Mirkwood Reflections

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton 6/12/2015 Good - Young Adult - 192 pages Audio 5 hr 9 min Ponyboy Curtis is a "Greaser" who ends up caught in a deadly struggle with their rival gang, "The Socs". I may teach this book for a class next year and I wanted to re-read it. I read it years ago as a teen. Flirting with Forever by Gwyn Cready 6/21/2015 Good - Romance - 415 pages Print Art curator Campbell Stratford accidentally travels back in time to meet 17th century artist Peter Lely. Rated MA for explicit sex. Fluffy read. 

May was CRAZY-BUSY!! Someone is Watching by Joy Fielding 5/10/2015 Good - Fiction - 384 pages Print Private investigator is raped while on the job and afterwards suffers PTSD symptoms while trying to fight her way back to normalcy. Fielding always writes an ending with a twist. This one too. I didn't see it coming. The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien 5/26/2015 Good - Fantasy - 381 pages Audio 14:14 The Ring is destroyed and the King is enthroned. Re-read for Book Club. I sadly found I didn't appreciate the series as much as I have in the past. 

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien 4/1/2015 Good - Fantasy - 448 pages,  Audio 16 hrs and 40 mins The 9 members of the Fellowship are divided and the quest to destroy the Ring is continued. Re-read for my book club. I think I've read this 5 times in my life now. Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard by Laura Bates 4/4/2015 Excellent - Non-fiction - 304 pages Kindle From breaking out to breaking through, that’s what reading Shakespeare did for Indiana federal prison inmate Larry Newton, who was locked in solitary confinement for more than 10 years. His story is recounted by English professor Bates, who taught the “Shakespeare in Shackles” class that gave Newton, convicted of murder as a teenager, his new lease on life. (Booklist summary) Wow! This was a wonderfully inspiring read. I love seeing what happens when people pour into the lives of others . The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 4/13/2015 Good - Fiction - 336 pages Print “Rachel takes t