This graphic novel relates the author's experience dealing with her aging parents. The writer did not have a good relationship with her parents for many years and she felt that they were a burden to her when they required her assistance as their health failed.. The illustrations conveyed frustration and perhaps some guilt but certainly not love and tenderness for her parents.

This definitely a book worth reading! It is basically the story of a blind girl (Marie Laure) from Paris who becomes a member of the french resistance in San Malo and a poor German orphan boy (Werner Pfenning) who has a gift for radios, electronics and engineering and uses his skills to help the Nazis. The story is written in a back and forth narrative that keeps the reader entranced. Radio transmissions are the interweaving threads of their stories. Marie although physically blind can see and understand what is going on around her but Werner is blind to the evil and destruction that surround his work .The novel has many themes about morality and survival.

This is the life story of a woman who develops a great palate and a wonderful talent for cooking great meals. Every chapter is written from the perspective of a different important person in her life, and as a reader we gradually get to know about the main character. You will want to try some of the recipes by the time you finish reading.

The Curse of Beauty chronicles the life of Audry Munson, the model who posed for sculptors during the Guilded Age of America. Her image can be found on many buildings and historical monuments in New York and throughout the country. She also appeared apparently in several silent films. However her career was short for many reasons. Unfortunately she was committed to an insane asylum at age 40 and remained there sadly until her death at age 104.

The story was very powerful and provided a lot of information about someone unknown in our time. The presentation left a lot to be desired. The author narrated the story as he would a newspaper article or term paper with a multitude of dates, names and facts. The subject matter could have better presented as a work of historical fiction in which the story was told through the eyes of Audrey or her mother.

This book was thought provoking. The author touched on topics of motherhood, suburban living, and family dynamics. Most of the characters were multifaceted. Everyone had both "good" and" bad" aspects of their personality-- they were real people!.

I did not like this book as much as I enjoyed the other
Fredrik Backman books. The characters were not as quirky. Its sad that sports are so important to some people.

An interesting blend of historical fiction and fantasy. Addie sells her soul to the devil. She has immortality but is always forgotten. Memory of her survives only through art. Very thought provoking.