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The Power by Naomi Alderman

January 29, 2018

power

  It’s not too surprising that there is a flood of fiction hitting the market these days about women and their responses to generations of systemic subjugation and abuse. Maybe it's time for a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, dystopia, Little Brown and Company, science fiction, women

Red Clocks by Leni Zumas

January 26, 2018

red

  From the very beginning reading Red Clocks is like looking through a very grimy window. Everything is tinged with dirt and difficult to see, much less see clearly. Four women, each speaking in ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary fiction, dystopia, literary, Little Brown and Company, Pacific Northwest, women

December Reading Wrap-Up

December 28, 2017

december

  So ends December and 2017! It was not an easy year. Initially, books didn’t even help but eventually reading became my escape again (to the tune of 183 books read). 2017 ended strong with ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: debut, historical fiction, lists, mini-reviews, mystery, thriller

November Reading Wrap-Up

December 1, 2017

november

  Who knew November could be a blockbuster month for reading? I can’t go so far as to say the books were blockbusters, but I read a lot of them. The best part? I redeemed myself during ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: chick lit, health, historical fiction, Knopf, lists, Little Brown and Company, mini-reviews, mystery

The Good People: A Novel

September 20, 2017

good

  She felt as though her soul was grinding itself into powder under the weight of her own unhappiness. Nóra and her husband, Martin, are raising their dead daughter’s son because his father ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 19th century, book clubs, historical fiction, Ireland, literary, Little Brown and Company

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