"The Light Over London"

I'm a total Anglophile and a sucker for WWII novels in general. So just seeing the cover of this book immediately grabbed my attention. I'm glad I gave it a shot, although I'm grateful my local library had it--while a good read, hardly worth adding to my permanent and out of control collection of books. The story is about Cara, a young divorcee who works for an antique dealer. While (or whilst, as the English would say) visiting an estate, the contents of which are to be sold off, she finds the diary of a young woman, Louise, who writes about her experiences during the war. The story jumps between the diary entries, Cara's pursuit of the diarist, and the story as told through Louise's eyes. The book is quite enjoyable, however I found the writing to be so-so and full of cliches. 

"The Hard Stuff"

If you grew up in the Mid-West in the late 1960s, you had to know about the MC5. They were the hardest rocking group on the planet. I only had the opportunity to see them live once, and I have to say, they were as high energy as The Who--and that's saying a lot. So if you fall into that category, or are just interested in a well-written rock and roll autobiography, you'll enjoy this book. Wayne Kramer proves to be an intelligent, observant, and prosaic writer. His book starts from when he was a young kid and takes you through the highs and lows (and there were plenty of those), of his life. You can tell he didn't have a ghost writer and that's something I appreciate. A very insightful book. And who knows? You might even say, "hey, I was at that concert!"