The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


The suspense developed by the author at the beginning of this novel was amazing. I was intrigued from the very beginning and my suspense was held until the end. I am going to be honest and say the ending was a bit of a disappointment. The author never came back to the original storyline laid out from the start and I felt that I was left with more questions than answers at the end.



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Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


A funny, engaging story about a young boy growing up in a model town established by Eleanor Roosevelt. The mischief of a twelve-year old boy mixed with the nostalgia of an original Norvelter leads to a summer of growth and learning.



Part autobiographical and part fiction, the novel at times makes you laugh out loud and at other times stop and think about history and our part in it.





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Zebratown: The True Story of a Black Ex-Con and a White Single Mother in Small-Town America by Greg Donaldson

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


A non-fiction work that tells the story of a former prison inmate who relocates from New York City to Elmira. It is the story of his years out of the prison system and the life he tries to build in this town.



I found parts of the book interesting, particularly the historical pieces of the area. Other parts were more disturbing.





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