I have been on a reading kick. I just finished "By the Light of My Father's Smile" by Alice Walker. Another of my thrift store books. I had high hopes for this book since Walker won awards for "The Color Purple." One site on the internet called it a stunning, original work. But I checked out the NY Times review and they seemed to agree with me.
http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/10/04/reviews/981004.04proset.html
Now I know why the book looked almost new, including the dust jacket, when it was over ten years old.
