Wednesday, January 28, 2026

The Secret of Secrets - Dan Brown --------------------- 4 Stars

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Well, it's finally come to this, after 17 years and over 275 blog posts, the AI guest writer is here. Background - I had AI read all of ...
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Sunday, January 4, 2026

What We Can Now - Ian McEwan ----------------- 3.5 Stars

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It's been over a decade since I last read and reviewed an Ian McEwan book (reviews here ). As you can see, I thought Atonement  was amaz...
Monday, December 22, 2025

The River is Waiting - Wally Lamb ---------------------- 3 Stars

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Waited a bit and got lucky with my Libby account and recently checked out three popular new releases. The first is Wally Lamb's The Rive...
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Monday, December 8, 2025

East of Eden - John Steinbeck ------------- 4.5 Stars (Re-review)

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Over 15 year ago, I read East of Eden for the first time. It was great and I loved it. I also just did something I almost never do; I re-re...
Thursday, November 13, 2025

The Secret of Santa Vittoria - Robert Crichton --------------------- 3.5 Stars

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I would have never picked up (or even known about) The Secret of Santa Vittoria but a coworker mentioned it is their favorite book, so I th...
Saturday, November 1, 2025

The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream Paperback – Patrick Radden Keefe ------------- 3 Stars

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In the last year or two, I inadvertently became a giant fan of the Patrick Radden Keefe, as this is now the fourth of his books I've rev...
Saturday, October 11, 2025

The Day the World Came to Town - by Jim DeFede ---------------- 3 Stars

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The Day the World Came to Town  was a fairly popular book than turned into (I think) a more popular musical, Come From Away . Telling the st...
Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks - Patrick Radden Keefe ----------------- 4 Stars

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This is now the third book I've read (and reviewed ) by Patrick Radden Keefe, and I'm realizing I really enjoy his writing style and...
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Saturday, September 6, 2025

Shogun - James Clavell ----------------------------- 3 Stars

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I'm a big of taking on large, hopefully rewarding books over the summer. With the added time to be able to engage and read more, it'...
Saturday, August 23, 2025

The Hunt for Red October - Tom Clancy ------------- 4 Stars

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Like most, I've been aware of Tom Clancy for many years and have enjoyed a number of the movies based on his book. However, it wasn'...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2025

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot ----------------- 3 Stars

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To be candid, I really struggled with what ranking to give this book:  The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks . The ranking system is predicat...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2025

The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver ----------------- 3 Stars

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I had never read a Barbara Kingsolver book until I took on Demon Copperhead (review here ) a couple of summers ago. I heard some good thing...
Sunday, July 6, 2025

Trapped!: The Story of Floyd Collins – Robert Murray and Roger W. Brucker --------------- 4.5 Stars

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Earlier this year I visited Mammoth Cave National Park in western Kentucky. Not really something I had planned much but really enjoyed it on...
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Sunday, June 8, 2025

The Idiot: A Novel - Elif Batuman ------------------ 1.5 Stars

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A Pulitzer Prize finalist from 2018, I had read people really enjoyed The Idiot . They said it was clever, funny, and an interesting read. W...
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Saturday, May 10, 2025

Hard Rain Falling - Don Carpenter ----------------4 Stars

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I'm going to bet the most people are not familiar with Don Carpenter's, 1966 novel, Hard Rain Falling . And, up until recently, I wa...
Sunday, April 20, 2025

The Playground/The Overstory - Richard Powers ------------ 3.5 Stars/4 Stars

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So, in preparing for this review, I really was excited to share about the second Richard Powers book I've reviewed. Of course, the first...
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Saturday, March 29, 2025

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - J.K. Rowling ----------------- 4 Stars

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Yes, I know; I'm super late to the Harry Potter phenomenon. In trying to figure out why I had never read one until now, I think I've...
Sunday, March 9, 2025

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt ---------------- 3.5 Stars

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So, I know I'm super late coming to the Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil party, seeing as the book was released 20 years ago this...
Sunday, February 2, 2025

The Premonition: A Pandemic Story - Michael Lewis ----------------- 2.5 Stars

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I've really enjoyed books written Michael Lewis. I've read a few and was so impressed (review from a few months ago)  with Going In...
Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind - Yuval Noah Harari --------------- 2.5 Stars

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On my list to read for a while, I was excited to finally tackle Sapiens during the Winter Break. I actually started it in early December an...