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I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger

May 14, 2024

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I’m once again fortunate enough to have a book find me and sweep me away despite my proclaimed inability to focus. It’s Leif Enger’s I Cheerfully Refuse an elegant novel of dystopia, mystery, and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: adventure, literary, suspense

In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

March 28, 2024

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In the near future two events occur that add new possibilities for human survival. One is an acceleration process that allows spacecraft to travel at up to 30 million mph, a speed previously ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: literary, science fiction

January Reading Wrap-Up

February 1, 2024

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Anyone else have a tough reading month in January? Who knows whether it was because I had so much amazing backlist reading over the holidays or the fact that none of the new January books panned out ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: historical, Ireland, literary, mini-reviews

The Covenant of Water

May 1, 2023

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Abraham Verghese is back with a new novel 14 years after his critically acclaimed bestseller, Cutting for Stone. The Covenant of Water is a saga spanning 70 years about one family with an unusual ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 20th century, historical fiction, India, literary

March Reading Recap

March 31, 2021

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March was a great month for reading in that I ran from one book to another, but not so good for reviewing as my interest in writing fled in the opposite direction. Which now means I have a head full ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: cultural, literary, memoir, mini-reviews, mystery

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