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February Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 08:22:45 +0000

February has come and gone and it’s the first month in a long time that didn’t feel like it disappeared, which is nice for a change. It was also a month when the Seattle weather matched my reading—unpredictable, with sunny highs and cold lows, snow, high winds, thunder, sleet, hail…you name it. In both cases […]

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It’s Not You, It’s Me: Motherest

Catherine — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 17:05:19 +0000

Today is part two of novels that did not work for me, but could be perfect for you. Motherest, by Kristen Iskandrian, ticks off a lot of the boxes in what I look for in my reading. Namely, a disaffected teenager brimming with angst, a dysfunctional family, and the ever-popular minefield of school—in this […]

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It’s Not You, It’s Me: Commitment Issues

Catherine — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 06:30:33 +0000

When I was young, I got around—reading three or four books at the same time, juggling plots, themes, and characters with abandon, but now I’m a responsible reader—no longer one of those flighty, ‘I’m-going-to-read-around’ kind of gals. Or so I thought, but the last two months have found me playing fast and loose with […]

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Mortality by Christopher Hitchens

Catherine — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 08:00:57 +0000

This is the first time (and I hope the last) that I am reviewing a book published posthumously. Christopher Hitchens was a British writer, journalist and public speaker; a highly intelligent man with very strong opinions. As an atheist, he offended a large number of people with his opinions but while you may not have agreed […]

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