Wisconsin
Frozen Stiff
The murder of a beautiful woman in a small Wisconsin town has everyone intrigued. If she moved into town the gossip would have traveled quickly.
So what was she doing when they found her dead at the edge of a harvested cornfield. She had dated a local policeman when they were in Chicago.
The policeman is being framed for her murder. A local deputy coroner teams up with the police to find out why he is being framed. The plot takes it readers inside the emergency room and the local morgue. Later they hide out in a hunting cabin during deer hunting season. The evidence mounts and they must find the murderer before they become victims too.
This was a book club read. I loved the beginning, hated the middle (because of the content, not the way it was written) and liked the ending. Very good read!
Great book about our greatest generation. I know some of the men and women and it was nice to read their stories
Very interesting to learn what our greatest generation went through. I also know some of these men and women. Great book.
Life on Hold by Karen McQuestion
McQuestion knows how to write a novel that captures your attention and keeps you interested from cover to cover. She is a versatile author since she writes both YA and adult fiction. In LIFE ON HOLD she writes from a 15 year old's perspective and takes you on a journey with Rae who is used to not staying put too long. When she gets to Wisconsin that all changes and Rae finally feels at home. In this quick novel you will become immersed in the story and enjoy seeing the characters grow and mature. McQuestion never disappoints and I would recommend this book to both teens and adults. 4 stars
If you're looking to read a story of surviving at sea, read Unbroken. Alone : Orphaned on the Ocean is not very well written, twice as long of a book as it needs to be (the author wants to remind us about the toughness of Wisconsonites every few pages), and, oddly, kind of boring.
The true story of Tere Duperrault's ocean survival after her family is murdered on a sailing yacht was news to me. The background on their killer was sad, and I am glad to know more about this history. There really is very little focus on her time on the float (which was disappointing as that had been the reason I was compelled to read this book). I can see how it was therapeutic for Duperrault to co-author this book, but a newspaper article on the story would have been enough for me.
Reading this book reminded me of a evening when my dad and two uncles sat around the kitchen table "telling tales" from their hunting and fishing experiences. I stayed very quiet so that I would be allowed to stay and listen. Some of the stories were funny, some sad, and some cautionary. Mr. Dewald goes beyond the usual stories in that he was part of larger issues such as the growing of maijauana on public lands and problems that the DNR has in keeping our wildlife both animal and plant safe. Being a warden would seem to be more of calling than a job in putting up with long hours, difficult people and an often clueless public (which includes polititians). It is a fairly small book filled with a world most of us will never see.
This year my goal is to read 1 book per month. This was a great start and I finished it in 4 days! The author is a retired principal and school superintendent from WI! This fiction takes place in Madison and mainly Washington Island. It is suspenseful! I usually lean toward autobiographies but this book was an excellent choice to keep me reading! I could see this as a movie! It is a riveting thriller where I could actually clearly visualize the scenes from Washington Island. Loved it!
Great (for a baseball book)
This was our January book club book and I was a bit skeptical at first - baseball is probably my least favorite sport. However, I picked this book up last Saturday and I couldn't read it fast enough. I was instantly drawn in to the characters; their connections, compassion, resolve, dedication and unexpected friendships. I think another reason I liked it was because Westish College was a D3 school in WI and it brought me back to my D3 college days (including visiting my then-fiance's school which was on Lake Michigan). I really had a lot of the same feelings about my school as most of the main characters did in the book. This book also opened up a world that I never really entered before, having never played on competitive sports teams in my life. Overall it was a great read and one that I will recommend to friends and family.
Loving Frank
I purchased this book in the spring and it was on my "to read" shelf for months. Then, someone in my book club suggested the title and it was chosen for our October book selection. I don't know why I didn't start reading it sooner! I LOVED it! Loving Frank is a historical fiction novel based on real events. It tells the story of world-famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, and his affair with one of his clients, the also married Mamah Borthwick Cheney. The unique perspective of this book is that it is told from Mamah's point-of-view. Wright is a larger than life character. There is no shortage of information available about him, so I was pleased that the author chose to give Mamah a voice.
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