Beartown

 Book Review

Fredrik Backman

5*/5

The book centers around the hockey team. They’re so good that they are treated like football players in Texas. They can do no wrong. But… they can and do. The town and all of its residents are part of the story. Looked up the movie because I enjoyed the book so much but we are talking subtitles. I read the sequel Us Against You. It was good but not the same caliber.

Wolfeboro Library

 Wolfeboro NH

Beautifully renovated library completed in 2020. The original building was completed in 1979. The library had previously been located in the town hall. The brightness from the many windows is what you will notice first. Many great spaces to read or meet are everywhere. From the entrance hall you can sit, read and look at school children’s art. Inside there are traditional chairs to a great camping site for the kids. There is also many displays of suggested reads. Always helpful if you’re looking for something new and interesting. https://www.wolfeborolibrary.org/

The Country Bookseller

A charming independent bookstore is worth a visit if you are anywhere near Wolfeboro, NH. It has mostly new but also a small section of used books and books on sale. It has a cute nook for the kids https://www.thecountrybookseller.com/

 

Samuel Wentworth Library

 Located in Sandwich, NH

The original building is an architectural beauty. It has been referred to as “Tudor revival”. There was an addition to the back built in 1972 which was needed for space but just functional in style. The building is now a historic landmark. It was originally built in 1912 from a donation from its namesake. The stipulation that it be built to be fireproof. They succeeded by building it alone on a hill. It was not scathed by the Great Fire of 1934.

Nickel and Dimed

 Book review 

Barbara Ehrenreich

5/5*

Although this book is over 15 years old, the theme still applies. How can the working poor survive? Barbara puts herself in the shoes of several low level jobs to show us how difficult life can be. These people have jobs but can’t afford to rent an apartment.

Freida McFadden

Author Review 

4*/5

 Books I have read: Teacher, Inmate and now Boyfriend. They are all thrillers with a twist. There are many others by her that I will get to eventually. I don’t like to read the same author in a row. I don’t want to find a formula to the writing.   So I do space them out a bit. They have been easy reads. Because you know there will be a twist at some point, you try to figure it out ahead of time. I have been surprised by all.

The Women

 Book Review 

By Kristin Hannah

4.4*/5

I think some of the stories Kristen writes are epic. Recently I read Nightingale which I would put in the same category. Both are well researched and thought out historical fiction. Nightingale was about World War 2 whereas Women is about Vietnam nurses. It follows one nurse from before, during and after the war. A bit of China Beach if you are old enough to remember that tv series. Basically not an uplifting book but it is a page turner. I’m not surprised it was snapped up to become a movie.