WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE (Maria Semple) - August 21/19

Well, gosh, I really couldn't stand this one. It's just so quirky and the epistolary structure just doesn't work at all and I hated the characters. I totally glazed over whole stretches and it still felt like I was reading this stupid thing forever. no stars out of ****

PRESUMED INNOCENT (Scott Turow) - August 9/19

I mean, it's a good book, but boy howdy is it ever long. Turow offers up an incredibly dense narrative packed with descriptive paragraphs that seem to go on for pages, and it is, as a result, impossible to become wholeheartedly engrossed in the story. I was never able to really get a handle on the various supporting characters, most likely because I couldn't help but glaze over key stretches. It's just so darn long. **1/2 out of ****