Communications Manager, Kyla Merwin, recommends Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament by Michael A. Singer. One of the great gifts bestowed on us as sentient beings – which we learn to access at some point (hopefully) in our lives – is personal agency: Will. Free will. Choice. We cannot control most of what happens around us—hot tempers and cold people, the length of the line in the grocery store or the width of the feet we were born with, the too-slow traffic or … [Read more...] about Book Review: Living Untethered
Library Book Club Reviews
Book Review: Demon Copperhead
Circulation Manager Pamela Parker recommends Demon Copperhead: A Tale Retold by Barbara Kingsolver Best known for the parallels to Charles Dicken’s 1850 semi-autobiographic novel, David Copperfield (1850), Barbara Kingsolver's latest novel, Demon Copperhead (2022), recounts a boy’s coming-of-age in Appalachia during the height of the opioid epidemic, which ran at its worst from 2007-2016. Kingsolver’s work takes us to Lee County, Virginia, where Demon “got … [Read more...] about Book Review: Demon Copperhead
Book Review: The Graveyard Book
Information Systems Manager Will Duke recommends The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. The Graveyard Book is a captivating and enchanting tale that takes readers on a journey through a world of ghosts, mystery, and the enduring power of friendship. This extraordinary novel weaves together elements of fantasy, adventure, and coming-of-age, creating a story that is both thrilling and deeply heartfelt. The story revolves around Nobody Owens, a young boy who escapes an unthinkable tragedy as a … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Graveyard Book
Book Review: “Lessons in Chemistry”
Andrea Nelson, Library Assistant, recommends Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. The Community Library will hold its inaugural book club, “Together We Read!” on December 8, 2022. I am thrilled to host our first gathering! We will discuss one of my favorite recent works of fiction, Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus. Don’t be fooled by its hot pink cover, Lessons in Chemistry is no weightless romance novel. Garmus throws a huge pile of infuriating literary stones at her … [Read more...] about Book Review: “Lessons in Chemistry”
