Bettyville by George Hodgman

This book is at once hilarious, poignant, insightful, clever, sad and you must read it!  I'll admit I bought it for my Kindle because the blurb stated that is was about a man going home from New York to a tiny town in Missouri to care for his aging mother (Betty) AND it was $1.99.  I'm only half way through, but feel strongly enough about it to recommend (demand?). - BT

A Few Recommendations from BT

I just finished a couple books I would recommend: Becoming Nicole (the "which bathroom should a transgender use?" case in the northeast that hit the news mid 2005'ish).  Not only is the narrative around the actual case fascinating, heart breaking, joyful, hopeful, depressing, but I also appreciated the physiological treatment of human sexuality.

I accidentally bought Before We Were Yours (by that I mean, I paid full price) and found the plot intriguing as I usually wonder how an author invents a plot, begins a tale sufficiently interesting enough to take you inside the story, then fleshes out the characters and adds enough twists to bring you to the end...even if the end seems a bit contrived.  How about that sentence?!? (Well, I just went to your blog because I wondered if you had read this. And, sure enough, not only had you read it but we agreed--and are, apparently, in the minority)

I read Go Set A Watchman and admit disappointment, but chide myself for that assessment since Harper Lee was older than we are when she finished it?  (And then she died.)  Disturbing but likely at least partially accurate depiction of the "post war" southern mentality.  It made me wonder if the popularity of  was, in part, due to the fabulous movie and Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch, my hero...

I'm reading Open City...another "Best Book" selection.  We'll just see about that!😊 - BT