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2021 Underrated Gems

December 15, 2021

underrated

Every year I read books I loved, but that seemed to go under-the-radar for most people. Yes, reading is a very personal endeavor and what is 5 stars for me may not be 5 stars for you, but I’ve got 7 ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: book clubs, coming-of-age, favorite books, literary, marriage

Zorrie by Laird Hunt

February 15, 2021

underrated

Towards the end of last year, the only reading that worked for me was fast paced thrillers. More plot, more action, less literary. This year is taking a turn (or a return) to the fiction that’s always ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, historical fiction, literary

In the House in the Dark of the Woods

November 14, 2018

house

Halloween may be over but the advancing winter weather still makes a perfect backdrop for creepy reading. Last week I wrote about Killing Commendatore, a Japanese novel that was oddly unsettling, but ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: horror, literary, Little Brown and Company, mystery, New England

Neverhome: A Novel

May 18, 2015

neverhome

There comes a point in a reading life where, short of science fiction, it gets harder to be surprised by a novel’s premise but I have never before read a Civil War novel where the protagonist is a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Back Bay Books, book clubs, historical fiction, literary, Southern life, war

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