Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library Reader Advisory Blog: New to the New York Times Bestseller List 10/12/14

Check out Bones Never Lie and To Dwell in Darkness, both new to the New York Times Bestseller Hardcover Fiction List and available at the Community Library - place your hold today!

Bones Never Lie by Kathy Reichs

When a serial killer previously responsible for a string of kidnappings and murders in Canada resurfaces in the United States, Tempe Brennan is called in to pursue a deadly predator who narrowly evaded capture by Brennan once before. (Publisher Summary)

To Dwell in Darkness by Deborah Crombie

Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and his new murder investigation team are called to investigate a deadly bombing and while putting together the puzzle, uncover an unexpected pattern, including the disappearance of a mysterious bystander. (Publisher Summary)

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

New to the New York Times Bestseller List 10/12/14

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