I recently sprained my wrist so typing is not my friend right now but I do want to get these books off my desk and onto the shelf and move on to 2022. So for this one time, I will only list the books and star them as to how I enjoyed them. Next time, I promise to get back to my old style of reviewing them properly. I thought the title of the book above was perfect to start this post. Small things and small reports can still be good. One hand typing.
Small Things Like These by Clair Keegan is An early Christmas book given to me by my son. 116 pages of delightful little stories. 5 stars
All Is Calm by Shannon Butler. Also from my son. A Maine Christmas Reader. Excellent 5 Stars
Hourglass by Dani Shapiro Time, Memory, Marriage A Memoir. Great writing .5 Stars
A Magical New York Christmas by Anita Hughes…A fun story well written. I will read more of her. 5 stars. Christmas books are so much fun.
Paris For One by JoJo Moyes…LIke Christmas books, Paris books are always a great adventure. 4 Stars
Rosie by Annie Lamott I love Annie Lamott An outstanding book. 5 Stars
That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo I like Richard Russo but this was not one of my favorites.. 3 stars
Indigo by Ellen Bass A unique and lovely book of poetry. 4 Stars
The Mother-in-law by Sally Hepworth Wit, Suspense, family dynamics, and love. 5 Stars
A Perfect Stranger and other stories by Roxana Robinson If you like short stories, you will love this set. Roxana Robinson never disappoints and the book has such a beautiful cover. 5 Stars
The Last Gift of Time, life beyond sixty by Carolyn G Heilbrun An interesting look at life as we age. A unique and wonderful book. 4 stars
Windows on the World, 50 writers, 50 views by Matteo Pericoli. Some interesting writers share the views out their window of where they write and what the view means to them. Drawings of windows in each story. 3 Stars.
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah…a wonderful story of two lifelong friends…and how it all ends. A great fireside read. 5 stars
Hunger by Roxane Gay. A memoir about being overweight. She never got her life together. 2 stars and I rarely give out 2 stars.
So that is it for the early winter selections and for the year 2021. I don’t know how I would have survived the year with Covid still playing tricks with us and the loss of both my nephew and my beloved brother. Books truly do hold me together. I hope they help you out also…in good times but most importantly in bad times.
Just another note: my reading challenge on Goodreads this year was to read 55 books. In the end I read 60 books. A few were small. I love setting the challenge and I do believe it helps me to read more books. I’ve kept the same 55 book challenge for this year also. Happy 2022 Reading. Why not challenge yourself?
“Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: To find words for what we already know. ”
