Rachel’s Comments (group member since Feb 26, 2010)

Rachel’s comments from the Olathe Public Library- GoodReads Branch group.

I'm all ready a fan of book talk!

I really enjoyed At Home (I finished it yesterday). It's a little bit of history about everything in your house, or more precisely Bill Bryson's house. Sometimes I had a hard time following how what he was writing about was connected to the room, but I found it all interesting. In fact, I find almost everything Bryson writes entertaining and informative. I've recommended it to a lot of friends.

I just picked up The Heretic's Daughter, based on your comments. I hope to get started on it soon. The problem is all my holds have been coming in at the same time! I love a good historical fiction read, so I'm looking forward to starting this.

I loved this book. No other book about NASA or space travel that I have read has been more griping. Mike's honesty about his emotions and feelings before, during, and after flying his missions were touching and moving to read. This book reminded me of all the reasons I have been fascinated by space and NASA since my childhood. Mary Roach recommend reading this book in Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void and boy was she right. It's a great read.

I read this book too a year or so ago. I found it very interesting. Kind of made me think a little differently about what people need to be happy.

I am on the hold list for At Home. I look forward to reading what you think of it!

Lorie wrote: "By the way, you might want to try "The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie," first in a new mystery series featuring a precocious 11-year-old girl with a passion for chemistry and a fondness for poi..."

It's funny you mention this book becouse I won it on here right around the time it came out. I feel kind of bad because I never got around to reading it. My advance copy is still on my bedside table. I will have to make the effort to read it.

Donna- so glad you liked it to! I didn't want to put it down.

I just checked this out last week and will be reading it after my current book. Sounds very interesting.

I finished reading this book a couple of days ago and really enjoyed it! I agree with you Katie, that I would have liked more pictures too. I think this book would make a really good movie. It reminded me of The Sisterhood of the Traveling pants. There were a few parts though that I had a hard time keeping track of the girls and what titles they held, but I don't hold that against the book.

Katie wrote: "Rachel, I hope you like it. One other thing I didn't mention, though, is that I wish Greenwood included more pictures! I look forward to hearing your thoughts on it."

I started reading last night. So far I'm really enjoying the book. I like the descriptive language the author uses. When I started reading I was surprised to see that the author was a man. I wouldn't think that many would be interested in this topic.

I'm picking up this book at the library today. Your review made it sound really interesting!

First, I want to say that the subtitles of newer non-fiction books is getting a little out of hand (it's 12 words long!). That being said, I picked this book up off the new book shelf at the main branch last week. It might have been the subtitle that convinced me to grab it, but I think the title is pretty good all by its self. I have to admit that I do judge a book by its cover and am so glad I picked this one up!
This well written tale of murder and forensic medicine was a fascinating read. The author’s descriptions of poisons and the tests that were developed to detect them took be back to my college and high school chemistry classes. I’ve always like chemistry so this book was right up my alley. Anyone interested in crime, science or the early 20th century will enjoy this book. I highly recommend it.

Thanks for the great review. I am going to put this on my to read list!

I just finished The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest and I would want to read more. I didn't really like his first book. The second was my favorite becouse it was more suspenseful. Overall though, I don't think I enjoyed the books as much as other people. I will have to check out the website. Thanks for the info!

I'm not really much of a writer so this is a short review, but I wanted to share this book with others of the OPL-Goodreads Branch that might be interested in Kansas City history. I really enjoyed this account of the first restaurant chain in America. I was particularly interested in the Kansas City connection with Fred Harvey and his company. The company's headquarters was located in Kansas City for most of it's history. This book lays out the company's history and family drama in an engaging way so that I didn't want to put the book down.

I don't have any of them and I am strongly anti-e-readers!! I love the feel of holding a book in my hand and of turning the pages. I understand the convience and that they might work for others, but leave me out :-)

Tina wrote: "Rachel,

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I haven't made the breakast bowl yet, but it's on the list! I will have to check out The Good Soldiers.

I just finished They Fought for Each Other: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Hardest Hit Unit in Iraq. It was hard, gripping reading. I felt that the book really shed a light on what fighting in Iraq was like. I have also made two recipes from Trisha Yearwood's new cookbook Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood: Stories and Recipes to Share with Family and Friends. Both the Key Lime Cake and the Chicken Spinach Lasagne were great. I'm looking forward to making some more new things. All the recipes are pretty simple which is perfect for me!

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What a fun read! I loved the concept of Abraham Lincoln fighting vampires in his spare time. If you are looking for an entertaining read this is the book for you! This is the first book that I have read about Abraham Lincoln (even if it is about vampires the major events in his life are true). It has made me want to read a good bio of his life. Any recommendations?
I rated this book 4 out of 5 stars

Sheila wrote: "Read Bel Canto last year and was very intrigued by the beginning of the book. The development of the relationship between the characters was very interesting. But, was really disappointed in the ..."

What didn't you like about the ending? I felt like the way the stand-off ended was realistic. I didn't like the epiloge.