Reviews by Andrea (65)

Andrea 2024-01-10 Daisy Jones and the Six

Everyone Who Read It Enjoyed It: So Did I

Daisy Jones and the Six

Imagine a 70s rock band with hugely charismatic male and female leads and wonderful songs to sing. And they have the lifestyle to deal with too: sex, drugs, rock and roll.... The story is told in a journalistic format and is so believable that you might find yourself being disappointed that it isn't as true as it feels when you're reading it. Comfort yourself: it's a conglomeration of many true stories with just a bit of embroidery to pretty it up. Wouldn't read it twice, but loved it!

Andrea 2024-01-10 The Buddha in the Attic

A Large Group of People Becomes a Single "Character"

The Buddha in the Attic

This book deals with the practice of Japanese workers in the US in the period before WW2, "buying" brides from Japan. It follows their stories. I did not find this book particularly engaging even though it was occasionally poignant and very likely historically accurate. I do take my hat off to the author. Trying to turn a group of people into a single "character" is no easy task. Up to a point, she succeeded - at least enough for me to read and finish the book. Technically, it's a masterpiece, affectively, it occasionally tugs at the heartstrings, and historically it covers events that few people know about. I'm not sorry I read it, but I'd class it as being hard work for the reader.

Andrea 2024-01-10 Last Gift of the Master Artists

A Very Long Book of Poetry

Last Gift of the Master Artists

It may be that I didn't give this book enough of a chance. I went halfway, then started speed reading, then gave up. The words are beautiful, but there's only so much poetry I can handle and it's a very long book. It has philosophy and beauty, but what it lacks is a coherent story-line I actually want to follow. I liked the parts I read, but I grew impatient. Maybe this is "my bad."

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