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8 Books I Loved in 2017

December 18, 2017

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  Every year I (and almost every book blogger I know) put together lists of our favorite books of the year. Almost everyone I know has already put their lists out there, but I have not been able ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature Tagged: favorite books, historical fiction, lists, memoir, satire, social issues, WWII

Fitness Junkie: A Novel

July 17, 2017

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  There are many things that make being a booklover wonderful, but one that makes me positively giddy is when a book finds me when I need it most. That feeling of a book that knows what you need ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: chick lit, contemporary life, Doubleday, humor, Manhattan, midlife, satire

Rich People Problems

May 22, 2017

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  If you’re stopping by for the first time, here’s some critical information before I get into my review of Rich People Problems: I’m a die-hard Kevin Kwan fan. I tore through his debut novel, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: China, contemporary life, Doubleday, satire, wealth

Break in Case of Emergency

July 17, 2016

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  Poor Jen. She was an artist while in college, but gave up after school and got a communications job at a non-profit. Which then hit hard times and laid her off. Now she’s at a new foundation ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Brooklyn, debut, friendship, Knopf, literary, marriage, satire

The Sellout: A Novel

March 28, 2016

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  How do you review a book when you’re not quite certain that you should or even that you should have been allowed to read it? This was the question in my mind after finishing Paul Beatty’s The ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary fiction, cultural, Farrar Straus Giroux, humor, pop culture, satire, social issues

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