just prior to that Christmas fortnight when I went on a binge of mostly cozy, Christmasy mysteries.  Now I have Sir Thomas More’s Utopia going for … Continue reading →

Last book of 2023! I had to quick finish up the last chapter to get it on here – lol!  UtopiaBy: Sir Thomas More1516 in London Read by: James Adams, 4 hrs and 10 minsRating - 10 / classic lit – philosophy? … Continue reading →