WPL Books It! Adult Winter Reading Challenge

 

WPL Books It! Adult Reading Challenge. Don't forget to grab your registration grab bag full of your favorite ‘90s swag! For this '90s themed challenge we're offering readers the opportunity to be entered to win three different prizes. 

Prize 1: Your Favorite ‘90s CDs and a state of the art CD player alarm clock with a $50 gift card to Joe’s Albums

Prize 2: The Beanie Babies collection of your dreams with a $50 gift card to That’s Entertainment

Prize 3: A VCR and a starter collection of all the best VHS movies from the ‘90s with a $50 gift card to the Elm Draught House Cinema

Prizes sponsored by the Worcester Public Library Foundation

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Read these patron book reviews submitted by your fellow readers to get an idea of what to read next! And don't forget to log what you read, WPL events you attend, and your book reviews!

 

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

I read this book as a recommendation. Much of this book took place in 2 separate time periods, which I enjoyed. I wondered how both time periods would converge and was not disappointed. I felt for all the characters who did the things they did because they truly thought it was the right decision. It was a powerful look at the role of women compared to men, both in the 1700s and in today's society.

Tara S.

Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx

Somehow, 55 pages of text feels more heartbreaking than any movie could be.

Alexis S.

 

Flags on the Bayou by James Lee Burke

Nine character make up this historical time. Burke expertly renders the rich Louisiana landscape, from the sunsets on the Mississippi River to the dingy saloons of New Orleans to the tree-lined shores of the bayou and the cottonmouth snakes that dwell in its depths. Powerful and deeply moving, Flags on the Bayou is a story of tragic acts of war, class divisions upended, and love enduring through it all.

Abby C.

 

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

The narration in this is funny and fresh, and the ending is heartbreaking in a heartwarming sort of way, almost. I absolutely adored this, and I can't wait to dive deeper into the series.

Alexis S.