Time Traveler’s Wife

Just finished reading the book Time Traveler’s Wife this morning – June 11, 2011 and wondered how so much imagination could fit into one book.  I laughed in spots.  I cried in other places in the book but mostly I wondered “if it could really happen.”  The author has one heck of an imagination and I think I lived that life through both Clare and Henry’s eyes.  Bravo.  5-stars

Book Review

Book:  Mozart’s Sister Author:  Nancy Moser Reviewer:  Joei Carlton Hossack In finishing the book this morning I feel as though I am saying goodbye to an old and dear friend.  There are many reasons why I enjoyed the book.  The first and foremost is that I love historical novels. They entertain while teaching your something about the past.  Great job  Nancy Moser  The second reason that I loved this particular book is that I have been to Mozart’s house – the one in Vienna and could visualize each small room. Great job  Nancy Moser.  The third reason I loved this book – I have been to all of the places in Europe where Wolfie and Nannerl entertained royalty. – Great job Nancy Moser. I found it interesting that all the feeling...

The Last Juror by John Grisham

They say you are always happy with visitors – some when they arrive and some when they leave. That’s how I felt about The Last Juror by John Grisham.  I was delighted that I found a Grisham book that I wanted to read but my delight was short-lived.  It started and ended with high drama but the 300 pages in the middle was like pushing molasses uphill – very slow moving. Out of 5 stars I’ll give it 2 stars.  It was well written and gave me a bird’s eye view of small town living in Mississippi.  Joei