July 2011

July’s book club was cancelled – too many conflicting schedules and we have an awesome book to discuss. If you haven’t read “Every Last One,” by Anna Quindlen go out and pick it up. Wow! If you are a parent this book will take your breath away.

I read “In the Garden of the Beasts,” by Erik Larson. (See my review under Pages.) I loved Mr. Larson’s last book, “Devil in the White City.” It is one of my favorite books. So, I read this with trepidation – worried that it just couldn’t live up to his previous book. All worry aside, the book is very interesting and I liked it a lot.

I love historical fiction – I love history. I even read military magazines – just can’t get enough of it. Germany right before the war is a fascinating place, so full of intrigue you can actuallly feel the weight of oppression bearing down on Germany (coincidently a humid heatwave descended over Germany at the same time).

If you love historical fiction and are interested in WWII, then you will really like this. It doesn’t have the same rhythm as “Devil in the White City,” but I’m still a fan of Erik Larson.

Leave a Reply