hosted by Ariel, Emily, Angela, and Audra
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The premise:
A series in which we discuss books about wives and tackling these questions:
1. What does this book say about wives or about the experience of being a wife?
2. In what way does this woman define “wife”—or in what way is she defined by “wife”?
I decided to join this reading challenge as I love the idea of it.
I will give my rating and brief comments below on the books read. So, this post will be updated throughout the year. Alerts to new comments will appear on the sidebar caption for this challenge.
I will also include some other "wife" related books read not currently on the official reading list.
The reading list:
-my rating: 4
Had a hard time reading this at first knowing that it was based on Laura Bush. But I liked the main character's personality and growth throughout the book.
-my rating: 5
Great mix of history, Paris and perspective on Ernest Hemingway.
-my rating: 5
Engaging tale of life, love, forgiveness and non-forgiveness that come with harsh realities.
August 2013: The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin
-my rating: 4
Good dose of lighthouse living, the sea and a perspective on Captain Ahab in Moby Dick.
-my rating: 5
Loved the attention to details of the 1920s.
-did not read
-my rating: 4.5
Good tale that presents a perspective of WWII in Poland that also includes affects on zoo animals.
June 2014: The Crane Wife by Patrick Ness
August 2014: The World’s Wife: Poems by Carol Ann Duffy
October 2014: Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon
December 2014: The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani
February 2015: The Last Wife of Henry VIII by Carolly Erickson
Books read not on the official list above:
-my rating: 5
Good thriller that gives an interesting perspective on the "do nothing" mode.
-my rating: 5
Loved the concept of this time travel tale.
Feel free to comment and let me know if you liked or disliked any of these books, etc.
