by Joyce Carol Oates I’m still not sure whether or not I actually liked this book. I think I did. It was certainly well-written. It just wasn’t quite what I thought it was going to be. Although I try not to buy books anymore (I get most of my reading material from the library, borrowing …
Month: January 2014
The Civil War Diary of Clara Solomon
OK, you guys, last Civil War book for awhile, I promise. This one was actually really interesting. Not that I anticipated that it wouldn’t be, it’s just that I was oddly fascinated by it and I’m not quite sure why. The diary was written in New Orleans and only covers the first year or two …
Dark Places
by Gillian Flynn Having fallen in love with Gillian Flynn while reading “Gone Girl”, it didn’t take much to convince me to read this one. A coworker read it before I did and let me take her copy. I was so excited. As soon as I started reading it, I was reminded of why I …
When the Devil Came Down to Dixie
Ben Butler in New Orleans by Chester G. Hearn I warned you guys that there would be a lot of Civil War books on here. I’m reading one more now which I’m hoping will be the last one for awhile. Since I’m already pretty immersed in writing my novel, I’m hoping that I’ve gotten most …




