Year of Wonders

April 17, 2005 Categories: Books |  

I just finished Year of Wonders: a Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks. This isn’t something I would normally be drawn to and I was hesitant. I mean with a sub-title like “A Novel of the Plague”, you know it’s not going to be one of those “just made me happy” kind of books. But I am so glad I read it. Through the book, Ms. Brooks shows how different kinds of people repond to immense suffering. For some people, suffering makes them better, brighter. Others turn to their baser natures. The characters are well drawn, and she puts you “there”. If you want to read a short excerpt, you can find one on my other blog.

Now for something lighter, I’m on to The Broker, by John Grisham.

Happy reading!
Carrie

2 Comments

  1. Tracey

    Sounds like a good book. Will have to add this to my list!

    Thanks!

    April 18th, 2005 at 2:17 pm
  2. Paula

    Sounds interesting . . . thanks for the recommendation. BTW, love your description in your profile. I, too, climb seemingly insurmountable mountaints of laundry and get lost teaching my kids and playing chaffeur!

    April 19th, 2005 at 9:39 pm