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Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Review: A Promised Land
A Promised Land
by
Barack Obama
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Friday, December 25, 2020
Review: The Memory Police
The Memory Police
by
Yōko Ogawa
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Monday, December 21, 2020
Review: Skunk and Badger
Skunk and Badger
by
Amy Timberlake
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Sunday, December 20, 2020
Review: The City of Brass
The City of Brass
by
S.A. Chakraborty
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Friday, December 11, 2020
Review: Shuggie Bain
Shuggie Bain
by
Douglas Stuart
My rating:
4 of 5 stars
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Sunday, December 6, 2020
Review: Ready Player Two
Ready Player Two
by
Ernest Cline
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Thursday, December 3, 2020
Review: The Doll Factory
The Doll Factory
by
Elizabeth Macneal
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Review: The Wise Man's Fear
The Wise Man's Fear
by
Patrick Rothfuss
My rating:
4 of 5 stars
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Monday, November 23, 2020
Review: The Devil and the Dark Water
The Devil and the Dark Water
by
Stuart Turton
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Friday, November 20, 2020
Review: Hope Rides Again
Hope Rides Again
by
Andrew Shaffer
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Monday, November 16, 2020
Review: We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
by
Shirley Jackson
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Saturday, November 14, 2020
Review: Piranesi
Piranesi
by
Susanna Clarke
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Review: The Wolf and the Watchman
The Wolf and the Watchman
by
Niklas Natt och Dag
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Saturday, November 7, 2020
Review: An Unkindness of Magicians
An Unkindness of Magicians
by
Kat Howard
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Review: Dandy Gilver & a Deadly Measure of Brimstone
Dandy Gilver & a Deadly Measure of Brimstone
by
Catriona McPherson
My rating:
2 of 5 stars
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Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
by
Suzanne Collins
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Thursday, October 29, 2020
Review: Bird Box
Bird Box
by
Josh Malerman
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Monday, October 26, 2020
Review: To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
by
Christopher Paolini
My rating:
2 of 5 stars
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Monday, October 12, 2020
Review: The Bromance Book Club
The Bromance Book Club
by
Lyssa Kay Adams
My rating:
2 of 5 stars
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Review: Anxious People
Anxious People
by
Fredrik Backman
My rating:
4 of 5 stars
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Review: Chain of Gold
Chain of Gold
by
Cassandra Clare
My rating:
2 of 5 stars
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Friday, October 2, 2020
Review: Bright Line Eating: The Science of Living Happy, Thin & Free
Bright Line Eating: The Science of Living Happy, Thin & Free
by
Susan Peirce Thompson
My rating:
4 of 5 stars
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Review: Ask Again, Yes
Ask Again, Yes
by
Mary Beth Keane
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Friday, September 25, 2020
Review: Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
by
Robert Kolker
My rating:
4 of 5 stars
Amazing story. Made me feel lucky for my relatively boring life.
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Monday, September 21, 2020
Review: The Stand
The Stand
by
Stephen King
My rating:
2 of 5 stars
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Thursday, September 10, 2020
Review: The Vanishing Half
The Vanishing Half
by
Brit Bennett
My rating:
4 of 5 stars
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Friday, September 4, 2020
Review: The Name of the Wind
The Name of the Wind
by
Patrick Rothfuss
My rating:
4 of 5 stars
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Monday, August 31, 2020
Review: The Time of Contempt
The Time of Contempt
by
Andrzej Sapkowski
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Thursday, August 27, 2020
Review: The Toll
The Toll
by
Neal Shusterman
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Sunday, August 23, 2020
Review: Ink & Sigil
Ink & Sigil
by
Kevin Hearne
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Thursday, August 20, 2020
Review: A Plague of Giants
A Plague of Giants
by
Kevin Hearne
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Sunday, August 16, 2020
Review: Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA
Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA
by
Amaryllis Fox
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Review: Thunderhead
Thunderhead
by
Neal Shusterman
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Saturday, August 8, 2020
Review: Bad with Money: The Imperfect Art of Getting Your Financial Sh*t Together
Bad with Money: The Imperfect Art of Getting Your Financial Sh*t Together
by
Gaby Dunn
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Sunday, August 2, 2020
Review: The Need
The Need
by
Helen Phillips
My rating:
2 of 5 stars
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Thursday, July 30, 2020
Review: The Starless Sea
The Starless Sea
by
Erin Morgenstern
My rating:
5 of 5 stars
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Saturday, July 25, 2020
Review: The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty, and War
The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty, and War
by
John "Chick" Donohue
My rating:
2 of 5 stars
Got very annoyed at the repeated description of Vietnamese clothing as "black pajamas."
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Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Review: Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
by
Mary L. Trump
My rating:
5 of 5 stars
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Thursday, July 16, 2020
Review: Wizard for Hire
Wizard for Hire
by
Obert Skye
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Monday, July 13, 2020
Review: The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness
The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness
by
Susannah Cahalan
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
No clear resolution but an interesting read.
I received a free copy from Goodreads giveaways.
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Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Review: The Giver of Stars
The Giver of Stars
by
Jojo Moyes
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
Excellent story. I was a little worried I would be crying from reading this, given the other stuff I've read by this author. Just a fabulous read.
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Sunday, June 28, 2020
Review: The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir
The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir
by
John R. Bolton
My rating:
2 of 5 stars
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Thursday, June 25, 2020
Review: The Secret Commonwealth
The Secret Commonwealth
by
Philip Pullman
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Sunday, June 21, 2020
Review: The Winter Sea
The Winter Sea
by
Susanna Kearsley
My rating:
4 of 5 stars
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Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Review: The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America
The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America
by
Tommy Tomlinson
My rating:
4 of 5 stars
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Monday, June 15, 2020
Review: There'll Be Peace When You Are Done: Actors and Fans Celebrate the Legacy of Supernatural
There'll Be Peace When You Are Done: Actors and Fans Celebrate the Legacy of Supernatural
by
Lynn S. Zubernis
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Friday, June 5, 2020
Review: Shadow Moon
Shadow Moon
by
George Lucas
My rating:
2 of 5 stars
Really hard to follow the narrative during the action sequences. Just didn't seem to make sense and it felt like there were part missing.
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Sunday, May 3, 2020
Review: Pretend I'm Dead
Pretend I'm Dead
by
Jen Beagin
My rating:
2 of 5 stars
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Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Review: Foe
Foe
by
Iain Reid
My rating:
2 of 5 stars
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Saturday, April 25, 2020
Review: My Dark Vanessa
My Dark Vanessa
by
Kate Elizabeth Russell
My rating:
2 of 5 stars
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