I read quite a few books on the plane and during the down times of our cruise. I have quite a few to review, but I'll start with my favorite: Half Broke Horses.
This is the prequel to my favorite book I read this year: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. If you haven't read these two books, please go pick them up.
The Glass Castle is the author's memoir. The book is a almost a series of short memories or stories of her childhood. While Walls grew up in extreme poverty, she portrays her life story in wonderful way that doesn't seek pity from the reader. Seriously, this is the best book I read this year.
Walls then wrote Half Broke Horses to tell her grandmother's story. Written in the same way, the story explains Walls' family background of strong women.
Both of her stories are so interesting its hard to remember that they are depictions of real lives. Okay, so I'm doing a bad job selling these books--but seriously, go read them and let me know what you think.
