This is a book I wouldn’t have turned to, left to my own devices, but it was a favorite of the crew of my favorite literary podcast, “Literary Disco” so I filed it away and planned to check it out via audio. Non-fiction is not my preferred genre, and for me is often a bit of a slog, so I figured the audio format would get me through it, and keep me honest and not skimming passages. As it was I cranked it up to […]
Treacly Secrets of the Been There, Done That Sisterhood
I received this book as a gift either the Christmas before last, or my last birthday, and decided it was time to check it off the old to do list. I have read other books by Rebecca Wells a while ago (8ish years?) and remember enjoying them. She is the author of “Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood” which is part of the “Ya Ya series” that made the rounds in popular culture and was turned into a feature film in the early 2000s. […]
Fractured Fairy Tales: The Robber Bridegroom
This short novel is a delightful mix of fairy tale and tall tale, with a healthy sprinkling of both humor and the macabre in it. The cast of characters includes a doting father, a wicked stepmother, a lovely daughter, a dashing but deceitful suitor, Mike Fink, a band of thieves and a hick named Goat. If you enjoyed Helen Oyeyemi’s Boy, Snow, Bird or Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber, The Robber Bridegroom should be on your reading list. The tale begins in antebellum Louisiana with […]