Time for the monthly reviews. I'm really trying to shorten them up, so here goes - First I read the novel that the movie "Simon Birch" was based on - John Irving's "A Prayer for Owen Meany" . I didn't see the movie - but enjoyed the book. It is a good story of friendship, faith and politics. I like how Irving fits it all together. Owen Meany is the type character that I would have liked to know. He may have been short in stature, but he was a big person in many other ways - unselfish, kind, loving. The story has it's funny moments and it's serious times. I give it 5 stars. The next book I read was "S is for Silence" . In this book Kinsey becomes involved in a search for a missing mom. The catch is that the mom has been missing for years. Foul play is suspected, but then again with the lifestyle the mom had, she may have just ran away. Leave it to Kinsey to solve it. Another good one from Sue Grafton - 4 stars. "Jewel" by Bret
Here's my monthly impressions of books I've read - and occasionally other thoughts.