The Queen of Tuesday: A Lucille Ball Story by Darin Strauss
15. Jul 2022
Fiction Fail
The writing is pretentious. Author tries too hard. The story is not based on fact. It imagines a relationship between Lucy and one of the author’s relatives. He acknowledges it is totally fabricated. The book portrays Desi as a dolt, which we know he wasn’t. The only interest to me after struggling to complete this book is the description of the TV industry and Hollywood in the 50s.
Marlene: A Novel by C. W. Gortner
15. Jul 2022
Good beach read
This is an interesting book, although a fully realized Marlene does not emerge from the telling. It’s a portion of her life and it was definitely interesting.
Evvie Drake Starts Over: A Novel - Hardcover By Holmes, Linda - GOOD
15. Jul 2022
A beach read, not more
I loved the humor, enjoyed the story. Good character development. It’s an enjoyable, light read. Would recommend.