Tag Archives: Reading

The Japanese Lover, by Isabel Allende

Posted on June 20, 2025 by schoultz

Why this book:  Selected by my literature book club. Summary in 3 sentences:  There are two  key protagonists in this novel, beginning with a young woman Irina who is working in a retirement home in the early 21st century in the … Continue reading →

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All the Beauty in the World, by Patrick Bringly

Posted on March 14, 2025 by schoultz

Why this book: Recommended to me by my friend Francine, which I convinced my book club to select, since it was a shorter and a relatively easier read than our last selection, which was One Hundred Years of Solitude.  Summary … Continue reading →

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The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexander Dumas

Posted on January 2, 2024 by schoultz

Why this book: Selected by my literature reading group because none of us had read it, though it is included on most lists of the greatest novels ever written.  That said, most in the group were intimidated by its length … Continue reading →

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