http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/evapohler/ With few exceptions, I blog about books I love. Friend me on Facebook to join my "Book Club Picks" Book Club! en-us 2012-05-16T13:26:08+00:00 Publishers Marketplace Eva Pohler hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00:00+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/images/PM_rssimg.gif http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/ http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/evapohler/index.html#20120504174401 I wish everyone would read this novel about a missionary family moving to the Congo back in the early sixties and the effect it had on both the family and the natives. Maybe people would be less eager to push their beliefs onto others and be more more willing to accept and appreciate cultural differences. I loved learning new things about Africa--its history and culture and language. I especially loved the four sisters and mother, who took turns narrating the story, and others, like Anatol ... Eva Pohler 2012-05-04T21:44:01+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/evapohler/index.html#20111229225131 My book club read this novel about Hemingway this month, and every person in the club enjoyed it. Having read most of Hemingway's works, in addition to works by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sherwood Anderson, and Gertrude Stein (not to mention The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas--Stein's lifelong partner), I can say with confidence that McLain depicts the essence of Hemingway's life as a young man. The Bohemian lifestyle of the expatriates, the attention to the craft of writing, the struggles ... Eva Pohler 2011-12-30T03:51:31+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/evapohler/index.html#20110506111532 I just returned from eating Indian food (since our narrator likes Indian food) at a wonderful restaurant with my book club friends where we discussed this interesting study in point of view. Most of us felt that seeing the world through Christopher's autistic perspective was very enlightening. A few of us are in education and found the novel an important reminder that not all of us learn or understand directions in the same way. One friend had a hard time getting into the story and thought ... Eva Pohler 2011-05-06T15:15:32+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/evapohler/index.html#20101218211902 This was a brilliantly crafted novel about Afghanistan from the Soviet invasion through the Taliban takeover through the points of view of two very different women. Reading their stories made me grateful to live in a society where women have most of the same liberties as men. I appreciated the insight this story gave me into the worlds of women so different from me. We need stories like this to remind us of how precious basic civil liberties are for all people, regardless of gender, ... Eva Pohler 2010-12-19T02:19:02+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/evapohler/index.html#20100412212419 I loved this one so much that I read it twice. This story of a boy named Daniel, whose father deals in antiquarian books and whose mother dies when he's very young, intertwines the world of fiction with the world of reality. I love books that blur those two worlds while maintaining an absolute strict adherence to realism. This book is not mystical, but it brings you to the edge of mysticism. If for no other reason, you have to read this book just so you can meet my new absolute favorite ... Eva Pohler 2010-04-13T01:24:19+00:00