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The Moonflower Vine (Book Review)
Beyond family, this book's themes are rebellion, faith, secrets, love, independence, and the need for extending compassion to everyone...
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Small Great Things (Book Review)
At times this book is excruciating to read. However, it is important, especially for white people, to read it.
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Magpie Murders (Book Review)
This is a clever mystery novel with unexpectedly two stories within one, which was a twist I've never run...
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Books We Got for Christmas 2018
We continue to be a bookish bunch, as you can see from this post, which shows the books we...
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My Antonia (Book Review)
I give it five stars; it is a classic for a reason. Willa Cather's prose is outstanding without being...
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The Enchanted April (Book Review)
Spend some time in this story, and you'll come away feeling like any problem in your life just needs...
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (Book Review)
This tour de force, five star, Pulitzer Prize winning novel, at 654 tightly printed pages, took me a long...
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Be Part of a Book Group Near You
The book above is only shown in this post because it prompted a great discussion from my book group;...
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Shell Seekers (Book Review)
If you want to read something pleasant and absorbing, while mild and unthreatening, pick up this "oldie but goodie"...
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Exit West (Book Review)
I give this book five stars mostly because of the fabulous book discussion it prompted in my book group...
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The Golem and the Jinni (Book Review)
This is a satisfying escape read, perfect for the summer. I give it five stars. It was interesting, well...
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The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley (Book Review)
I warn you, there are a lot of guns in this book, and because of that, I debated even...
