Mariner Books Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/tag/mariner-books/ Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time Thu, 16 Apr 2020 20:07:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-books-on-table-2-150x150.jpg Mariner Books Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/tag/mariner-books/ 32 32 38398750 June Reading Wrap-Up https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2017/07/june-reading-wrap-up-2/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2017/07/june-reading-wrap-up-2/#comments Mon, 03 Jul 2017 07:06:03 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=8905   Quick disclaimer: it never got anywhere near warm enough in Seattle in June for outdoor swimming so this photo is fake news. There was no lounging and reading by the pool—I was wearing socks the last week of the month, but that’s all right for me. I spent three days in the 90° heat […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2017/07/june-reading-wrap-up-2/feed/ 5 8905 The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/11/the-queen-of-the-night-by-alexander-chee/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/11/the-queen-of-the-night-by-alexander-chee/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2016 07:53:43 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=7306     Alexander Chee’s new novel, The Queen of the Night works well as the chilly fall nights begin because you will need to settle in to really enjoy this massive piece of entertainment. This is not a book to skim through, like any grand diva, attention must be paid. And this Chee does by creating […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/11/the-queen-of-the-night-by-alexander-chee/feed/ 2 7306 It’s Not You, It’s Me: Mini-Reviews https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/03/its-not-you-its-me-mini-reviews/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/03/its-not-you-its-me-mini-reviews/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2015 08:58:44 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=3801 It’s no secret that books are marvelously subjective–unless of course, they’re badly written, in which case, of course, they must be ignored completely. Still, for every reader who loves spy thrillers there is one who does not. Even within genres there can be books that appeal to some but for whom others don’t feel the […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2012/09/the-chocolate-money/feed/ 0 608 Sugarhouse: Turning the Neighborhood Crack House into Our Home Sweet Home https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2012/07/sugarhouse-turning-the-neighborhood-crack-house-into-our-home-sweet-home/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2012/07/sugarhouse-turning-the-neighborhood-crack-house-into-our-home-sweet-home/#respond Sun, 22 Jul 2012 18:12:19 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=171 “When looking for a house, you’re not looking for mere lumber and plumbing but rather for spirit and community. You’re not looking for a location but a locus, a place that will be your center.” Before I begin this review I need to issue a disclaimer. I don’t know Matthew Batt but as one non-Mormon […]

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