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Thrilling Reading: Mini-Reviews

January 27, 2021

thrilling

For ten months out of the year I complain about plot overload in my reviews, but when it comes to thrillers I'm a lot more forgiving. Especially when the times warrant over-the-top drama to drag my ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Fiction Tagged: mini-reviews, mystery, thriller

September Reading Wrap-Up

October 1, 2018

september

What a month! I read much less, but found some great, less publicized books that were exactly what I needed. Sadly, the end of the month has found me floundering as American politics have taken over. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: family, lists, mini-reviews

Case Histories: A Novel by Kate Atkinson

March 13, 2018

case

  What could the disappearance of a little girl in 1970, the violent death of a young woman in 1994, and the missing baby of a woman who brutally murdered her husband have in common? Nothing, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: mystery

A God in Ruins

May 11, 2015

god

  In her new novel, A God in Ruins, Kate Atkinson answers the question that arises when one is spared from death but others are not: Is my life worth it? In her previous novel Life After Life ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, England, historical fiction, Little Brown and Company, WWII

Life After Life

April 24, 2013

Life After Life

  Ursula Todd is born at home in the winter of 1910, but without medical supervision she dies before she can take her first breath. In succeeding chapters, she returns and each time a twist of fate ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 20th century, book clubs, family saga, historical fiction, Reagan Arthur Books

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