So here is a perfect example of why I try really hard not to give up on a book once I start it. The beginning is filled with a description of so many odd named people and one line of their back story that I almost put this down for good. But I hung in there and was rewarded. It’s really a touching tale of life in a community in Brooklyn in 1969 and all the trouble and beauty that went with it. It was a time when everyone knew everyone and taking care of one another was everything. There are a couple of just very silly parts, but overall the writing is beautiful and inspired. Hang in there; it’s worth it!

I love that the little blue truck is nice to his friends.

Let me start off by saying that I am not a fan of biographies for the simple reason that not everything in a person’s life will be interesting,,,or so I thought until I read this book. Just about every minute of this book kept me engaged and wondering what would happen next. And to say that it is about an immigrant from Yemen who is working as a doorman and want to start a business importing coffee from Yemen doesn’t do it justice. It is the amazing story of a young man committed to improving the life of coffee farmers in his home country and of someone who will literally do anything to accomplish that. Excellent read!

Listened to this for extreme reading challenge for the satirical category. Was kind of fun, but quite bizarre. Had a bit of trouble keeping up with the story line at times. Great narrator! One of my favorite actors. Maybe, not quite my cup of tea, so to speak.

The third book in the series was very good. It had an interesting story line.

This book is about 4 kids that they go on an unexpected adventure and they do a Olympic at there village and they invite everyone from Xenos.

I enjoyed the story and particularly the character development. Although it was a sad story it kept me captivated and I found myself further thinking about the characters and their motivation for what they did or what they wanted.

First problem; I read the whole book and still do not know where the title came from. A single man, who is particular about the way things need to be, suddenly finds a young man on his doorstep who thinks he is his father. Sounds interesting, but I kept waiting for something to happen, and it didn't.

A good mystery. Does not end happily, but kept me interested through the whole book.

Now here is a genre that I would not normally read, but I have read two of her books recently and enjoyed both very much. And what book could be better for a bibliophile than his one that takes place in a library? The story bounces back and forth between two time frames and gives you a look challenges faced by a family who used to live in and care for the NY public library and the current challenges faced by the library’s special collection curators. I learn so much by reading her books.