Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Nevermore: Hypochondriac's Guide to Life and Death, Sweet Blue Distance, We Must Not Think of Ourselves

 


Reported by Rita

 

The Hypochondriac's Guide to Life and Death by Gene Weingarten

With an introduction by renowned humor columnist Dave Barry, this exploration of a hypochondriac's life makes a witty foray into medical history, hospitals, and homeopathic medicine, illustrating how an actual life-threatening illness is the ultimate cure for a health worrier.

  Laugh out loud funny – highly recommend.     – CD     5 stars

 

The Sweet Blue Distance by Sara Donati

In 1857, young midwife Carrie Ballentyne travels west to the New Mexico Territory for a nursing position. While helping women give birth in Sante Fe, she discovers her employer is keeping secrets and must ferret out the truth to save his young daughter whom she's come to love. 

  The writing is very descripted and well edited – impressive.    – WJ   5 stars

 


We Must Not Think of Ourselves: a Novel by Lauren Grodstein

In 1940, a prisoner in the Warsaw Ghetto, Adam Paskow joins a secret group of archivists working to preserve the truth of what is happening inside these walls, which leads to unexpected love. Still, when he discovers a possible escape from the Ghetto, he is faced with an unbearable choice.

Sad and sometimes difficult to read, but worth the time.    – CW     5 stars

 

Other Books Mentioned

 

Anna Karenina: Leo Tolstoy by Leo Tolstoy

O Jerusalem: A Mary Russell Novel by Laurie R. King

Dimestore by Lee Smith

Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History by Robert D. Kaplan

The Labyrinth of the Spirits: a novel by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The Woman in the Library: a Novel by Sulari Gentill

Sleepwalk With Me: and Other Painfully True Stories by Mike Birbiglia

 

New Books

 

The House on Biscayne Bay by Chanel Cleeton

Secrets of the Octopus by Sy Montgomery

Where Rivers Part: a Story of My Mother's Life by Kao Kalia Yang

My Side of the River: a Memoir by Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez

The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening by Ari Shapiro

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