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I consumed The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald in the ebook format checked out from my public library. This is a great vacation or casual, fun read but not to say it is light on context. The story centers around Sarah, her love for books, her pen pal (Amy) and desire to […]
Read MoreBook Review: Saving the World By Julia Alvarez As promised by my co-worker, this is a beautiful story. What impressed me was how different of plot and approach this book was than her other book I have read, In the Time of Butterflies -still some ‘Latin flare’ but decidedly different. Julia weaves her two parallel […]
Read MoreCity of Thieves by David Benioff – a book review Another World War II novel, this time upon recommendation for one my bookie co-workers. However, Benioff presents a perspective of the war from a Russian perspective, setting it apart from a few of the others I have recently consumed. Two things really made this book […]
Read MoreCasual Vacancy By JK Rowling – A book review So, I might just be the only person able to comment on this book without comparing it to the Harry Potter series. Why? I have never read any of the books, nor seen the films. My only experience with Harry is riding the ride at Universal […]
Read MoreBook Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette? By Maria Semple Seriously, one of the funny books I have consumed in a while. I enjoyed this in its audiobook version, which suited it quite while as there are several character voices that really shone with the narrator’s skill and Sempl’s epistolary delivery. Set in Seattle, with plenty […]
Read MoreTwo books off the famed book list from my MHA law professor (see the December review of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks). The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death by Jean-Dominique Bauby and Jeremy Leggatt A short but powerful memoir by Jean-Dominique Bauby, a successful man by many measures. […]
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