WooReads Patron Book Reviews: Current & Former Bestsellers

This week we have a selection of patron reviews on bestsellers: some new, some old, some fiction, and some nonfiction. Take a look and see if there's something you'd like to try. And if you haven't heard, thanks to all your help and hard work we reached our community wide goal of 5,000 books read by May 31st! It's smooth sailing from here, and we'll draw two Grand Prize winners of a Kindle Paperwhite at the end of the month. Until then, there's still time to read and log. Twenty books logged puts you in the Grand Prize drawing: mywpl.beanstack.org. Keep your eyes peeled for our Summer Reading program too!  We have more challenges, more prizes, and lots of great programs.

Happy Reading!

The Woman In The Window
By A.J. Finn
A woman struggles with agoraphobia and alcoholism, but she peeps on her neighbors. What is real and what isn’t? The ending is a shocker. The epilogue is uninformed re: recovery.

~ Judi P. 

I'll Be Gone In The Dark
By Michelle McNamara
Great writing! Thrilling! I savored every page.

~Christine J.

Little Fires Everywhere
By Celeste Ng
I really enjoyed reading this book. It almost reminded me of a mystery novel. I was wondering who started the little fires from the beginning all the way to the end of the book. Very good read and I highly recommend it.

~ Amber B.

The Library Book
By Susan Orlean
Susan Orlean’s approach to this story about the largest library fire in the history of the United States was presented with an abundance of depth and perspective. The incident was news but she allowed it to become a mesmerizing story of the people and the history behind the news. I became so immersed in the story I forgot it was a true story . Ms. Orleans brings the reader to a place of where she allows us to feel her emotions and understands the reasons for her passion for them. I as a lifetime librarian and passionate library user have an even deeper respect for the privilege of having our public libraries and librarians after reading this book.

~ Mary Jo M.

18th Abduction
By James Patterson
3 teachers are missing, where did they go? Lindsey investigates and her husband Joe is on another case of a suspected war criminal. Both cases end up combining. Lots of excitement, and terror. Will it finally be solved and the bad guys punished? Leaves you hanging until the end.

~ Karen S.

The Jungle
By Upton Sinclair
An amazing book, great critique of capitalism and corruption in turn of the century Chicago.

~ Lavinia P.