Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library Reader Advisory Blog: August 2008

Book Review: The Twilight Lord

The Twilight Lord
Book Three of the World of Hetar
By; Bertice Small
This story takes off where the last book ended. the trial and tribulations of Lara and her husband Magnus as she follows her destiny are exciting and romantic this story gets you to turn the pages I could not put this book down. I cant wait for the next installment.

Book Review: Twelve Sharp

Twelve Sharp
by Janet Evanovich
Has Ranger gone to the darkside? Everyone is looking for him and suspects him of murder and kidnapping. Stepahnie does not believe this and tries to get to the bottom of it risking her own freedom and safety. Fast moving lots of action in this one.

Book Review: Eleven on top

Eleven on top

by Janet Evanovich

In this Stephanie Plum novel she decides to quit being a bail enforcement agent and find a real job. In true Stephanie style each job gets progressively worse along with the problems. She quits sugar and has to deal with the backlash.I laughed out loud as I always do with Janet's books.

Book Review: A DISTANT TOMORROW

book 2 the world of hetar
A DISTANT TOMORROW
by Bertrice Small
It is hard to believe that this story starts out book two this way. join Lara on her adventures. Very intriguing cant wait to read book 3.

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