A Wolf At The Table

by Augusten Burroughs

This book I listened to on CD in the car. It is a very dark book but rightfully so because Augusten's childhood with his father was pretty bad. The story starts when Augusten was about 5 years old until he is in his later 30s or early 40s. He talks about his family relationships focusing on his father. Bas*rd is the best way to describe his father. The book is read by Augusten so not only is it dark and sometimes just chilling it has the emotion of the author, who experienced this, reading it. I was just overwhelmed with sorrow and anger that someone could treat their child that way, in fact all he wanted was to be cared for and played with like everyone else's Dad's did.

4 of 5 rating

A Redbird Christmas

by Fannie Flagg

What a charming story! I thought it was timely that I would finish it at this time when President elect Obama is encouraging helping others and your community.

Oswald has emphysema and lives in Chicago. After years of treatment the doctor gives him only a few months to live and encourages him to to go a little place in Alabama to get away from the winter cold. After calling a place on a brochure and finding out the place does not exist he is offered a room in a home in Lost River, Alabama. In a town of 108 people he develops new talents such as fishing and painting and makes lots of new friends including a young crippled girl named Patsy and a pesky injured Redbird named Jack.

It is a delightful story and very uplifting.

5 of 5 rating

My Reading Goal for 2009

I have decided to read a minimum of 14 books this year AND at least 4 of them need to be books I have not finished due to whatever reasons.

My first non-finished read is to complete Broken For You by Stephanie Kallos.

Gotta get some books read so I can Mooch and Trade more!

2008 Books Read

I made my goal, with the help of books on CD and tape, for 2008. Reading 12 books a year. I actually read 13! A Baker's Dozen!

This year I may try for 14 books in a year.

My 2008 list of books has been moved to the bottom right of the blog if you want to see what I have read.

Irish Whiskey

by Andrew M. Greeley

I listened to this book on tape. It was a fun mystery. I was anxious to find out what happened to ol' Jimmy Sullivan and Dermot's family! I actually listened to it doing errands to find out what happened on the last tape!

It was a cute read and I guess there is a series of these mysteries called the Nuala Ann mysteries by Andrew Greeley.

Not something I would have picked up to read. It was given to me when I didn't have anything to listen to.

Rating 4 of 5