Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library Reader Advisory Blog: Book Review: Plum Lovin'

Plum Lovin'
by Janet Evanovich
I finished this one on Wednesday night and I was laughing so hard I started tearing up. This is a Stephanie Plum novel but is not one of the numbers books. I just bought Fearless fourteen for my mom and am waiting for her to finish it so I can read it. This time Stephanie is working with Diesel who is an unmentionable (person with power) who apparently gets dimples and starts being irresistable. The rest of Stephanie's family are init and she is playing matchmaker in order to get her bounty to turn herself back in.A fun valentine's tale. Caution: do not drink hot coffee while reading for you may be cleaning it up or burn yourself from laughing so hard.
July 25, 2008 8:21 AM

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Genre: Adult Non-Fiction
Rating: 5 out of 5

"Being Mortal is about the limitations of what modern medicine can provide for people as their lives draw to a close. Gawande argues that the objective of medicine should not merely be treatment and survival; medical care should also ensure dignity in death and having control over one's final moments. He argues that instead of aggressively fighting the inescapable realities of aging, we should ask the hard questions of ourselves and our loved ones -- What makes life worth living? When should we try to extend our lives, and when should we choose a better quality of our remaining days over extending their quantity?

This book is difficult to read. Not because of the way Gawande writes -- his style is highly engaging, and he never lapses into excessively scientific jargon or overly simplistic explanations -- but because of the tough subject matter. Gawande draws on his own experiences as a doctor and peppers his book with honest and humane stories of his patients, friends, and family; the stories he tells make the book more accessible, and also more heartbreaking. (And that's not a bad thing.)

No one likes to think about their loved ones', or their own, impending mortality. But it's important to have these hard conversations, because as Gawande says, "endings matter." - Amanda

Book Review: Plum Lovin'

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