Archive for September 18, 2010
ROOM by Emma Donoghue
Emma Donoghue is not afraid of making bold choices. Her first is the narrative voice she adapts in ROOM: that of five-year-old Jack, a young boy who was born and has lived his entire life in an 11-foot by 11-foot room. One might think the voice would eventually become cloying or overly precious or manipulative or downright tiring. But it never does.
September 18, 2010
Tags: 2010 Favorites, Contemporary Posted in: 2010 Man Booker Shortlist, 2010 Top Picks, Award Winning Author, Life Choices, Motherhood, Uncategorized, Unique Narrative 
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HALF BROKE HORSES by Jeannette Walls
Jeannette Walls is a natural-born storyteller. In her memoir THE GLASS CASTLE, she described in fascinating detail what it meant to be the daughter of Rose Mary and Rex, perhaps two of the most dysfunctional individuals on the planet, brainy underachievers who raised their bevy of children in a most unconventional way.
By the end of that book, Jeannette was on her way to graduating from BARNARD COLLEGE and becoming a celebrated journalist in New York City. I exited the book wanting to know more and in ways, HALF BROKE HORSES goes back to the well, helping readers understand the forces that shaped her mother Rose Mary.
September 18, 2010
Tags: Family Matters, Wild West Posted in: Real People Fiction, US Southwest, Wild West No Comments
