Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Moss - Joe Pace ---------------- 4 Stars

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This is a special post, as I believe it's the only book I have reviewed which I know the author. The author is Joe Pace, a former collea...
Sunday, June 5, 2022

Yearbook - Seth Rogen ------------- 3.5 Stars

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Yearbook is the first book I've ready by Seth Rogen (and likely only). The book is short and funny and this blog post will be similar (...
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...