Monday, April 18, 2022

1Q84 - Haruki Murakami ----------------- 4 Stars

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I've read a few other Murakami books over the last few years (reviews here ) with the hope that I would build up and eventually be able ...
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Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Sooley: A Novel - John Grisham ------------------------ 4 Stars

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I can't remember the last time I read a John Grisham book. As an adolescent I was religious in reading all of his early books... The Fir...
Friday, February 11, 2022

American Tabloid - James Ellroy --------------- 4 Stars

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In my teens, I had a pretty strong obsession about the JFK assassination. It wasn't long after Oliver Stone's JFK was released which...
Saturday, January 22, 2022

Little Women - Louisa May Alcott --------------------------- 2.5 Stars

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Not really a book that was on my list to read, I happened to view the most recent movie iteration of this classic novel and wouldn't you...
Saturday, December 25, 2021

The Tennis Partner - Abraham Verghese -------------------------- 3.5 Stars

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The Tennis Partner has been on my list to read for quite a while. Thanks to the free time allotted from Winter Break, I finally had a chanc...
Thursday, December 16, 2021

The Flight Attendant - Chris Bohjalian ------------------------ 2 Stars

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The Flight Attendant is a very popular book that has recently been made into a dark comedy series of the same name on HBO. I figured I'...
Monday, November 22, 2021

The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit - Michael Finkel ------------------ 4 Stars

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 The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit is a really great title. I find the idea of hermits fascinating...
Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir ---------------------- 4.5 Stars

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I presume most of you know about the movie the Martian, which I found entertaining and enjoyable. You may not know that it was based on a bo...
Thursday, September 23, 2021

The Plot - Jean Hanff Korelitz ------------------------ 4.5 Stars

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The Plot has been a pretty hot book since it's release in May of this year. I heard good things about it and was happy that I was able ...
Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Shadow Country - Peter Matthiessen -------------------- 4 Stars

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Shadow Country was unknown to me until I recently read an article that mentioned this long, epic tale. During summer, I always feel like I ...
Friday, August 6, 2021

The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal - Ben Mezrich ----------- 4 Stars

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By now, most people have seen the excellent The Social Network, which tells about the founding of Facebook from the college dorm room of Mar...

The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett ------------------------ 3.5 Stars

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So, another book with the same challenges I've had with others I've read recently. I had the same problem of  The Vanishing Half  as...
Tuesday, July 20, 2021

High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out - Amanda Ripley --------------------- 4 Stars

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One can argue there are no books more relevant in the past couple of years than Amanda Ripley's High Conflict.  Released a few months ag...
Tuesday, July 6, 2021

American Dirt - Jeannie Cummins ------------------ 4.25 Stars

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American Dirt  is only a year old but I had MANY people suggest I read this book as they thought I might enjoy; they were right - it was a g...
Thursday, June 10, 2021

The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession - Susan Orlean ----------------------- 4 Stars

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I recently read and reviewed The Library Book   by Susan Orlean and really enjoyed it. Her writing style is informal and fun and her non-fic...
Sunday, May 16, 2021

Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit - Parker Palmer ----------------- 3 Stars

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I've had  Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit , on my "to read" list f...
Thursday, April 29, 2021

The English Teacher: A Novel -- Yiftach Reicher Atir ----------------------- 2.5 Stars

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I was not familiar with The English Teacher when I picked it up from my sister's bookshelf. That's because it was written as an Isr...
Friday, April 16, 2021

Cherry - Nico Walker ------------------ 3.5 Stars

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The only reason I came across this book is because of a commercial about the upcoming release of a movie based on the story. Then, I quickly...
Sunday, April 4, 2021

The Library Book - Susan Orlean -------------------- 4 Stars

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I really enjoyed The Library Book  (non-fiction) by Susan Orlean. Published a few years ago, it was a pleasure to read as it covered a varie...
Sunday, March 21, 2021

Is This Anything? - Jerry Seinfeld -------------------- 3 Stars

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Like many people, I'm a huge fan of Jerry Seinfeld. His show is the greatest sitcom ever made (in my humble opinion), and I've alway...