Saturday, September 30, 2023

But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present as If It Were the Past -- Chuck Klosterman ------------------- 4 Stars

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I don't think I've ever read a Chuck Klosterman book before, though I am very familiar with him and his writings. An asitute and cre...
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Sunday, September 17, 2023

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder Hardcover – David Grann ------------------- 3.5 Stars

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While not planning to read The Wager , this new release was recently available and well regarded, so I thought I'd give it a shot. And, ...
Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Where Men Where Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman - Jon Krakauer ------------- 4 Stars

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I've been reading a lot of books lately and really enjoying many of them. Like always, however, the search to find a (hopefully) great b...
Sunday, August 20, 2023

The Hare with Amber Eyes - Edmund De Waal ---------------------- 3 Stars

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When this book was recommended to me, I was certain I had never read or even heard of this book. And, while only a couple years old, and a N...
Wednesday, August 9, 2023

The Ferryman - Justin Cronin ------------------------ 4.5 Stars

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I have been a huge Justin Cronin fan for many years, beginning with his captivating book - The Passage (eventually made into a pretty awful ...
Monday, July 17, 2023

Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver ------------------- 4 Stars

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I am so happy my sister recommended the newly released Demon Copperhead . While I have never before read a Barbara Kingsolver book, I found ...
Monday, June 26, 2023

Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus ------------- 3 Stars

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I had heard a few people have very positive things to say about the recently released Lessons in Chemistry . And while the cover should have...
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Saturday, June 3, 2023

The Book Thief - Markus Zusak ----------------------- 3 Stars

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A popular book that has been on my list to read for a while, I was happy to finally pick up and breeze through The Book Thief . Beloved by m...
Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty - Patrick Radden Keefe ------------------- 4 Stars

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Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty  came out recently and had some good buzz, which is how it got on my radar. In add...
Sunday, April 23, 2023

The Right Stuff - Tom Wolfe ---------------- 3.5 Stars

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I've had The Right Stuff on my "to read" list for a number of years, which isn't surprising as the book has been around f...
Sunday, April 2, 2023

Streets of Laredo - Larry McMurtry -------------------- 2 Stars

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I think I made an error in deciding to read this book. I had recalled about 10 years ago reading Lonesome Dove and loving it. And, while tha...
Friday, March 24, 2023

King of a Small World - Rick Bennet -------------------- 4 Stars

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Perhaps the least well known book that I have read/reviewed, King of a Small World got on my radar after listening to a recent podcast that...
Monday, February 20, 2023

The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How. -- Daniel Coyle ------------ 3 Stars

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The title (full one) and premise for the Talent Code is interesting to me. Basically, the book is about why people end up being talented. S...
Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Our Country Friends - Gary Shteyngart ---------------- 3 Stars

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I'm not sure how Our Country Friends made my reading list. It's certainly the most recent novel I've read in a long time, relea...
Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Smash!: Green Day, The Offspring, Bad Religion, NOFX, and the '90s Punk Explosion - Ian Winwood ----------------- 3 Stars

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Not really sure how I decided to find this book and pick it up a few weeks ago. Most likely I was listening to some nostalgic 90's punk ...
Sunday, December 25, 2022

Cloud Cuckoo Land - Anthony Doerr ------------------ 2 Stars

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I think I had forgotten how much I disliked Doerr's first book, All the Light We Cannot See , when I decided to pick up his newest novel...
Saturday, December 17, 2022

Daniel Silva - First Four Books of Gabriel Allon Series ------------ 4 Stars

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About two months ago I began reading The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva. It was gifted to me along with the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th books of a serie...
Sunday, October 9, 2022

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson -------------------- 2.5 Stars

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On my list for many years, I finally got around to reading Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas , Hunter Thompson's, classic 1971 book that st...
Saturday, September 24, 2022

The World According to Garp - John Irving -------------------- 3.5 Stars

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I am not sure why or how The World According to Garp made my "to read" list. I know it's been on there a long time (like 5 ye...
Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage - Alfred Lansing --------------- 4 Stars

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Oh, how I do love summer. So much time to read! This is the last book I finished prior to the summer coming to a close for me, and it was a ...