Author: bookhound

Old Jules

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Post date October 19, 2005
Categories In Biography

by Mari Sandoz, 1935 Biography by the daughter of a pioneer in Nebraska. I didn’t finish this book because Old Jules was the meanest, cruelest, ugliest man, and when he started being cruel to his 2-year old daughter, I couldn’t read anymore.

Simon’s Family

Post author By bookhound
Post date October 2, 2005
Categories In Fiction

by Marianne Fredriksson, 1999

The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini, 2003 Afghanistan–moving tale about two boys in Afghanistan at the time of the Russian invasion and then under the Taliban.

Catch 22

Post author By bookhound
Post date July 18, 2005
Categories In Fiction

by Joseph Heller, 1961 I was not able to continue reading this book after the first chapter or so. Something turned me off so badly, I threw it away. (I had picked it up for free from a garage sale.) However, it is a Pulitzer Prize winner and classic, so maybe I need to give […]

Catch Me If You Can

Post author By bookhound
Post date June 14, 2005
Categories In Memoir

by Frank Abagnale, 2000 Memoir by the ultimate con-man. What I remember most is that he impersonated airline pilots. With the uniform and the manner, he is able to walk right into the cockpits and convince everyone he is legitimate. Amazing that no one ever got hurt. The guy had guts, that’s for sure!