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Best Books of 2022

Catherine — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 08:12:15 +0000

I’m going to cut to the chase: it was a challenging year for my reading. Not due to a lack of options, I just lost my reading mojo for a while. However, there were 8 books that broke through my broken brain and gave me all the pleasure I look for in my reading. […]

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November Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 08:21:24 +0000

November finished and only one month left in 2022. Yikes. I’m thankful for a strong reading month: 15 books and 9 of them were 4 stars or better. I’m also coming back to myself and able to corral my thoughts to write reviews again which feels good. The podcast is continuing to grow in popularity […]

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August Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 04:15:50 +0000

Goodbye to August and to summer 2022. I’m not going to rehash what chaos it was in the Gilmore household, but 2,200 miles later we’re settling back into Seattle. Even better, my August reading ended up being really strong—in quality if not quantity. Out of the 13 books I read, 7 were 4 stars or […]

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Lessons in Chemistry

Catherine — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 04:56:48 +0000

It’s the 1960s and you’re a brilliant chemist exploring one of the most elusive topics in chemistry—the chemical reaction that led to life. You should be at the forefront of the scientific community. Instead, you’re grappling with your thesis advisor as he tries to rape you and later being called “luscious” by the director of […]

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January Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 05:07:21 +0000

What to say about January? A month that went so fast, but didn’t seem to move at all. With subzero temperatures and a broken supply chain that left Costco with no Diet Coke (I can go without my meds, but no Diet Coke is a bridge too far). Those are the lows, but the important […]

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My 8 Best Books of 2021

Catherine — Mon, 27 Dec 2021 05:19:05 +0000

Best is a big word, especially these days when words that have been a part of the lexicon for lifetimes feel as if they’re losing their meaning. The first that comes to mind is “normal”. There is nothing normal about our weather, our politics, America. There’s a COVID vaccine and a booster, but the […]

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2021 Underrated Gems

Catherine — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 05:46:44 +0000

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 underrated gems I read this year that I’m almost evangelical about—I loved them that […]

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The Survivors: A Novel by Alex Schulman

Catherine — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 05:19:38 +0000

Alex Schulman is a well-known Swedish author with The Survivors being his first book to be translated into English. The novel begins with a policeman arriving at a lakeside cottage where three men wait, bloody and exhausted. Nils, Benjamin, and Pierre are brothers who came to the house to dispose of their mother’s ashes, a […]

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Voices from the Pandemic

Catherine — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 04:36:27 +0000

Welcome! Today is a bit different at The Gilmore Guide. You’re here to read book reviews, not me pontificating on topics you may not care about. By and large I try and stick to that format. But if you’ve been a longtime supporter of this blog or you know me at all, you have some […]

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Summer Thrillers 2: Mini-Reviews

Catherine — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 04:15:50 +0000

On Friday I reviewed two summer thrillers that didn’t come through for me, but I acknowledged I’m finicky these days. Thankfully, I’m back with two more high-octane summer novels that kept me reading until the last page. Hang on. I have to start my review of Falling with a big caveat: DO NOT read […]

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