Comments on: Favorite Books of November 2022

By: Ann

Ann — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 20:50:31 +0000

I really need to keep going on Now Is Not The Time To Panic. I can be very scattered and distracted with life & sometimes need to keep at a book.

It just has not grabbed me. Also I never read the wildly popular Nothing To See Here, Need to get back to that one.

This is a pretty slim book, and I want to meet my 50 book quota, so it may be just the ticket.

I tend to be a more serious reader. Douglas Stuart’s Young Mungo is standing out as my favorite book of 2022. I respect that it may not be everyone’s cup of tea. His books have dealt with some very harsh subject matter, but he truly is an excellent writer. This is his sophomore book after Shuggie Bain and it is equally good, if not better. The ending was heart stopping (in a good way!).

I also liked Demon Copperhead & the charming The Whalebone Theatre.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 04:28:20 +0000

I thought the audio version of Nothing to See Here was incredible, so I'm even more excited to listen to Now Is Not the Time to Panic. I'll probably dive in later this month. I'm hoping I get a copy of We All Want Impossible Things for my birthday or Christmas. I may just have to gift myself a copy. Have your read The Bright Hour by Nina Riggs? It's nonfiction (memoir), but also about a young woman dying of breast cancer. I thought it was amazing. (Reviewed here)

By: Linda Martin-Desy

Linda Martin-Desy — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 04:26:34 +0000

I so appreciate your reviews. Our taste in books is the same, which in this case leaves me in a quandary. I’m intrigued with We All Want Impossible Things; however, I am battling ovarian cancer. It has been since 2017, with 2 recurrences. I’m presently in a “mini remission.”
In your opinion, do you think this book would be too unsettling for someone in my position? I trust your opinion.

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 21:42:44 +0000

Oh thanks for these reviews! I am especially interested in the Kevin Wilson novel and it sounds like it does not disappoint. All of these sound quite good. Though the #1 & #3 sound really sad. Hope you are doing well.