Framed

Framed, by John Grisham

25/60 | Started 05.01.25 • Finished 05.15.25 | 4 stars

I have a soft (?) spot in my heart for true crime, and while this was a bit different in that it featured several different crimes and cases, they all unified around one theme: the innocence of those who were serving time for them.

Grisham and McCloskey take turns telling stories of people who were wrongly convicted. Some are almost unbelieveable when you consider the scope of corruption and/or ignorance on the part of the authorities. Others are heartbreakingly sad "wrong place wrong time." Overall, it goes to show the broken parts of our system, including the prejudices of some in law enforcement and the "old school" way of doing things. Would recommend.

Owls in the Family

Owls in the Family, by Farley Mowat

24/60 | Started 04.09.25 • Finished 05.07.25 | 5 stars

A cute little book about a boy and his owls. He gets into quite the adventures with them. Carolyn really enjoyed this one but didn't know what to say about it.

In the Wild Light

In the Wild Light, by Jeff Zentner

23/60 | Started 04.21.25 • Finished 05.01.25 | 3.25 stars

The short of it is that this was an entirely predictable book and it was not my favorite. There was undeniably some good writing, and I did love the connection to light. At times it was overly dramatic and tragic. Most everybody in our book club thought it was great, but I just could not get past the predictability of it.