Midwives — Chris Bohjalian
As my husband delicately pointed out to me a few days ago, it’s been a while since I reviewed a book (literally, he pointed to the date of my last post and said something like, “What’s up with that?”). It’s not that I haven’t been reading. I have. I’ve started Ann Brashares’ new book for adults, The Last Summer (of You & Me). I’m a third of the way through Karen Joy Fowler’s The Jane Austen Book Club. I was a couple of chapters short of finishing Brian Wansink’s Mindless Eating before I had to return it to the library (I’m the type that can’t write a review unless I’ve completely finished a book, so I’m waiting to get it back). I’ve also been reading a bunch of nonfiction lately: gardening books, health books, and cookbooks, which I like because I can easily peck through a few pages at a time when I don’t have the time or energy to commit to reading more than a half hour at a time, and I don’t have to reacquaint myself with a lot of plot when I come back to them. (more…)
