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Book Review: Dopesick by Beth Macy

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Apr 6, 2020 | LEARN: Chronic Illness

​Beth Macy tells hard truths in her 2018 book, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America. To me, it’s about the way capitalism allows one group of people to harm another, all in pursuit of the almighty dollar and in the guise of treating a...

Book Review: A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Aug 10, 2019 | RELAX: Other Relaxation

Christina Baker Kline opens the doors and invites us into the farmhouse in Andrew Wyeth’s iconic painting, Christina’s World. This fictional work offers readers a chance to understand the world of the Maine residents he painted. It’s not about Wyeth very much,...

Book Review: Shifting Into High Gear by Kyle Bryant

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Mar 4, 2019 | LEARN: Medical Memoir

Kyle Bryant is a man on a mission. He’s living with a rare disease called Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA). Diagnosed at age 17, it causes him to be extremely unsteady on his feet. FA isn’t just about mobility. It causes vision and hearing loss, as well as shortening the...

Book Review: Daughter of Moloka’i by Alan Brennert

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Feb 19, 2019 | RELAX: Historical Fiction

Daughter of Moloka’i is the sequel to Moloka’i by Alan Brennert. And, unlike the first book, very little of it takes place on Moloka’i. I can’t discuss the plot without revealing at least one spoiler from the first book. So if you haven’t read Moloka’i, I’d suggest...

Book Review: Moloka’i by Alan Brennert

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Feb 8, 2019 | RELAX: Historical Fiction

Moloka’i is both beautiful and bittersweet. Alan Brennert shows us the human side of institutional health care. In the late 19th century, Hawaii was still a sovereign country. But the haole (non-Hawaiians) were making their way there. And bringing their diseases, most...

Book Review: Promise Me, Dad by Joe Biden

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Mar 31, 2018 | RELAX: Memoir

Before my ebook hit 25%, Joe Biden’s family stories in Promise Me, Dad had me crying. There’s plenty of other content in this heartfelt memoir, but the focus is on Beau Biden’s fight with cancer. Beau is Joe Biden’s oldest son, technically Joe III. His life story is...

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