Rereading this exquisite novel about Creole Louisiana before the War. Getting ready for a NOLA trip and remembered that I loved this novel. Just a few pages into it, I am loving it again....A deliberate study of mother-daughter relationship in a society alien to us of the twenty first century.

A book which requires the reader have no distraction!
Another look @ Henry VIII and his Cromwell. The Tudors are back on TV and this won Man Booker!

One of the worst reads ever!

Reading for the second time. I am an unabashed self-styled "Lindbergh groupie," having first admired Anne, then Reeve. Charles was akin to my own father in personality and fascinated me w/his life beyond aviation. Reeve is very talented and tells the hard truth w/ humor -- something her father lacked. Very interesting look at the Lindberghs, especially Anne in her last years w/ Alzheimers.

A great read, particularly if you grew up in the South in the 50/60s. Some sad truths along w/carefully crafted lessons learned. Thankfully, we have progressed beyond the world in the book, but subtle remnants are still around. Excellent writing and very well thought out story design. Took me some time to get around to it, but glad I did. Should be out in paper soon.

Comes close to the worst book I have ever read, and I have read a few! Very poorly written; also a soporific!

Having a hard time keeping faith w/ this book. Have put it down for a while. Meantime read THE HELP.
Great read, particularly if you grew up in the south.

In light of the trial of KSM coming to NYC, wanted to read this book. S. Hersh has won a Pulitzer, so writing should be excellent and readable. I am not politically aligned w/him, however. So, I enter w/an open mind...

Well, I finally finished the book. The writing, of course is superb in style and diction. I feel like it has a little taste of Joycean stream of consciousness the way he moves from character to character without much notice to the reader. One must pay rapt attention or start over. I did find the jumping of first person to third person point of view a bit annoying. On to a non fiction choice, and then I will try McCann's earlier work, DANCER.

Finally signing up b/c I am finally retiring from my job and will have more reading time, hopefully. Just started Colum McCann's LET THE GREAT WORLD SPIN. Such a delight. An early pearl: "Another day, another DOLOR." It isn't a typo!