Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Underground Airlines -- Ben Winters ---------------------- 4 Stars

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Underground Airlines is one of the more interesting plot set-ups I've read in a while. It probably falls under the genre of "revi...
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

The Undoing Project - Michael Lewis ------------------ 4 Stars

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I really struggled trying to figure out how many starts to give Michael Lewis' new book T he Undoing Project . When I heard it was com...
Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Old School -- Tobias Wolff ----------------------------- 3 Stars

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I can't really recall how this book came across my path or why exactly I felt the need to read it. Like most people, I have a limited ...
Wednesday, December 21, 2016

NurtureShock: New Thinking about Children -- Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman ---------------- 4.5 Stars

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NurtureShock has been on my "to read" list for a few years now, and I'm very happy to have finally picked it up.  For some r...
Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Seinfeldia - Jennifer Keishin Armstrong ---------------- 2.5 Stars

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I think we can all agree that Seinfeld is either the greatest comedy of all time or among the best. The show's legacy still makes it ...
Saturday, October 22, 2016

Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life -- William Finnegan --------------------- 4 Stars

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Growing up in Hawaii, surfing was a large part of life. And while I never loved it, and took part much more to connect with friends and en...
Thursday, September 15, 2016

The Girls: A Novel - Emma Cline ----------------------- 4 Stars

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As some of you know who have read my blog, I love a good mystery and especially have enjoyed these female led, sort of crazy stories, that...
Friday, August 19, 2016

All the Lighe We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr ----------------------- 2.5 Stars

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Ok, so I know that Anthony Doerr's All the Night We Cannot See is this beloved book by many people, has amazing ratings on Amazon (cli...
Thursday, July 28, 2016

The City of Mirrors -- Justin Cronin ---------------------- 4 Stars

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About 3 years ago, I read an absolutely superb book, and one of a very small and select few that has earned 5 stars on this blog. It was t...
Friday, July 15, 2016

The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah -------------------- 4 Stars

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So, here's something crazy about Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale , if you click on the link in this sentence, you go to Amazon. T...
Monday, May 30, 2016

Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World -- Adam Grant ----------------------4.5 Stars

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Adam Grant's Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World , has been kicked around a lot recently on various lists and circles as a r...
Friday, April 22, 2016

Missoula: Rape and The Justice System in a College Town -- Jon Krakauer -----------------3 Stars

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I have to confess, I'm a big Jon Krakauer fan.  If you've not read any of his previous books, you're missing out.  Coming to f...
Sunday, March 13, 2016

Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides ---------------------- 4 Stars

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I was recommended to read Middlesex by a friend nearly 5 years ago.  Since then, I've heard other people rave about this book, and I s...
Tuesday, February 16, 2016

The Boys on the Boat - Daniel James Brown ---------------------- 3.5 Stars

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The Boys in the Boat is certainly popular right now and making it's way around various 'best of' lists lately.  As you can see...
Saturday, January 16, 2016

The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins ------------------------ 4 Stars

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So, unless you've been under a rock, you've probably heard of Paula Hawkins exhilarating The Girl on the Train.   But, is it as go...
Sunday, January 3, 2016

Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do -- Claude Steele ---------------- 3.5 Stars

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Although this book came out a few years ago, I just heard about it recently from a teacher at my school.  I really feel like I've miss...
Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Infinite Jest - David Foster Wallace ---------------------- 5 Stars

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I have never read a book quite like David Foster Wallace's (DFW) Infinite Jest . It is without a doubt the most challenging, confusing...
Monday, November 9, 2015

The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go so Their Children Can Succeed -- Jessica Lahey ----------------------- 3 Stars

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I've spent a lot of time thinking about Jessica Lahey's new book, The Gift of Failure . I've read it cover to cover, created q...
Thursday, October 15, 2015

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania -- Erik Larson -------------------- 4 Stars

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The Lusitania.  What do you know about it?  Nothing?  It's a boat?  Something about World War I or II?  It got the U.S. into World War...
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Friday, August 21, 2015

Think like a Freak - Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner --------------- 3.5 Stars

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Like my last blog, this is another example of a follow up book trying to mimic the original in basic premise and form.  Stephen Levitt and...