Kristin Hannah is an enormously successful writer of compulsively readable historic fiction.
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share these mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer? Email [email protected] is not your typical Rick Steves travel book. Rather, Habib dissects what it means to travel in the 21st century, as opposed to, say, what it means to emigrate.
Part One is gripping as Frankie sheds her naivete and advances her medical skills. Part Two follows her home to an ungrateful, unwelcoming America. Hannah’s storytelling is strong enough to more than balance occasional writing gaffs, but uneven pacing is more of an issue. Part Two seems underdeveloped, despite its length. —“The House on Mango Street,” by Sandra Cisneros
Hispanic families, known for their emotional intimacy, reveal their benefits as well as their challenges in this trio of stories. Sandra Cisneros earned national attention for this first book of fiction, which includes insights into her journey to success and shows that “coming of age” is a trip for many young people, regardless of their backgrounds or ethnicities.
This is the story of a family who struck it rich in the Klondike Gold Rush and then amassed great wealth through shrewd investments. It also explores greed, ambition, family loyalty, family secrets and, ultimately, the moral questions of justice for and restitution owed to displaced native peoples. The individual characters are, for the most part, finely drawn and the historical details of life in the Alaskan frontier are captivating. A fascinatingly good read.
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