Friday, September 08, 2006
The Innocent – Harlan Coben (A Thrill Ride)
I love Harlen Coben! I have liked all his books that I have managed to lay my hands on.Some mistakes can change your life forever. For Matt Hunter, that mistake came in one terrible moment when his attempt to help a friend and stop a fight resulted in an accidental death. Matt was convicted of manslaughter and sent to prison. Time that his peers spent in college, Matt endured behind bars.
Now nine years after his release from prison, his innocence long forgotten, he's an ex-con who takes nothing for granted. With his wife Olivia pregnant and the two of them closing on a house in his hometown, things are looking up. Until the day Matt gets a shocking, inexplicable video call from Olivia's phone. And in an instant, the unraveling begins.
The Innocent is a great story and a compelling tale of the choices we make and the repercussions that never leave us.
Thursday, September 07, 2006
The Devil Wears Prada – Lauren Weisberger (Trashy but Fun)
Devil Wears Prada was a very funny and easy read. Although Andrea has no desire to work in fashion, publishing or otherwise, she takes the job as Editor-in-Chief Miranda Priestly’s junior assistant after being assured that, after a year of service, she can pretty much secure any job she wants in the city. Miranda Priestly is human evil incarnate: she forgets Andrea's name, forces her to make two trips to Starbucks in a single morning, and never once compliments her on her clothes. On one level this is a straightforward revenge novel, but on a deeper one it's really about the ice-water shock of leaving college and getting a real job. Andrea as a character is interesting and easy to relate to as she struggles to both fit into a world she is a stranger to and keep her sanity.Andrea chronicles the abuse she suffers from her boss and the shallowness and egocentrism of the fashion industry. I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for sheer entertainment.
