by Zia ~ June 28th, 2004. Filed under: Books.
Growing Up Hard in Harlan County–G.C. Jones
Not bad for what it was: this book gave lots of details about how hard life was in Harlan County. Had a bit of a hard time following some of the story since he jumped around a lotLots of bragging too, but hey, if I came out of a background like that and did as well as he did, I’d be bragging too. The main reason I read this, of course, was to glean anything I could from my grandfather’s life. There was a Sailor, presumably a descendent of the Sallier/Saylor/Sailor tribe (from which I am descended); however, I would prefer not to claim kinship as he was a corrupt judge around the time of the Harlan riots.
The Time Traveler’s Wife–Audrey Niffenegger
What a great idea. Henry has Chrono Displacement Disorder, popping into different times–usually in the past, sometimes in the future–at times of extreme stress. He meets Clare when he is 28; she meets him when she is six. Not a bad book, although there were some unpolished edges, way too much detail about unimportant things at times. All in all, it was nicely executed.