Standard Disclaimer - As usual, I am putting these up mainly just to keep track of them. Feel free, as usual, to skip this post.
Places to Look for a Mother by Nicole Stansbury - Novel about a dysfunctional family in the seventies - good.
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan - Novel about a Southern farmer's wife in the 1940s - good.
I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley - Funny essays - entertaining.
Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld - Novel about boarding school - good.
The Prince of Frogtown by Rick Bragg - Memoir about the author's father - very, very, good - this guy can write like nobody's business.
Driving Sideways by Jess Riley - A light summer novel - good.
Northline by Willy Vlautin - Novel about a Vegas waitress - grim, but good.
No Man's Land by Ruth Fowler - Memoir about being a stripper in NYC - I did not like her writing style and couldn't get into this one - gave up about 40 pages in.
Moose by Stephanie Klein - Memoir about growing up fat - interesting.
The Good Times are Killing Me by Lynda Barry - Interesting, although I'm a little confused as to why this one was in the "grown-up" section of the library and "Cruddy" was in Young Adult - I think they got it backward.
The Bones of Plenty by Lois Hudson - Novel about the dust bowl years on a Kansas farm - OK, but I got through about half of it and quit, mainly because I had other books waiting - maybe I'll give it a try another time.
I Love You Like a Tomato by Marie Giordano - Meh. I got about 200 pages in and lost interest.
Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O'Neill - Novel - Very depressing and very good.
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I love Lynda Barry, but I don't think she's a "young adult" writer. Have you read the new David Sedaris book yet? I'm in line to borrow it from someone so I'll let you know if it's funny.
I like David Sedaris, but it's kind of hard to tell what stuff is true and what stuff he's just making up. I mean, NOBODY'S family could be as crazy as his is, could they?
There's a huge reserve backup at the local libraries for his book, so please let me know if it's any good!
"Moose" is on my wishlist at PBS. I read her other book Straight Up and Dirty. Have you read it?
No, I haven't read that one - is it good?
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