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Foe: A Novel by Iain Reid

September 6, 2018

foe

Junior and Henrietta live on a small farm. They are isolated from everyone, but close to each other. When Terrance arrives and tells them that Junior has been selected to participate in a program building a much-needed space community they are ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, literary, marriage, science fiction, Scout Press

August Reading Wrap-Up

August 30, 2018

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Where did this summer go?! I’m pretty sure I lost the month of July completely. August was a bit better and for my reading as well. I had three books I absolutely loved, but did struggle with finding the right blend of reading. I had a streak of ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: book clubs, health, lists, mini-reviews, mystery

Vox by Christina Dalcher

August 22, 2018

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Remember two weeks ago when, after reading Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win, I was surprised that a political novel would turn out to be such a trigger for me? Magnify that times ten and you’ll have a picture of my reaction to Christina Dalcher’s ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Berkley, book clubs, contemporary life, dystopia, women

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

August 15, 2018

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  On Monday I mentioned having a book hangover and Delia Owens’s debut, Where the Crawdads Sing, is the culprit. What is worse is that I tried to read my way out of it and got mired in overwrought, pretentious prose that pushed all of Crawdads ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, childhood, debut, Putnam, Southern life

Before She Sleeps by Bina Shah

August 10, 2018

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  Men’s physical appetites are huge, but their emotional appetites are without end. Set in Green City, the capital of South West Asia Before She Sleeps is a dystopic novel along the lines of The Handmaid’s Tale. The difference being that ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, cultural, dystopia, Middle East, science fiction, women

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