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By Any Other Name

Catherine — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 07:51:29 +0000

If you’re a reader of Jodi Picoult’s novels then you know to expect meticulous, thorough research on whatever subject she’s writing about. She is also a pro at exploring both sides of complicated issues in an evenhanded way. Now, only one of these two statements is true in her latest book, By Any Other Name, […]

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Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult

Catherine — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 07:16:53 +0000

I’d left off reading Jodi Picoult after disliking her last two books and so didn’t read Mad Honey until two readers I trust said I would enjoy it. I listened to them, but this may be the briefest review of a 4 star novel I’ve ever done. Not for a lack of thoughts, but because the […]

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November Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 05:47:48 +0000

Goodbye, November, hello, December! Did anyone else find November to be a rather placid month? It went a bit faster, but as I age I always think that. I just can’t remember anything extra good or bad that happened—which is great, right? My reading felt the same way as I bounced between thrillers and literary […]

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The Book of Two Ways

Catherine — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 04:12:06 +0000

Jodi Picoult’s new novel, The Book of Two Ways, straddles the worlds of death and life choices, both in the present, and in the case of death, all the way back to ancient Egypt. Dawn is a woman fifteen years into a marriage when she decides she wants to know what might have happened in […]

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December Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Mon, 30 Dec 2019 05:26:58 +0000

If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time you know I can get pretty cranky about my reading and that this year was a rough one for me. Both of which make this monthly recap a bit shocking: December was far and away one of the best month’s I’ve ever had for […]

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A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult

Catherine — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 07:33:03 +0000

Jodi Picoult is a seasoned pro at presenting both sides to highly charged and complicated issues—which is one of the reasons I love her books. She moves me out of my comfort zone and gives me perspectives that I might not come to on my own. Generally, she finds hot-button topics shortly after they’ve hit […]

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October Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 07:54:31 +0000

Goodbye, October! This was another one of those months where, when I looked up it was the 20th and I had no idea where the days went. Is that an age thing? Because I never used to notice it so much. Anyway, I didn’t read as many books in October, for two reasons. One, I’m […]

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April Reading Recap

Catherine — Mon, 01 May 2017 07:20:53 +0000

Safe to say that April stayed more true to form than March, in that we had A LOT of rain, which is fine because now we have flowers everywhere. My reading was not quite so productive. I did have a 5 star winner with The Takedown, but beyond that I was stuck with hit or miss books. […]

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February Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 23:52:34 +0000

Month two of 2017 is a wrap and I’m happy to report that by-and-large my reading mojo is returning. Whether that’s due to better books coming out or the fact that I’ve doubled the amount of time I spend working out to keep myself mentally sound while trying to deal with the toxic levels […]

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January Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 08:27:11 +0000

Well, all righty, the first month of 2017 is wrapping up. I’ve already noted that my reading is still in an odd place, but I’m working very hard to get my head and heart back into the game—what’s happening now is going to keep on happening. One very positive thing I did in January […]

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