Dani

I don't get why “everyone” loves this book. It was good but not great. Well written but at times a little all over the place. A little too much sex for me and TMI! I did enjoy the Jonathan/Sasha exchanges.

This is a very interesting “true crime” read. It's totally a one sided account(which I think you can gather from the description). This book enraged me at times regarding the criminal justice system in the U.S. The first chapter is a little gruesome with murder details but overall it's a good book to listen to in the car while commuting.

An amazing story of family and faith. This was my book club pick...and I was the only person to finish. It takes a while to get into as the characters are introduced. Stick with it! This book is more than worth the energy!

This book was more about the relationship and the brothers than about the places they visited (I had hoped for more about the travels). It was good for the plane ride...nice, easy read. Sometimes funny.

Until the last 2 cd's (out of 11) I would've given this book 3 stars. It is a difficult book to listen to/read...especially as a woman. That said, it's a beautiful story and pretty well written.

I love Anderson Cooper (all the way back to Channel One days). This was an interesting book in that it was very personal about his life and some of the tragedy he's covered. Made me realize how quickly the news moves past a “story” once it's been told.

This is my first Anne Lamott book...I've heard so many good things and chose this because I wanted something hopeful and helpful to listen to on the drive to/from work. Total bust! She has some huge issues with GW Bush, which is fine, but I got super sick of hearing about those issues! I didn't feel there was much grace shown or many thoughts on faith...just random stories from her life without much learning from them.

This is a good follow up to Case Histories...I like the writing style and storytelling. I think I probably would've enjoyed it more had I read instead of listened to this one while driving. But, good none the less.

I loved Italy and all the EATing. India and PRAYer was insightful. Indonesia and LOVE was revoltingly self-indulgent. By the end, well, I was glad it was the end. A little too new-agey, feel good for me. My recommendation...read and enjoy Italy, then pray and contemplate on your own, then go out and love someone!

This is a good memoir but almost like driving by a really bad car wreck. You don't want to look but you do and you watch the news that night to see how things turned out. This book is sort of like that.

I read this out loud to a couple of veterans of WWII and it was moving. It was a great discussion starter and also interesting to compare their generation to mine (X, because we're so unoriginal we can't even come up with a name!).

A similar idea to Mountains Beyond Mountains...one man doing what he can. This time the man is building schools in Pakistan. Great read!

This book will make you want to eat!!! Wonderfully written, Ruth Reichl is my kind of lady - she loves to eat and talk about it!

This is a really great story of a man who is doing his best to change the world in a way that he can - help fight TB in Haiti. Not always the best writing but the story will get you through it.

I thought it would be more about candy...but it was a lot like a memoir...good, but not what I expected or wanted.

Laugh out loud, milk out your nose, pee your pants funny!

I'm currently re-reading this wonderful book. Actually, I'm reading it aloud to a couple of residents where I work. Amazingly written, such wonderful characters...

Probably 2.5. Nice story that makes you think about how we educate and love our children. Rounded up for a nice little list of “to see” films.