I have been wanting to start a blog for the past two years.  I have allowed myself to be put off by comments such as "blogging is not real writing", or "blogging is for people who can't get their writing read any other way."  Well, a person has to start somewhere, so here goes.  Mostly I will be writing about books.  If it has anything to do with books, I'll include it.  I won't be giving canned versions of what a book is about, since the web is full of book reviews.  Instead, what you will see is - title, author, genre, a sentence or two about the book, and whether I think you should read it or not.

Along the way, I will also be learning how to blog......So bear with me. 

At Risk

I often stop at the book donation shelf at our local grocery store.  Sometimes I'm dropping books off, and other times I'm picking them up.  Recently I happened upon, and later read, "At Risk" by Alice Hoffman.  The book was published in the late 80's and is based on what happens in a small New England town when one of it's members contracts HIV.  Hysteria sets in because the story is set in a time when most people were just learning about HIV and AIDS.  Even though we're more educated these days, I could imagine the book playing out in real life.

The book was a quick read and I recommend it.