Twenty-seventh challenge finish of the year.
I do love Louise Erdrich's work. This one is set in a small farming community in South Dakota where sugar beets are the money crop, and the pesticides and growing practices are damaging the land and wildlife. The characters are so well crafted, so multi-faceted.
Twenty-eighth challenge finish of the year.
This is the sequel to Moloka'i, which was about a child (Rachel) who spent her life in the leper colony on the Hawaiian island. The sequel follows the life of Rachel's daughter (Ruth) who was manditorily separated from Rachel shortly after her birth to keep from passing on the leprosy to the baby.
She lived in an orphanage until she was five, and then adopted by a very loving Japanese family. Eventually they moved to the mainland, and suffered the internment of the Japanese during WWII. The racism and removing of families to camps brought current events to life for me.
Another one that has been languishing inside my Kindle waiting to be read for at least a couple of years. This book is the next to the last in this cozy mystery series. Generally I'm not a fan of the cozies, as they are usually pretty formulaic, hence the authors can pump them out regularly. This is the only book I had in my Kindle stash that fit the prompt, that the author has released more than one book per year. Originally this series caught my attention because they are about a group of quilting friends. Easy read.
An interesting reading list! I am currently slogging through Wish you Well by D. Baldacci. I have plenty of other books to read here so I need to get cracking!
ReplyDeleteHave you read other Baldacci books? I've only read one, which I found so bad I've never read any others of his. I was talking to a fan of his the other day and told her that. She asked which book, and when I told her, she said, 'Oh, yes, that one was awful, but don't let it stop you from trying others.
DeleteI haven't yet, but I'm thinking about it. Ideas?