If you saw Something Borrowed (or read the book), it’s every bit as disjointed and depressing. I’m not a fan of Giffin’s writing style or her propensity to write novels that center on adultery.
I haven’t read anything by Giffin since my college years, but this was in my Kindle archives I share with my mom so I gave it a shot. Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Heart of the Matterby Emily Giffin It also has a travel component to it, as much of the plot takes place in some unknown Amazonian village. A medical researcher in Minnesota goes to Brazil to find out what happened to her co-worker who died while on assignment down there and, in turn, winds up on the path to a cure for malaria. I loved this book because the writing was excellent and, again, it was a research-heavy novel that required a whole of scientific background to write. I didn’t love this book simply because the author is from Nashville (represent!). Rating: 4 out of 5 State of Wonder by Ann Patchett I’m also a sucker for a research-heavy topic, and Gruen spent two years in an ape language lab studying her subjects before penning this book. Otherwise known as “that girl who wrote Water for Elephants,” Sara Gruen hit another home run with the fictional follow-up to her debut novel about apes learning sign language. Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Ape House by Sara Gruen Olivier’s first novel, Before I Fall, was pretty entertaining, too, but I have a feeling the Delirium trilogy ( book two comes out in February!) is going to be the next Hunger Games.
If you like dystopian novels or young adult lit, you won’t be disappointed by this 1984-esque read about the government performing surgery on every citizen to remove the gene in their brain that allows them to love, thus preventing the ultimate disease that plagues all: amor deliria nervosa (love). OK, technically I read this over the summer, but it’s too good I can’t not recommend it. In case you’re looking for last minute gift ideas, here’s what was on my reading list this fall, the good and the bad. It’s what my in-laws all did for me last birthday, and it’s a brilliant idea, cutting back on shipping fees as well as the nuisance of wrapping yet another present.) Seriously-how great is it to have a Kindle and be able to download a book in under a minute the second you’ve finished the one before? (Also, fun fact: If giving a gift to a Kindle owner, you can order the book via Amazon and have it delivered directly to their device. With little Internet access and a need to be laying horizontal each night after dinner following long days in the office, I read A LOT of books on our Semester at Sea voyage.
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