Showing posts with label women. Show all posts
Showing posts with label women. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Brothel: Mustang Ranch and Its Women

Title: Brothel: Mustang Ranch and Its Women
Author: Alexa Albert
Rating: 4

I live in Las Vegas, Nevada. You had to figure I'd get to a brothel book at some point on my reading quest. I feel like this book has given me an inside peek into that world. I couldn't put it down!

Saturday, June 06, 2009

I Capture the Castle

Title: I Capture the Castle
Author: Dodie Smith
Rating: 4

A wonderful novel in the tradition of the great female, British writers. Cassandra drew me into her world and made me want to stay. I saw another review for this book where someone tagged it "intelligent chick-lit." While I generally abhor the "chick-lit" genre, "intelligent chick-lit" does fit and I'd be willing to give another a try.

"Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression."

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

The Lonely Soldier

Title: The Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq
Author: Helen Benedict
Rating: 4

A very informative book and probably eye-opening to many that don't have a vested interest in the military (Hi to Mom in Iraq and Brother in Japan). I am still confounded by the question posed by the author (and subjects), "Why should they have to be worried about being harmed by their fellow soldiers?"