Author Archives: Risa

book 39 – Mr. Mercedes I have no idea why I ever thought Stephen King was a good writer. Maybe he WAS good, in his early days, or maybe he was just novel (no pun intended!). Whatever the case, somewhere … Continue reading →

book 38 – Montana 1948 A book club choice, Montana 1948 is short but captivating story about life in (you guessed it) Montana an 1948. When the beloved town doctor and war hero is accused of raping Indian women, his … Continue reading →

book 37 – f**k it Do What You Love A confession: I am a few blog posts behind. A recovery plan: I am going to sit here, give myself a timeline of 30 mins per entry, and just get them … Continue reading →

book 36 – looking for alaska Looking for Alaska is a different kind of coming of age book, about teenagers away at boarding school who deal with the usual (rules, authority, grades, pushing boundaries) and the less usual (loss, grief, … Continue reading →

book 35 – Lamb Christopher Moore is actually the first repeat author of my year-long book-a-week challenge, which is unexpected because several of the books I have read were the first of trilogies that I ultimately plan on finishing. It … Continue reading →

book 34 – The Seveneves At about 900 pages, The Seveneves is the longest book that I have undertaken to read during this year-long reading challenge. I admit that I have attempted to increase my odds of success by specifically … Continue reading →

Book 33 – Ready Player One Fun! So much fun! A wealthy, virtual reality video game inventor leaves his entire, mind-bogglingly large fortune to whomever is first to solve a 3-stage puzzle that he embeds in said video game. Years … Continue reading →

book 32 – They Left Us Everything This started out as a promising book. It is Plum Johnson’s memoir about clearing out her family home and possessions after the death of her parents. I thought that her parents would be … Continue reading →