This blog was meant to chronicle my day-to-day life as a mom, my cooking escapades, and reviews of books (and movies, as it turns out). So what's missing? I haven't mentioned a single book yet! Here's the reason: A few months ago I fell hopelessly behind reading The New Yorker. So, after my last book group meeting, I decided to try to diminish the teetering pile on the end table. However, I am too anal to just read the current issue and move on; no, I have to go back and read them in order. So, until I catch up, I won't be reading anything relevant (f'rinstance: Howard Dean is still a contender from where I sit with my January mag). Sigh.
But, there's hope: I can give you a belated review of my last book group choice: In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez. It takes place in the 50s in the Dominican Republic. It's historical fiction based on the lives of three sisters, known as the butterflies, who were part of the underground movement to overthrow the dictator Trujillo. The fourth sister survived and tells part of the story. I was completely ignorant of this history lesson before reading the book, so I appreciated it for that, but all in all I wasn't too impressed. The characters were drawn very two-dimensionally, and the writing was somewhat lackluster. So, not a total waste of time to read, but not something I'll be eagerly recommending to anyone.
nice comment..waiting about ur next reading..thanks
Posted by: Joly | April 22, 2008 at 04:12 AM