Spark of Light by
Jodi Piccoult
Publication Date – October 2, 2018
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I am still mulling over my opinions on this one, because
there are so many things that can be commented on. First of all, I tend to avoid Piccoult’s work
because it kind of stresses me out. I
also often avoid the news, so I’m sure conclusions can be drawn from that. To start, the “straight from the headlines”
topic this time is the battle over abortion.
I actually think she does a good job examining each side, although it is
fairly easy to guess Piccoult’s opinions on the matter. I did think that the actual shooter himself
did not make a whole lot of sense, but it is a senseless act of violence so
maybe that is true to life. The rest of
the characters felt mostly realistic.
Another aspect of this book to examine is the format itself. She tells the story backwards, each chapter
going an hour backwards in time. This
format mostly works for this book and I think she did a good job of slowly
unraveling the story, however, by the time she gets to 8:00 AM it starts to
feel repetitive. So, while I will probably still read her books
discriminately based on the topic, I did like this one overall. I received a digital ARC of this book through
NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
A Girl in the Shape of
a Cloud by Jean Thompson
Publication Date – October 23, 2018
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Following three generations of women in a Midwestern college
town, this novel explores the sacrifices made for family and how those choices
reflect in future generations. It also
examines the relationship between mothers and daughters and how sometimes a
daughter make decisions just to counteract the decisions that their mother made
before her. This is a quiet novel and
does a good job of demonstrating how the role of women in a family is defined
and how sometimes a woman will have to take on the same roll regardless of what
generation she fall into. The only fault
that I find with the book is the unexamined drama at the end and the rather
unnuanced personalities of the men. As a
mother, daughter and townie of a Midwestern college town, I found much to
relate to in this beautifully written book.
I received a digital ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for
an honest review.
My Squirrel Days
by Ellie Kemper
Publication Date – October 9 , 2018
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I normally find celebrity memoirs fairly innocuous and this is
no different. I am a huge fan of the Office which is why I picked this
one up, but really have seen none of Ellie Kemper’s other shows. I think the best sections are when she is
writing about her life on set, otherwise the essays are silly and rather
pointless. It’s not bad though, and a
quick read. I received a digital ARC of
this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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