Limbo
A Dognapping Mystery Novella

This book was, for me, as jerky as a mine train in an amusement park. The first relatively short section was gorgeous and captivating. Ansay takes us into the world of her physical pain and her maddening and unsuccessful attempt to learn what was wrong with her. Then she jumps to her Catholicism and......more

This is probably a book I wouldn't have read except that it was a book club choice. The positive-- well-written and she's best when she's discussing her family and childhood. The negative-- it was all-over the place and quite frankly the inner turmoil of her devotion to catholicism seemed forced in......more

A moving story about a young pianist struck by an odd muscular disease, and her transformation into a novelist. There are some exceptional moments of beauty in this story. Here's my favorite: My coat hangs on a peg by the door; I put it on, step outside into the sudden silence of a vast cathedral. Th......more

I've read a lot of memoirs and most of them I really disliked. Often I feel that they are over-the-top stories of abuse or neglect and if they are in fact close to what actually happened then it is just too depressing to want to read about. I always also wonder if the bad things that happen are give......more

This is one of those books that I hate to write anything negative about. The author sufffered enough that I feel bad not giving her more stars. In fairness though, I just did not really like this book. I've read so many memoirs over the years and I've read about people that have suffered and the one......more