My October Reads

With November half gone, I’m just now posting my October reads. Only read four, same as in September. My excuse is that my brain is finally cooling off after our hellishly hot Arizona summer.

Two are by Janet Evanovich whom I have stated is my go-to when I want an easy, enjoyable and usually funny read. Enjoyed them both.

Tough Cookie was in the bunch and I haven’t read many in the Goldie-the-caterer series. I must admit that this one tried my patience a bit. It took me too long a while to get into the story and the plot dragged through the first third of the book. Near the end, Davidson had the heroine flashing some wild self-defense that was largely not Goldie behavior, in my humble opinion. Oh, well.

The serious choice last month was The Women by Kristin Hannah, about gutsy combat nurses caring for the wounded in Viet Nam. If you have not read this book, you must and that’s all you need to know.

The story made me grateful to have paid my respects at the Viet Nam Veterans Memorial in D.C. soon after its installation during a work-related trip to our capitol city.

My reaction included a tearful, disturbed response to the rows and rows of names that seemed to continue ceaselessly, causing concern from younger colleagues who accompanied me. As much as I tried, it was hard to help them understand my sadness.

Read the book — which revers the soldiers, but also the nurses who put their lives at risk to help them.

Stay tuned for November’s choices.