The Goldfinch

For some odd reason The Goldfinch is only available on CLAMS as an audiobook, soooo I downloaded and quickly devoured the sample on iTunes to see if I was up for reading this massive tome. I think I like it, but I'm not sure if I have the stamina to finish the whole darn thing. $12.99 is a steep price to pay when there is uncertainty : ) Sooooo, I downloaded the audiobook which I can't seem to acclimate myself to . . . mostly because the reader's voice is soooooo annoying it makes me want to rip my ears off! What to do?

That's my dilemma. I guess this qualifies as a first-world problem.

The Boston Girl

I am enjoying this book despite some of the negative reviews it got on Amazon. I guess I just like the way Anita Diamant writes, as The Red Tent is one of my favorites. The storyline is interesting to me too. It describes the life of an immigrant girl in early 1900's Boston as remembered and recounted to her granddaughter.

I wish I could've finished reading this book before my two-week, nonrenewable CLAMS expired!

So, I waited in line again at CLAMS (63 out of 21 copies) to finish reading the last 20% of this book. Despite the two week hiatus, my reentry into the story was easy and I quickly gobbled up the rest of the book. I still enjoyed reading about Addie's life even though I felt like the ending was a little rushed. The huge jump from 1931 to 1985 seemed awkward, and the details were not as satisfying as those in the earlier part of the book. All in all, an engaging read.

The Traitor's Wife

March 10, 2015—Downloaded The Traitor's Wife by Allison Pataki on iTunes because I couldn't get it on CLAMS. Paid $10.99 for it.

April 10, 2015—Was looking forward to reading this book for a while, since Maggie talked about it last year. I usually gobble up historical fiction, but I'm still plundering my way through this very tedious, heavy-handed book. The characters are predictable, tiresome, and very unlikable.

May 18, 2015—Finally finished cavorting with Peggy and Benedict Arnold, whose company I did not enjoy. Suffice it to say that I found the Epilogue and Notes on History and Sources more interesting than the story.

I wonder if Benedict Arnold ever wrote an autobiography. Or maybe I'll just stick to reading biographies of famous people rather than historically fictionalized accounts of their lives.