Category Archives: Talking Books

Reading lists and reviews.

The Financial Diet by Chelsea Fagan

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Carol Early Cooney

Dear Fellow Reader, Today’s book is a departure from my usual type of book.  The Financial Diet is subtitled A Total Beginner’s Guide to Getting Good with Money. This book was made available to me by the publisher, Henry Holt and … Continue reading →

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Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Carol Early Cooney

  Dear Fellow Reader, I know this is a bit off topic but I have to say that I don’t like it when I don’t understand the title of a book.  I find it irritating when the title is so … Continue reading →

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The Dry by Jane Harper

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Carol Early Cooney

Dear Fellow Reader, Somehow, I had missed seeing The Dry on the bestseller lists during 2017.  When it was picked by my book club, I had never heard of it.  With all the books that I am dying to read, … Continue reading →

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Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Carol Early Cooney

Dear Fellow Reader, I have something I have to admit to you.  Sometimes I read too fast.  I will blame it on my mother’s insistence that her children take speed reading.  Reading fast is fine in many ways.  I can … Continue reading →

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Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Carol Early Cooney

  Hello Fellow Reader, Being Mortal by Atul Gawande is the book for my book club this month.  The book’s subtitle is Medicine and What Matters in the End.  This book is a thought-provoking read. I will warn you that it … Continue reading →

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