oh alice hoffman.
i want to write like you.
that is all.
5 out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥'s
NEXT UP: VALLEY OF AMAZEMENT - AMY TAN
whatcha readin'? {2017::book 8 - goal 24}
it's no secret...
i adore alice hoffman.
this is the 2nd of 3 books
i read of hers
just this year...
just this year SO FAR.
i suspect there will be more.
and
it's also no secret
that i love fairy tales
if you know me at all...
there are books of fairy tales
all through my house.
so can you imagine how happy
it makes me when one of my
favorite writers
references fairy tales
with words that sound like music
and poems and whispered secrets.
once again, she did not disappoint.
"Every fairy tale had a bloody lining. Every one had teeth and claws" Alice Hoffman
4 out of 5 ♥♥♥♥'s
NEXT UP: BOY SNOW BIRD - HELEN OYEYEMI
whatcha readin'? {2017::book 3 - goal 24}
i love alice hoffman's books....
and i really enjoyed this one.
i can't say that i loved it...
i'm not sure why.
i feel like i didn't really like the main character
and that is always an issue for me
when it comes to whether or not
i really sink into a book.
but i do love her writing style
so that's always enough to carry me through.
:)
3 ♥♥♥ out of 5
NEXT UP: ANNE OF AVONLEA AND WILDFLOWER (DREW BARRYMORE)
whatcha readin'? {2016::book 14 - goal 12}
oh alice hoffman...
you have done it again.
you have pulled me in
with vivid colors
and beautiful words
and imagery...
so many lines in this book
that i just wanted to read
and reread...
to sink into and absorb...
her writing is lyrical and evocative.
the story is based on some true elements...
Camille Pissarro, a famous artist of the 20th century,
is one of the main characters but she
brings you into the life of his mother...
and all of the beautiful messiness
involved in being a family
and loving/letting go.
i am hoping there are more books
by her that i have not yet read...
and if there not,
i may have to re-read what i have already read,
she is that good.
5 out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥'s
NEXT UP: THE KITCHEN HOUSE - KATHLEEN GRISSOM