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All the Ugly and Wonderful Things

August 15, 2016

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Sometimes there are great books that are almost impossible to review. An example is A Little Life—a novel of abuse that, while it was brilliant, was not for everyone. But, what was not difficult about ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, childhood, contemporary life, literary, Thomas Dunne Books

July Reading Wrap-Up

August 1, 2016

Based on the calendar I know it was summer, but the only way I believed it was hearing from friends and family how they were melting away in intense heat. Seattle hovered in the 60s or lower for most ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Reading Tagged: books, library, lists, marriage, mini-reviews, movie, thriller

It’s a Mystery: Mini-Reviews

July 27, 2016

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  My timing may be off for conjuring all things creepy and mysterious, but somehow these three books found their way to me in the last month and I didn’t want to delay sharing them. And ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Grand Central Publishing, mini-reviews, mystery, social issues, St. Martin's Press, suspense, Touchstone

March Library Checkout

April 4, 2016

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Three months into a new year may be too soon to call a trend, but accuracy has never been a strong suit for me so I’m going to say it: My library reading has significantly outperformed my ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Reading Tagged: library, lists, mini-reviews

Savage Continent: Europe in the Aftermath of World War II

November 25, 2015

Within the first 15 pages of Savage Continent by Keith Lowe I learned that by the end of World War II: The Germans had destroyed 93% of Warsaw’s buildings 18-20 million Germans were rendered ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: Europe, history, St. Martin's Press, WWII

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