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Remarkably Bright Creatures

Catherine — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 04:14:11 +0000

Hello, everyone! I’m easing back in today with a novel that melted my curmudgeonly heart. Remarkably Bright Creatures is a debut by Shelby Van Pelt that takes place in Sowell Bay, a fictional small town in northern Washington State. Tova is an elderly woman, who works nights cleaning the town’s aquarium. It’s quiet work that, […]

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Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography

Catherine — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 05:36:24 +0000

Suicide is always shocking to those left behind, but when it’s someone famous, someone with what looks to be a “dream” life, it feels even more inexplicable. This was the case June 2018 when Anthony Bourdain killed himself. Bourdain was a chef turned television personality who created the iconic No Reservations and Parts Unknown series. […]

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Good Company: A Novel

Catherine — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 04:43:52 +0000

A happily married woman discovers her husband’s engraved wedding band in an envelope buried in a filing cabinet. Fifteen years ago, he told he lost it. Now, it’s the night of their daughter Ruby’s high school graduation and Flora sets aside her emotions to attend a party for Ruby, given by Flora’s oldest and best […]

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We Run the Tides

Catherine — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 05:59:53 +0000

I’m not sure it’s an actual publishing trend for 2021, but it’s fairly unusual for me to read three novels on the same subject in one year. In this case, it’s private girls’ schools—always fascinating to me, but to the general public? I guess so. In January, there was The Divines and this month, All […]

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January Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 05:15:06 +0000

What a month. Parts of January left me stunned while others made me cry with relief. I’ll leave it at that. As for my reading, the year is starting out strong. I read 18 books, with more than half being 3.5 stars or higher. But I also DNFed three books in January, which is unusually […]

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December Reading Recap

Catherine — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 05:36:52 +0000

Let’s hear it for 2021! Without having done a damn thing it’s probably the most anticipated year of my lifetime. This winter may hold more darkness than light, but for many of us, the fact that we’ll have a decent, caring, grown-up in the White House in 19 days is enough to spark some hope. […]

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Six Best Books of 2020

Catherine — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 05:54:30 +0000

In the same way 2020 turned life upside-down it had the same impact on people’s reading. For me, I read more nonfiction than ever before—from 11% up to 20%. Even more surprising, after reviewing my 2020 book ratings I saw how varied my favorite reading ended up being. Here are the six best new releases […]

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Leave the World Behind

Catherine — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 04:40:45 +0000

When Clay, Amanda and their children, Archie and Rose, arrive at the secluded house they’re renting on Long Island they’re thrilled to be escaping Manhattan for a week in the summer. The house is beautiful with a pool, woods, and the ocean not too far away. No people, no noise, and barely any cell phone […]

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Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan

Catherine — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 04:42:57 +0000

At 22 Ava decides the best way to have a happy life is to move as far from Dublin as possible. She chooses Hong Kong where she is hired by a private elementary school to teach English grammar. She makes one friend, Julian, who is an investment banker, but what begins as friendship segues into […]

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April Reading Recap

Catherine — Fri, 01 May 2020 04:46:08 +0000

What to say about April? That I had very little clue the month was ending because I’m lucky if I can remember what day of the week it is? That, despite having nowhere to go I read fewer books this month than any other month this year? I have no answers, except that we’re not […]

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