Concord Public Library Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Stranger HereJen Larsen2013, 267 pagesNonfictionJen Larsen always thought that if she could only lose weight, she would be unstoppable, so when diet after diet failed she decided to try bariatric surgery. This book is pided into two parts: part one involves the time before surgery when we meet her friends and family and learn she is over 300 pounds....
Concord Public Library Book of the week
The Guest CatTakashi Hiraide2014, 140 pagesFictionThe Guest Cat is a quiet, meditative book. It’s a novel in which the narrator is writing the novel, a literary technique that reminds me of one of those wooden box puzzles you open only to find more to unlock in the next layer. The narrator and his wife and most of the other human characters remain nameless, which made the story feel like a fable. Chibi (the guest of the title) and...
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We Laugh, We Cry, We Cook: a Mom and Daughter Dish About the Food that Delights Them, and the Love That Binds ThemBecky Johnson and Rachel Randolph2013, 215 pagesNon-fictionIf you are looking for a quick, fun, relaxing read, try We Laugh, We Cry, We Cook!A mother and daughter duo write beautifully about life, love, and family dynamics that readers can relate to. It helps make things interesting that the mother is ADD and daughter a...
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The Good Luck of Right NowMatthew Quick2014, 284 pagesFictionIf Matthew Quick’s Silver Linings Playbook is about “love, madness, and Kenny G.,” his new book, The Good Luck of Right Now, is about love, difference, and Richard Gere. Quick has a knack for getting inside the lives of people most of us don’t try to know. In this case, 38-year-old Bartholomew, who’s always lived with his recently deceased mom. His grief counselor, Wendy,...
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Knocking on Heaven’s Door: The Path to a Better Way of DeathKaty Butler2013, 322 pagesNonfictionKaty Butler recounts the story of her father’s devastating stroke at 79 and the subsequent implantation of a pacemaker through his steady physical decline over the next six years to the point where his body was worn out, but his heart kept ticking thanks to that pacemaker which could last another five years. She tells of the physical toll...
