Saturday, September 5, 2026

The Ending Writes Itself - Evelyn Clarke -------------- 3.5 Stars

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This book came out a few months ago and was recommended in The New York Times as one of the better mysteries of the year. I was able to acce...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas ---------------------------- 3.5 Stars

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The Count of Monte Cristo  was written over 180 years ago, and it's been a book that has been in orbit for much of my life. Probably due...
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Friday, July 24, 2026

North Woods - Daniel Mason ------------------ 4 Stars

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I'm not sure I've ever read anything like Daniel Mason's North Woods . The book was unique (well, I guess all books are technica...
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Wednesday, July 8, 2026

State of Wonder - Ann Patchet -------------- 2.5 Stars

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A recent recommendation and a well regarded book by most measures, I thought I'd really enjoy Ann Patchet's State of Wonder . Based ...
Saturday, June 20, 2026

Horse - Geraldine Brooks ------------------- 4 Stars

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I appreciated the tip from a coworker to check out Horse by Geraldine Brooks. While a very well reviewed book, I'm not sure I would hav...
Tuesday, June 2, 2026

London Falling - Patrick Radden Keefe ----------------------------- 4.5 Stars

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Well, this is my 5th Patrick Radden Keefe book in the last 6 years, and he continues to deliver every time. London Falling , which just came...
Saturday, May 16, 2026

Sleepers - Lorenzo Carcaterra ----------------------------- 2 Stars

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Sleepers has been sitting on my shelf for probably 20 years before I picked it up to read a few weeks ago. I was in between books I really ...
Saturday, May 2, 2026

Ready Player One - Ernest Cline ------------------4.5 Stars

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It's been over a decade since the very popular Ready Player One was released to the world. I've circled around this book for the las...
Thursday, April 9, 2026

The Sequel - Jean Hanff Korelitz ---------------- 4 Stars

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5 years ago I read and reviewed The Plot. Surprisingly, even to myself who just looked back, this earned 4.5 stars; a rating given to a ver...
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Monday, March 16, 2026

Football - Chuck Klosterman ---------------- 4 Stars

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I've read and reviewed a couple of Chuck Klosterman's books (reviews here ) and have always found them quite entertaining and unique...
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Monday, March 2, 2026

The Minds of Billy Milligan: A True Story of Multiple Personality - Daniel Keyes ------------ 3.5 Stars

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The Minds of Billy Milligan is not a new book. The book was released a year after I was born and described the life of Billy Milligan - the...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

The Secret of Secrets - Dan Brown --------------------- 4 Stars

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Well, it's finally come to this, after 17 years and over 275 blog posts, the AI guest writer is here. Background - I had AI read all of ...
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Sunday, January 4, 2026

What We Can Now - Ian McEwan ----------------- 3.5 Stars

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It's been over a decade since I last read and reviewed an Ian McEwan book (reviews here ). As you can see, I thought Atonement  was amaz...
Monday, December 22, 2025

The River is Waiting - Wally Lamb ---------------------- 3 Stars

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Waited a bit and got lucky with my Libby account and recently checked out three popular new releases. The first is Wally Lamb's The Rive...
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Monday, December 8, 2025

East of Eden - John Steinbeck ------------- 4.5 Stars (Re-review)

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Over 15 year ago, I read East of Eden for the first time. It was great and I loved it. I also just did something I almost never do; I re-re...
Thursday, November 13, 2025

The Secret of Santa Vittoria - Robert Crichton --------------------- 3.5 Stars

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I would have never picked up (or even known about) The Secret of Santa Vittoria but a coworker mentioned it is their favorite book, so I th...
Saturday, November 1, 2025

The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream Paperback – Patrick Radden Keefe ------------- 3 Stars

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In the last year or two, I inadvertently became a giant fan of the Patrick Radden Keefe, as this is now the fourth of his books I've rev...
Saturday, October 11, 2025

The Day the World Came to Town - by Jim DeFede ---------------- 3 Stars

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The Day the World Came to Town  was a fairly popular book than turned into (I think) a more popular musical, Come From Away . Telling the st...
Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks - Patrick Radden Keefe ----------------- 4 Stars

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This is now the third book I've read (and reviewed ) by Patrick Radden Keefe, and I'm realizing I really enjoy his writing style and...
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Saturday, September 6, 2025

Shogun - James Clavell ----------------------------- 3 Stars

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I'm a big of taking on large, hopefully rewarding books over the summer. With the added time to be able to engage and read more, it'...