Review: Dry Ice

Dry Ice by Bill Evans

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



(I read an ARC given to me through a Goodreads giveaway. Thanks Goodreads!)

When I read the description on the giveaway, I signed up because it sounded interesting. Early reviews had me concerned because I was expecting a technically confusing story - but it wasn't. I'm one of those people that love to learn new things and the explanation of the division of Antarctica and the lifestyle of those living on the ice was fascinating.

As I read the book, I wondered how they would be able to pull it together into a plausible end. With 30 pages left, I still didn't think it would happen. And in the end, it worked...and it kept the action going until the last chapter.

I could see this becoming a SyFy disaster movie. The cinematography could be amazing and the devastation makes it fit into their niche easily. I don't know that I've ever read a disaster book and it's a nice change from the disaster movies! I will definitely look for something more from Bill Evans!



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Review: Blessings

Blessings by Anna Quindlen

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



"I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves." This is my favorite quote and it's by Anna Quindlen. I finally took the time to find books by Quindlen and decided to read Blessings first.

I liked it. Lydia Blessings and Skip/Charles are outwardly opposites but seem to have the same need for orderliness and tradition. When Skip finds a baby on the estate, he decides to keep her. Lydia discovers this and they form a bond over Faith. Honestly, it was the baby finding that kept the book at 3 stars. I simply can't accept Skip finding, keeping and hiding a baby. Throughout the rest of the book my mind kept thinking, "But he wouldn't do this!" and I'd lose track of the story again.



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Review: Left Neglected

Left Neglected by Lisa Genova

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Once I started this book, I was addicted.

Sarah, a high-level executive with a demanding job, two mortgages, three children and a husband, is in a car accident. Eight days later she wakes up and realizes that she has lost her left. Her brain, as a result of the traumatic injury, is no longer able to able to even comprehend the idea of left. Not only does her body not have a left half, but neither does anything else. This "left neglect" is the focus of the story and we are able to travel the path of recovery with her. She learns a new life and faces challenges that are incomprehensible to me.

Early in the story she is explaining to a frustrated husband that it isn't as easy as looking around. She asks him to list everything in the room and he complies. When he's finished the list, she tells him to imagine being told that there is actually twice as much there and that he just needs to look harder to find it. Imagine trying to figure out a way to see something when you have no idea how there is another way to look. At that point, I was hooked.

I can hardly wait to listen to Still Alice!



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