Review: Becoming Marta

Becoming Marta by Lorea Canales
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

A free book from Amazon Prime - now I know why it was free.

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Review: The Man in the High Castle

The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I held off on providing feedback until after the "Book Club" discussion. I was the only one who seemed to enjoy this book but then again I did read it twice. Being written in the early 1960's I believe the author was probably under the influence of LSD or something. The writing certainly was bizarre however the premise of Germany and Japan winning WWII and what life might be like afterward was quite interesting. If you do attempt this, I recommend keeping a list of the characters as they are introduced. It helped me tremendously the 2nd time I read it. The Amazon series based on this is excellent. Similar characters, however the story follows a different path. Because I doubt I'll ever forget this story, I am willing to give it a rare 5 star rating.

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Review: Day After Night

Day After Night by Anita Diamant
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

My third book by Anita Diamant was not disappointing. In this historical fiction story she refers to something that truly happened in 1945. I found it amazing as I had never heard about how Great Britain treated undocumented immigrants after WWII. I do plan to research more about "Atlit" a holding camp for "illegal" immigrants in Israel in 1945.

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Review: Peace Like a River

Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Every accolade written about this book is true. The best one on front cover: "Peace Like a River serves as a reminder of why we read fiction to begin with". The story is a treat and I found myself looking forward to picking it up several times a day, and slowing down as it ended to savor the conclusion. I only read it because it was picked for February's Hart Park Senior Center book club. Amazed I had not heard about it before - it was published in 2001. Highly recommend if you enjoy reading about wonderful characters and marvelous prose. This book is magical.

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Review: A Death in Sweden

A Death in Sweden by Kevin Wignall
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

My December free Kindle book from Amazon didn't disappoint. It did keep me up later than usual as it is a page-turner. Couldn't stop when a chapter ended - had to see what happened next!

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