Sunday, July 21, 2019

This is I Believe - Edited by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman ------------- 3 Stars

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This is I Believe is/was a radio program/book that has been around for over fifty years. Surprisingly, until someone passed on this book,...
Friday, July 5, 2019

Only Killers and Thieves - Paul Howarth ------------------- 4 Stars

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It's always nice when a book comes by that you had no idea of or intention of reading and it amazes. Well, that is certainly what hap...
Friday, June 28, 2019

The Person YOU Mean to Be - Dolly Chugh ----------------------- 2.5 Stars

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Ah, yes, summer time. Which means I actually have time to start running through some books. I was excited to start with The Person You Mea...
Sunday, June 16, 2019

The Soul of Basketball -- Ian Thomsen ------------------------- 3 Stars

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If there was ever a perfectly rated 3 star book, it is this - The Soul of Basketball . There were fascinating and engaging parts, that mad...
Sunday, June 2, 2019

The Road to Character - David Brooks ------------------- 1.5 Stars

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I'm not sure I have been as disappointed by a book as David Brooks' The Road to Character .  It was on my list to read for a long ti...
Saturday, March 16, 2019

Why Gender Matters - Leonard Sax -------------- 4 Stars

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I've had Why Gender Matters on my "to read" list for at least 10 years, and I was quite pleased to finally get to recently ...
Monday, February 11, 2019

A Gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles ----------------------- 4 Stars

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A Gentleman in Moscow  has been floating around for a year or more with continued strong buzz. I kept trying to pick up from the library ...
Monday, December 31, 2018

In the Time of the Butterflies - Julia Alvarez ----------------- 3 Stars

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I'm happy I selected and stuck with this book for a couple of reasons. First, it's not a book that I would normally read. While it...
Friday, November 30, 2018

Station Eleven - Emiliy St. John Mandel ------------------- 2.5 Stars

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I'm not sure how Station Eleven got on my "to read" list of books. I can imagine it's popularity as it's another pos...
Sunday, November 4, 2018

The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon ---------------------- 4.5 Stars

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I can't remember how The Shadow of the Wind got on my list of books to read, but I'm certainly happy it did! It's only about ...
Saturday, October 6, 2018

Alexander Hamilton - Ron Chernow ------------------ 3.5 Stars

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I would assume that I am part of a majority of people that have read this book in the past three years for one reason - I went and saw Ham...
Saturday, September 8, 2018

The Woman in the Window - A.J. Finn ---------------------------- 3.5 Stars

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The Woman in the Window was being marketed as your next Gone Girl or The Girl on the Train. While it certainly follows a similar bluepr...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Foundation - Isaac Asimov ------------------------- 4.5 Stars

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As you can probably tell from most of the books I read, I'm not a big fan of science faction (or worst yet, fantasy). In fact, I'v...
Friday, August 3, 2018

A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman --------------------- 1.5 Stars

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Apparently, A Man Called Ove is one of the more beloved books in the last few years. I mean, just check out that impressive 4.5 star rati...
Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Sing, Unburied, Sing - Jesmyn Ward ------------------------ 4 Stars

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I don't necessarily read a lot of new releases or "hot" books, but I simply saw too many out of the universe reviews about S...
Saturday, July 14, 2018

The Chicago Cubs - Story of a Curse - Rich Cohen -------------------- 4.5 Stars

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I'm familiar with Rich Cohen as I read one of his other books and blogged about it here . As you can see, this was about the Chicago B...
Friday, June 29, 2018

Ordinary Grace - William Kent Krueger ---------------------- 3 Stars

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Ordinary Grace had been on my to read list for a while now after seeing excellent reviews about this book when it was released a few years...
Monday, May 28, 2018

The Great Alone - Kristin Hannah ------------------ 4 Stars

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Kristin Hannah is most well known for the wonderful novel, The Nightingale (review here ). So, it was with a bit of trepidation that I dec...
Friday, May 11, 2018

The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood --------------------- 2.5 Stars

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You'd probably have to be under a pretty large size stone to not know about or heard of The Handmaid's Tale . While the book has b...
Friday, April 20, 2018

Fatal Vision - Joe McGinniss --------------------- 5 Stars

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Fatal Vision has been on my "to read" list for a number of years. It's one of the best true crime books ever written, some ...