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  Persuasion

  by Jane Austen

  • Rated 4 stars

  sheelysmom wrote:
  I liked the book - as full of good "intrigue" as you'd expect - laughable characters that are a bit caricatured but still humorous. I'm always racing to the finish of an Austen because I love the love story. I won't deny it. I think I like this one better than Emma but not quite as much as Pride and Prejudice.
  
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  The Little Stranger

  by Sarah Waters

  • Rated 4 stars

  Kimberly Frantz wrote:
  A classic gothic ghost story set in postwar Britain, when the class system is crumbling in earnest, and the established, wealthy families are struggling to keep their homes and lifestyles intact. The financial woes of the landed gentry family, the Ayres, who owned Hundreds Hall reminded me very much of the modern woes of the peered gentry who actually own the mansion used in the filming of Downton Abbey. The Little Stranger is a well-written, very spooky story. If you're looking for...
  
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  Me Before You

  by Jojo Moyes

  • Rated 5 stars

  Skylla wrote:
  Being a male reader on a booksite you kind of expect to be outnumbered when it comes to the sexes. But that doesn't keep alarm bells from blaring like a convoy of reversing trucks when practically every reviewer of a book is of the female gender. And when the author in addition is touted as the winner of multiple romance novel awards your primal male instinct is to run like your being chased by some primordial predator....
  
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  The Tortilla Curtain

  by T. Coraghessan Boyle

  • Rated 4 stars

  givefreely wrote:
  This was a book that made me feel sad and heavy when I was through. It certainly was NOT a "tragicomedy" as was put in the description on the back of the book, since there was nothing humorous about it. Although I couldn't put it down at times, I kept hoping for the silver lining for these characters that ultimately never shined through. I still give it four stars because of the way it lingered on my mind for days after I finished it.
  
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  My Beef with Meat: The Healthiest Argument for a Plant-Strong Diet--Plus 140 New Engine 2 Recipes

  by Rip Esselstyn

  • Rated 5 stars

  Yodamom wrote:
  The author, a former overweight firefighter brings some very interesting information to us in this his second book. He covers scientific research facts that show perhaps our present �modern dietetic facts we are all fed aren't all true. He also covers many of the popular diets and why he feels they are not as healthy as directed by general thinking. Do we really need all that dairy, meat and oil to be healthy ? What about in the bedroom ? Will giving up all the protein mess with your love...
  
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