Read Lately Archive

The 19th Wife, by David Ebershoff (audio book). I liked this one a lot. Very poignant tale told in alternating time lines (hmm, do I see a pattern?). The novel tackles the sensitive topic of polygamy, both in the historical fight to abolish it, and in the modern day splinter groups that still practice it. All couched in a well crafted mystery. The readers of this audio version did a very good job. Highly recommend.
I Am Scout - The Biography of Harper Lee, by Charles J, Shields. To Kill a Mockingbird is on top ten list of books I've read. I've always wondered why Harper Lee never wrote another. After reading this young adult bio I think I have a feeling of what happened and why. Recommended.
Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson. This has been out for quite some time, but I don't always read what is current. It is a story of love lost, and character redeemed. Cedars is set in the racially charged setting of pre and post World War II Pacific Northwest, where a Japanese American is accused of murder. Recommended.

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