BOOKS I HAVE READ THIS SUMMER

I managed to squeeze in a little reading this summer. Here are the books I have read. Most of them were recommended to me by someone else, and some I liked and some I didn't like. I had no idea that in the 1940's some of the people in Korea were forced to take Japanese names. Based on real events in the history of Korea that I never learned in History class. Most of my education didn't explain much war history beyond the dropping of the bomb in Japan, and this is written from the perspective of a 13-year-old Korean girl and her brother who was trained as a Kamikaze pilot.

I loved wrapping up the 3rd book in this series, the continuing story of Sarah Pine in the early territorial days of Arizona. Tough lady who had a lot of crazy wild west experiences. This one ends really well in spite of how the author likes to kill so many people.

I really enjoyed this book. I can't look at bees the same way again.

I really liked this book. It was much better than the movie, and really a very surprising ending.

I loved this book even though it was written like a documentary. I have spent a lot of time wondering if there is a lesson in this, like, how can we be more prepared? It is a bit hard to follow because there are no major characters, it is just a sequence of events. But really, can you ever feel safe after reading this?

I thought this was a really delightful book with so much character and fun! I would recommend it to anyone.

I wasn't too crazy about this book, but it was a really sweet story and so positive set in a time where there were so many horrible things that could have happened

Oh my gosh, I loved the first book; "Rebbecca", but this one was terrible. It was no more than a stupid romance novel obsessed with a self-absorbed narcissistic main character, and it never addressed the negative consequences she caused all the other characters. No poetic justice here, so don't waste your time.


I usually love Maeve Binchy books, but this one was a lot of words that didn't wrap up in a meaningful way like some of her novels. It was interesting but it ended in a way that demolished the purpose for even writing it. I couldn't quite catch the point, it was just sort of a log of events that didn't evolve into any kind of interesting delima.

This was interesting because it gives you a glimpse into the secret world of Muslem women.

This is really outstanding. What a great book, it is like I need to rip out every page and glue it to my mirror or fridge.

I thought this was going to be stupid based on the story we are all familiar with, but I found it be be quite cute.