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Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok

Catherine — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 07:48:57 +0000

All her life Amy has looked up to her older sister Sylvie. She is the opposite of how Amy sees herself—pretty, intelligent, with a handsome husband, and fabulous job. She glows with success while Amy feels like lead—an inert, grey blob who still lives with her parents and has yet to make up her mind […]

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The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin

Catherine — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:26:18 +0000

I believe now that certain events are inevitable. Not in a fateful way, for I have never had faith in anything but myself, but in the way of human nature. It seems as if there’s a trend in winter fiction about a parent dying, an absentee parent, and a determined oldest daughter raising their […]

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Millennial vs. Millennial: Mini-Reviews

Catherine — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 07:39:55 +0000

Once upon a time (oh-so many decades ago), Baby Boomers captured the attention of writers. That time is waning as the next fascination generation crowds at their aging heels. But if Boomers seemed to be a relatively homogenous group, Millennials are not so easily pegged. Recently, I read two novels that staked their ground […]

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Sunburn: A Novel by Laura Lippman

Catherine — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 07:45:59 +0000

The game in Sunburn begins in a small dead-end town in Delaware when Polly and Adam meet at the only bar/restaurant. Both are staying across the street in a ratty motel, but why are they there? Author Laura Lippman doesn’t waste time in giving us the details: Adam is there for Polly and Polly is […]

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The Woman in the Window

Catherine — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 08:45:40 +0000

After a traumatic accident, Dr. Anna Fox is homebound, crippled by agoraphobia. She and her husband are separated and due to her condition, their young daughter lives with him. In this day and age, with the internet and home delivery of virtually anything needed to sustain life, Anna doesn’t find it to be as devastating […]

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May Reading Recap

Catherine — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 07:24:17 +0000

To call this month’s reading recap a mashup is an understatement. It could also be the library checkout recap or even the non-fiction recap—which is huge because I’m virtually certain I’ve never read more than one non-fiction book a month, much less four. And on all kinds of subjects! But there you have it. […]

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The Women in the Castle

Catherine — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 07:00:48 +0000

At a German estate in 1938 a summer party turns serious when a group of men discuss their determination to stop Hitler from his ascent to power. Marianne von Lingenfels is the wife of the group’s leader and she makes a promise to take care of the wives and children of the men in […]

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It’s Monday, April 17th: What Are You Reading?

Catherine — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 07:35:09 +0000

Another Monday, a new week and a new start to my reading. I’m not going to get all pessimistic, but my April reading has been less than stellar so far. Lots of reading, but not a lot of things that I loved so much I couldn’t wait to share them. Backlist, previously released books, continue […]

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It’s Not You, It’s Me: Mini-Reviews

Catherine — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 08:14:15 +0000

Back for the first time in 2017, it’s the It’s Not You, It’s Me review extravaganza. All right, maybe not an extravaganza, but I do have two books I read recently that did not ring my bell but might be just right for other readers. Parallel stories of family, art, and loss are at the […]

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February Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 23:52:34 +0000

Month two of 2017 is a wrap and I’m happy to report that by-and-large my reading mojo is returning. Whether that’s due to better books coming out or the fact that I’ve doubled the amount of time I spend working out to keep myself mentally sound while trying to deal with the toxic levels […]

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