Latest Reviews

Fiction
*Adams, Richard George. Maia.
Book review by Tracey.

*Dostoevsky, Fyodor. The Brothers Karamazov.
Book review by Joel.

*Furnivall, Kate. The Russian Concubine.
Book review by Tracey.

*Kostova, Elizabeth. The Historian.
Book review by Tracey.

*Lamb, Wally. She's Come Undone.
Book review by Joel.

*Morgan, Kathleen. Child of the Mist.
Book review by Tracey.

*Stein, Garth. The Art of Racing in the Rain.
Book review by Tracey.

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Non-Fiction
*Ackerman, Diane. The Zookeeper's Wife.
Book review by Jane.

*Goodall, Jane. Harvest for Hope: A Guide for Mindful Eating.
Book review by Jane.

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Tracey's Favorite Picks

Fiction
*Gregory, Philippa. The Other Boleyn Girl.

*McGowan, Kathleen. The Expected One.

Non-Fiction
*Bryson, Bill. The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way.

*Butler, Alan. The Goddess, the Grail, and the Lodge.

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Joel's Favorite Picks

Fiction
*Glidden, Helene. The Light on the Island.

*Moore, Christopher. Fluke: Or I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings.

*Welch, James. Fools Crow.

Non-Fiction
*Fries, U. E. From Copenhagen to Okanogan.

*Roach, Mary. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers.

Joel's Least Favorite

Non-Fiction
*Russell, Peter. The Awakening Earth—the Global Brain.

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Jane's Favorite Picks

Fiction
*Gruen, Sara. Water for Elephants.

*Riley, Judith Merkle. The Oracle Glass.

*See, Lisa. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.

Non-Fiction
*Collins, Francis S. The Language of God.

*Gore, Al. An Inconvenient Truth.

*Weisman, Alan. The World Without Us.

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Our Most Visited Pages, 6/24/08 - 7/24/08
A Child Called It, by Dave Pelzer.

The Other Boleyn Girl, by Philippa Gregory.

The Mother Tongue, by Bill Bryson.

Cosmos, by Carl Sagan.

Affinity, by Sarah Waters.

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Welcome! to Book Reader's Traverse, a central place on the Web for enjoying books. Book Reader's Traverse sprang from a book reading club formed in Louisville consisting of six members. Each month, a member would choose a book to read for the group and the following meeting would be devoted to discussing that selection.

The diversity of interests created the conditions for covering good topics. We also enjoyed the freedom of not having limits set insofar as genres and authors, date published, etc. We included both fiction and non-fiction works; we were not fixed by the current bestseller lists. This web site is an effort to showcase our kind of reading style. The styles of the reviews are not necessarily consistent; some will be informative, others may analyze the book in the same manner we did during the book club meetings; some may address the reader, and others may be in third person. We generally are compiling all of our reviews as we go.

This site is maintained by three former members of the book club--Joel, Tracey, and Jane. Each of us reviews the books we read or would like to add to the site. When there are reviews of one book by more than one of us, both reviews will be on the same page for ease of access in comparing notes. You will be able to locate the review on both Picks pages. The Picks pages contain each contributor's bio and selections. Some selections are reviewed by more than one contributor.

In the past, we've enjoyed hearing from other readers. We created a special area of the site dedicated to people who would like to review books for our site. If you're interested in reading what others review or would like to contribute, visit us at Traversing Guest Station.