Me Before You

 Book Series Review 

By Jojo Moyes

4+/5*

This is a trilogy best read in order. Starting with Me Before You. The others are After You and Still Me. Most of the time I don’t like to read the same author in a row. I don’t want to feel like I’m reading the same story over and over again. This is a continuation of the main character story. It is hard to not want to find out what happens to her next. I’ve read a couple other books by Moyes but this seems to be her best work in my opinion. It has been described “the love story of this generation”. It has been compared to The Fault in Our Stars.

Tis, A Memoir

 Book Review 

By Frank McCourt

4.5/5*

Readers know of his most popular book, Angela’s Ashes. I found the book good yet depressing. I much prefer this book, ‘Tis. It is the story of an immigrant making his way in America. He goes through being drafted into the army, working on the docks, becoming an English teacher and eventually an author. Hearing his version of handling students kept my interest. He throws in his humor which keeps it fun.

Titcomb Bookshop

 Bookstore 

Sandwich, MA

What a bookstore should be. I’m so glad to see a busy store on a Monday in November. New and very old books are available. There are many gift ideas and a great assortment of cards as well. Three floors of items first opened in 1969 as a family business. The full story can be found on their website.

Great place to browse. https://www.titcombsbookshop.com/

Fall River Public Library

Fall River, MA

 

As Fall River was a very wealthy city back in 1899, they built a beautiful library. There was a renovation in 2001. Many of the best details are still visible to all. The art work and the architectural details are worth a visit. Tours are available from a long time librarian. Being in Fall River, of course they have a collection of Lizzie Borden artifacts. They have a bookmobile that travels throughout the city visiting schools, parks, senior centers… There are many events going on in the library. They have had some controversial issues. A recent of these was when there were transgender adults reading to children. News articles talked about parents being uncomfortable with the situation.

https://fallriver-ma.whofi.com/calendar/full

Once Upon a Bookstore

Bookstore 

Fall River, MA

A new book store popped up in a mill in the city. It is located in an art shop. Everything is for sale from paintings, to totes,…and, of course, books. There is both new and used books. Small yet good selection in various genres are here. They are very excited to have author events regularly. There’s also opportunities for children’s art classes.

 https://onceuponabookstore.com/

Audiobooks

 At first I could only listen to nonfiction audiobooks. Now I can listen to any type of book as long as it is interesting. I found there are different types of readers. I enjoy when the author reads it themselves. Most have other readers. Some really get into changing their voice for each character. Some readers can ruin the story by their tone such as sounding like they are whining.

I am listening to the Great Gatsby right now. Such a variety of voices are helping me visualize each person. Even his female voices are unique.

Is listening a form of reading? It has been debated. For children,

science states actually reading is better for learning how to read and comprehension. I think if you are reading for pleasure, audio counts. What do you think? Leave a comment.

The Little Liar

 Book Review 

Mitch Album

4.2/5*

There are many historical fiction books about World War Two. This story is about four individuals and how the holocaust affected each. It spans almost a lifetime of each character plus how they affect each other. I enjoyed reading this well written book. If you have read any other of his books, you know what I mean.