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April Reading Recap

April 30, 2021

april

  My April graphic is a lovely, but inaccurate depiction of the month this year. At least here in Michigan where we swung from bright spring days to snow last week. My reading followed the same ... Read More...

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

July Reading Wrap-Up

July 30, 2020

july

  Goodbye, July! My first full month of real summer in the Midwest. What I loved: fireflies, thunder and rain storms that last for hours. What is not so much: humidity that flattens me but makes ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: dystopia, Italy, literary, memoir, mini-reviews, mythology, science fiction

June Reading Wrap-Up

July 1, 2020

june

Goodbye, June! I wish I could say I was going to miss you, but honestly, there hasn’t been a month in 2020 that I haven’t been ready to escape. Only there is no such thing. There is gratitude that my ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: chick lit, history, memoir, mini-reviews

October Reading Recap

November 6, 2019

october

Hello! I know October has already ended but figured you’d all cut me some slack as I’ve been a bit busy. When I posted about taking a break because I was driving from Seattle to Ann Arbor I used a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Fiction, Non-fiction Tagged: dystopia, history, memoir, mini-reviews, social issues, women

Daring to Drive

January 7, 2019

daring

If I had to sum up Manal al-Sharif’s memoir Daring to Drive in one sentence it would be: Saudi Arabia is a country that despises women. I didn’t know this. Somehow, I thought it was one of the more ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: contemporary life, cultural, Middle East, Simon & Schuster, women

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