It's All About The Books - Vol. 7

It's time to talk about books, I got into kind of a reading slump in August so this post should be short and sweet. I'm going to do better for September though because I've hopped back on the reading train, whoo whoo.

Orange Is The New Black by Piper Kerman - Here's the thing I read a lot of reviews calling Piper Kerman a privileged white lady who's life was all roses until she got caught and then she used her situation to write a book and make money. So what and good for her, she turned a bad situation into a money making venture. To me none of that matters because the important thing that Piper Kerman did was accurately depict what life in prison is like for everyone. Not just privileged white ladies who made mistakes. If you want to know what daily prison life is like read this book, she doesn't exaggerate in any way that I could find. I offer this review in my professional opinion after spending two years working at a prison.  4 out of 5 stars.

Tiny Little Thing by Beatriz Williams - I've loved A Hundred Summers and The Secret Life of Violet Grant so I had high hopes for Tiny Little Things. Unfortunately the story idea couldn't keep me interested. The writing was stellar and the setting fabulous but the wife of a politician in love with her husbands war hero cousin held no interest for me. It's not the authors fault and I would recommend this book to any friend who was interested in politics and historical fiction, I'm just not that person. I did not finish this book, so although I rated it 1 out of 5 stars on Goodreads because there is no DNF rating I am not going to rate it anything in this post. Like I said if you politics and historical fiction this might just be a winner for you.

The House On Mermaid Point by Wendy Wax - The final book in the Ten Beach Road Trilogy this book did not disappoint. While the second book followed a very similar formula to book one this book took it's own direction. I  appreciated the Florida Keys setting and the ending which wrapped up the story in a neat little bow. Another great light easy beach read. 4 out of 5 stars.

The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy - I saw this book listed on a literary map as one of the most famous books set in South Carolina so I put it on my to read list. I had read a Conroy book before and really liked it a lot so I was looking forward to an interesting read. Unfortunately I found this book to be overwritten and I started skimming before I hit page 100. I considered the fact that the book had 600+ pages and gave it up by page 100. I think this would have been a great book if I could have gotten past paragraphs full of flowery unnecessary writing. 1 out of 5 stars.

Where'd You Go Burnadette by Maria Semple - I'd had this book on my to read list since March but kept passing it over for other books that sounded more interesting. Then I read an article that listed it as a book that could make you laugh out loud. While I did not laugh out loud, I did giggle quietly a couple of times. I ended up really enjoying this book, it was a quick read in a unique format. 4 out of 5 stars.

What did you read last month?