Reported by Candess and Ambrea
This week in Nevermore,
members explored a variety of books, including Broadchurch by Erin Kelly
and Confessions of a Sociopath by M.E. Thomas.
Broadchurch was first on the
roster. Based on the 2013 television
series of the same name, Broadchurch follows the story of Ellie Miller
as she investigations the murder of an eleven-year-old boy found on the beach,
the son of one of her dearest friends.
Between dealing with the buried secrets of her small Dorset town and the
sudden appearance of a disreputable Scottish detective, Alec Hardy, Ellie deals
with her own sense of loss and struggles to discover the murder before it’s too
late. Our Nevermore reader considered it
“very good,” engrossing and intriguing like the television show.
Likewise, our other Nevermore
reader found Confessions of a Sociopath:
A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight to be an interesting
journey. Part memoir and part
psychological exploration, M.E. Thomas’s novel details how the author deals
with her disability and, more importantly, thrives despite it. Our Nevermore reader called it, “Very
interesting” - and worth reading if one is interested in uncovering the
characteristics of a sociopath.
Another book our Nevermore
reader read was First Ladies: Presidential Historians on the lives of 45
Iconic Women by Susan Swain (and C-SPAN).
Based on a series of episodes by C-SPAN in which preeminent historians
and biographers discussed the lives of the presidential first ladies, First
Ladies dives deeper into the world
of the president’s wives - their dreams, deeds, aspirations, and efforts - and
exploring these “fascinating women who survived the scrutiny of the White
House, sometimes at great personal cost, while supporting their families and
famous husbands - and sometimes changing history.” Nevermore readers gave it a very positive
review, saying it was definitely worth reading, especially if one enjoys
history.
Conquering the Appalachians by Mary Hattan Bogart
followed next. Bogart’s book chronicled
the construction of the Western Maryland Railway and the Clinchfield Railroad
as it went over, around, and even through the Appalachian Mountains. Based on the journals, records, and
photographs of William Cary Hattan, the civil engineer who built large portions
of these railroads, Conquering the Appalachians is an up-close and
personal look at the individuals who built these railroads and the impact they
had on the regiion. According to our
Nevermore reader, “We should never discard these books! Put them in the young adult section so that our
young people have an idea of the history of the railroads and what it meant to
our county!”
Last but not least, A
Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler was discussed. According to our Nevermore reader, it was
absolutely wonderful. Following the
lives of the Whitshanks, all four generations of them, A Spool of Blue
Thread chronicles family life - the ups and the downs, the good and the
bad, the secrets and the shared memories - at its worst and at its best.
One of our Nevermore
mentioned 4th of July Creek by Smith Hendrson, in which social worker
Pete Snow becomes involved in the case of an eleven-year-old boy, nearly feral
from neglect, and his survivalist father, and called it an interesting
read. Although still working on reading
this book, our reader received great praise from a family member who claimed,
“There is an astounding, life-changing ending” to uncover.
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