The book is written as an “oral history.” Kind of like a documentary in written form with frequent splices and a range of points of view. Daisy Jones the Groupie (1965-1972). Daisy Jones is born in 1951 in Hollywood Hills (Los Angeles). Her parents are a well-known painter and a model. Daisy is rich, beautiful …
News of the World by Paulette Jiles was published back in 2017, but it’s a book I’ve been wanting to read for a while. It’s an uncomplicated and enjoyable read that transports you Reconstruction-era Texas with an easy swagger and charming drawl. For historical fiction fans, it works in a lot of detail about the …
Chapter 1 Wichita Falls, Texas, Winter 1870. Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, an older man, makes his living traveling to towns across North Texas, reading from newspapers and journals in halls or churches for ten cents per person. He relies on the honor system when it comes people paying their ten cents. Kidd feels a certain …
This is a detailed summary of Educated by Tara Westover. For those short on time, each section begins with bolded text that summarizes that section. Part One Prologue (Introduction) The prologue introduces Tara Westover, her survivalist father and the unconventional way (no birth certificates, no medical records, etc.) she and her siblings have been raised …
The book is in second-person with Alicia’s psychotherapist (Theo Faber) as the narrator. It is interspersed with Alicia’s old diary entries. Part One Pt I, Chapters 1-2. Alicia is a painter. She murdered her husband Gabriel six years ago on August 25. A neighbor (Barbie Hellman) heard shots. Police arrived to find a gun with …
